By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-08-05 21:30:00
欢迎来到 Pounding the Rock 的 2025-26 赛季球员评级系列！本系列将盘点在本赛季结束时仍手握圣安东尼奥马刺保障合同，且获得了可观的出场时间及/或扮演了关键角色的球员（因此不包括双向合同球员，因为我们今年几乎没怎么见过他们；不包括被交易走的球员；也不包括板凳深处的替补中锋，因为他们既没有存在感，而且现在都已经离队了）。
凯尔登·约翰逊
2025-26赛季数据： 82场比赛，场均23分钟，13.2分，5.4个篮板，投篮命中率51.9%，三分命中率36.3%
合同情况：剩余1年，1750万美元
年龄：26岁
如果我真的想偷懒，我大概可以直接复制粘贴凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 的 2024-25 赛季球员评级，只需做几处积极的微调，而且没人会发现。当然，我非常尊重击石社区的同胞们，不会做出这种事，但实际情况也差不了多少。KJ 不仅延续了上赛季的表现，在替补席上完成了所有对他的要求，而且还改善了自己为数不多的几处短板，一路斩获了年度最佳第六人。他击败了杰米·哈克斯 (Jaime Jaquez Jr.) 和蒂姆·哈达威二世 (Tim Hardaway Jr.)，成为继马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili) 之后，马刺队史第二位荣膺该奖项的球员。
他在常规赛中替补登场砍下 1081 分，打破了自己去年创造的马刺队史替补得分纪录，这在很大程度上要归功于他出战了全部 82 场比赛的“铁人”属性，以及他那有所进步的三分球。如果不算他的新秀赛季（当时他仅出战 17 场比赛，并在复赛泡泡园区中崭露头角），这是他在三分线外表现第二好的赛季，三分命中率达到 36.6%，高于上赛季在出手次数相近情况下的 31.8%。他 51.9% 的整体投篮命中率创下了职业生涯新高（同样，不包括新秀赛季），在 3 到 10 英尺距离的终结成功率也达到了生涯最高的 53.6%，这表明当他无法一路杀到篮下时，他的调整能力有所提升。
当然，还有他的领导力。他不仅是队内效力时间最长的球员，凭借极具感染力的活力和幽默感成为更衣室的灵魂，同时也是球场上的精神领袖。最后，如果马刺想在本赛季实现新的飞跃，最大的需求之一就是提升“无文班”时间段的表现。当然，指望替补席保持与主力相同的水平是不现实的，但只要在他休息时表现不出现断崖式下跌就足够了，而在凯尔登的带领下，第二阵容的表现远超预期——不过，这里又要加上一个前提条件：那是在常规赛。
就像卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 以及除迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 之外的其他所有替补球员一样，约翰逊的产出在季后赛中遭遇了断崖式下跌。他从常规赛的场上正资产变成了负资产，场均数据在 18 分钟的出场时间里下滑至 7.7 分和 3.3 个篮板，投篮命中率仅刚过四成。他唯一做得足够好的地方就是保持了 36% 的三分命中率，但出手次数有所减少。他也有过一些表现极其高光的时刻，比如在对阵雷霆那场至关重要的抢七大战中，他在第四节的前四分钟里拿下了他 11 分中的 8 分，帮助马刺建立起了领先优势，这对于最后阶段守住胜利至关重要。但总决赛的经历尤为艰难，他场均仅得到 4.4 分。
显然，将丢掉总冠军的责任完全归咎于某一名球员是不公平的——如果说得更直白、更残酷一点，是当家球星们在最后几分钟搞砸了，那才是输掉比赛的关键——但约翰逊确实是那些因苦涩结局而导致形象受损的球员之一。然而，我们仍然需要退一步，从整个赛季的大局来看，这依然是一个巨大的成功，并且远远超出了预期。如果没有阵容深度和领导力，他们不可能拿到西部第二并杀入总决赛，而这位年度最佳第六人完美地带来了这两点。
展望未来
我们可以很有把握地说，凯尔登已经正式进入了他的黄金期，因此他目前的球风已经基本定型：一个作风强硬的“斗牛犬”，善于利用自己的力量强行冲击篮筐并拼抢篮板。他通过在三分线外建立起足够的威胁，迫使防守球员不得不防范他的投篮，从而为自己的突破拉开了空间，这让他的比赛水平提升（或者说找回？）了一个档次，但他在这方面的稳定性仍有待提高。
现在到了艰难的部分，我甚至都不想讨论这个话题，因为我总会有一个最喜欢的角色球员，他代表了马刺精神的一切。以前是德里克·怀特 (Derrick White)，后来则是 KJ。话虽如此，尽管我是凯尔登的铁杆粉丝，但我能看清大局。他的合同还剩最后一年，虽然他目前的合同已经很划算了，但如果他想在下赛季结束后继续留在马刺，他的下一份合同可能需要对球队更加友好——前提是他没有先被用作交易筹码。
我的猜测是，基于这个休赛期的动向，马刺希望在下赛季保留原班人马，再次向总冠军发起冲击。因此，除非出现意外情况或需要做出改变，否则我不认为赛季中期会有重大交易。但明年夏天可能就是另一回事了。我希望凯尔登能终身效力马刺，我相信他自己也是这么想的，但他可能需要降薪才能实现这一目标。这就是在现行劳资协议（CBA）以及 NBA “中产阶级”不断萎缩的现状下的新现实，尤其是对于那些必须给球星发大合同、然后用更便宜的合同填补阵容的争冠球队而言。马刺面临抉择的时刻即将到来。
与此同时，凯尔登能做的最好的事情就是继续做自己，不断展现他对球队的重要性，并将下赛季的目标定为在季后赛中发挥更大的作用。至于以后，一切就顺其自然吧。
最佳表现
1月7日对阵洛杉矶湖人：27分，6个篮板，投篮13中11，三分3中2
我选择列出 KJ 常规赛的最佳表现而非季后赛，是为了展示他为何能赢得年度最佳第六人（该奖项在季后赛前评出）。实际上很难只选出一场，因为他在替补席上（当然）有很多场高光表现，但我们也要顺便提一下他在季后赛中的最佳表现，那就是对阵森林狼的第五场比赛，在那场全队多点开花的大胜中，他贡献了 21 分、2 个篮板和 2 次抢断。
最终评分：B+
下一位：哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes)
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查看原文：2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: Keldon Johnson
2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: Keldon Johnson
Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2025-26 player reviews! The series will look at the players who finished the season with the San Antonio Spurs on guaranteed contracts and who played consequential minutes and/or a vital role (so no two-way players because we hardly saw them this year, no players who were traded away, and none of the deep bench centers, since they were both irrelevant and are now all gone).
Keldon Johnson
2025-26 stats: 82 games, 23 MPG, 13.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 51.9 FG%, 36.3 3P%
Contract status: 1 year, $17.5 million remaining
Age: 26
If I really wanted to, I could probably copy-paste Keldon Johnson’s 2024-25 Player Review almost verbatim here, with only a few positive tweaks, and no one would be the wiser. Of course, I respect my fellow Pounders too much to do that, but it would not be that far off. Not only did KJ repeat last season by doing everything that was asked of him off the bench, but he actually improved on his few areas of weakness on his way to winning Sixth Man of the Year, beating out Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Tim Hardaway Jr. while becoming just the second Spur to win the award, along with Manu Ginobili.
He surpassed his own Spurs record from last year for points off the bench with 1,081 points in the regular season, in large part thanks to being an iron man by appearing in all 82 games, as well an improved three-point shot. Not counting his rookie season — in which he only appeared in 17 games and broke out in the bubble — this was his second-best season from beyond the arc, where he hit 36.6%, up from 31.8% last season on a similar number of attempts. His overall FG% of 51.9 was a career-best (again, outside his rookie season), as was his finishing from 3-10 ft out at 53.6%, showing an improved ability to adjust when he couldn’t quite get all the way to the rim.
And of course, there’s his leadership. Beyond being the longest-tenured player on the team and the heart and soul of the locker room with his contagious energy and sense of humor, he was also their emotional leader on the court. Finally, one of the biggest needs for the Spurs coming into this season if they wanted to take another leap was get better in the non-Wemby minutes. Of course, it’s impossible to expect the bench to maintain the same level, but simply not falling off a cliff when he rested was all that was needed, and the second unit did more than enough of that under Keldon’s guidance — although here comes the caveat again: in the regular season.
Like Luke Kornet and every other bench player not named Dylan Harper, Johnson’s production plummeted in the playoffs. He went from a net positive in the regular season to a negative one, with his numbers dipping to 7.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting just over 40% from the floor in 18 minutes per game. About the only thing he did well enough was maintain 36% shooting from three, but on fewer attempts. He had some stretches where he came up huge, like that all-important Game 7 in OKC, where he scored 8 of his 11 points in the first four minutes of the 4th quarter as the Spurs built a cushion that would be vital for holding on down the stretch, but the Finals were especially rough, where he only averaged 4.4 points per game.
Obviously, it’s not fair to blame losing the championship entirely on one player — if we’re being brutally honest, it was the stars who bungled the final minutes, which is where the games were lost — but Johnson is among those whose image suffered a bit from the sour ending. However, we still have to pull back and remember the bigger picture of the entire season, which was a massive success and far exceeded expectations. They don’t get the second seed and make the Finals without depth and leadership, and the Sixth Man of the Year brought both in spades.
Looking ahead
It’s probably safe to say that Keldon is officially in his prime and therefore is who he is as a player at this point: a hardnosed bulldog who uses his strength to force is way to the basket and get rebounds. He added (recovered?) a level to his game by being enough of a threat from three that defenses had to respect his shot, which in turn opened driving lanes, but he could still be more consistent in that area.
Now comes the hard part that I don’t even want to discuss because I always have that favorite role player who epitomizes everything the Spurs are about. Before, it was Derrick White, and since it has been KJ. That being said, despite being a Keldon Stan, I can see the big picture. He has one year left on his contract, and while he’s already on a good deal, his next one may have to be even more team-friendly if he wants to remain a Spur after next season — if he isn’t used as a trade chip first.
My guess would be based on the offseason, the Spurs want to run back the same team next season and go for the championship again, so barring something going awry or a need for change, I don’t see a big trade during the season. But next summer might be a different story. I want Keldon to be a Spur for life, and I’m sure he does too, but he may need to take a discount to make it happen. That’s the new reality with the current CBA and ever-shrinking “middle class” of the NBA, especially for contenders who have to pay their stars then fill out with cheaper contracts. That moment of reckoning is coming for the Spurs.
In the meantime, the best thing Keldon can do is keep being himself, continue to show his importance to the club, and a make his goal for next season to be a bigger factor in the playoffs. After that, the chips will fall where they may.
Top performance
January 7 vs. Los Angeles Lakers: 27 points, 6 rebounds, 11-13 FG, 2-3 from three
I chose to go with KJ’s best regular season performance instead of playoffs to help show why he won Sixth Man of the Year, which was determined before the postseason. It was actually hard to pick one since he had several big performances off the bench (of course), but we’ll also give a shoutout to his best playoff performance, which was Game 5 vs. the Timberwolves, where he had 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals as part of a full team blowout.
Final Score: B+
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