By Rob Andrew Dongiapon, 2026-08-08 15:25:38
像往常一样，博班·马扬诺维奇 (Boban Marjanovic) 在代表强力集团队 (Strong Group Athletics) 效力期间，依然将团队利益放在首位。
这位身高7英尺4英寸的塞尔维亚中锋避开了聚光灯，他希望确保自己的目标与强力集团队以及主教练查尔斯·蒂乌 (Charles Tiu) 保持一致，因为他们正在力争实现威廉·琼斯杯 (William Jones Cup) 的三连冠。
“教练是这里的核心，在任何球队都是如此，不仅仅是在这里，”马扬诺维奇在周五的球队训练后说道。
“我们需要成为一个整体。教练心中所想的战术，我们应该去执行并完成。”
“有时这确实不容易。但我们是一个团队，我们应该共同面对。”
在这份由强力集团队中坚力量和菲律宾本土球员组成的名单中，马扬诺维奇无疑是名气最大的球星。
他最初作为欧洲篮坛的统治级力量崭露头角，在2015年入选欧洲联赛最佳阵容第一阵容，并在2013年至2015年期间连续三次斩获塞尔维亚联赛MVP。他的出色表现吸引了NBA球探的注意，并于2015-16赛季在圣安东尼奥马刺队 (San Antonio Spurs) 开启了其NBA生涯首秀，当时马刺队的主帅是传奇教头格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich)。
这开启了他长达九年、令人难忘的NBA生涯，期间他曾效力于马刺队、底特律活塞队 (Detroit Pistons)、洛杉矶快船队 (LA Clippers)、费城76人队 (Philadelphia 76ers)、达拉斯独行侠队 (Dallas Mavericks) 和休斯敦火箭队 (Houston Rockets)。
马扬诺维奇还曾与NBA一些最耀眼的超级巨星并肩作战，包括卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic)、乔尔·恩比德 (Joel Embiid)、杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 以及科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard)。
“在这项运动中，没有什么是容易的，赢得冠军不容易，进行比较不容易，每晚登场并发挥出自己的最佳水平同样不容易，”他说道。
“当然，我们来到这里就是为了赢，为了赢得这项赛事的冠军。这是首要目标。当然，第二是享受乐趣。第三则是与球迷们见面。”
在强力集团队，马扬诺维奇将与前NCAA第一级别联赛球员雷米·马丁 (Remy Martin)、马修·莱特 (Matthew Wright)、DJ·芬纳 (DJ Fenner)、戴夫·伊尔德方索 (Dave Ildefonso)、塔胡安·阿吉 (Tajuan Agee)、前UAAP（菲律宾大学运动协会）MVP马利克·迪乌夫 (Malick Diouf)、肖恩·伊尔德方索 (Shaun Ildefonso)、威廉·纳瓦罗 (William Navarro)、贝尼尔德大学杰出球员艾伦·利瓦格 (Allen Liwag) 以及莱特兰大学的年轻后卫蒂廷·马纳利利 (Titing Manalili) 并肩作战。
在训练中，马扬诺维奇经常与马纳利利和迪乌夫等队友欢声笑语，其中迪乌夫在对抗赛中一直是他的主要防守者。伊尔德方索、马丁和莱特也与这位NBA老将进行了轻松愉快的交流。
马扬诺维奇细腻的技术和柔和的手感也为强力集团队的进攻注入了新的维度，使球队能够通过一位拥有可靠投射能力的大个子来拉开空间。
“小伙子们都很有竞争心，”蒂乌说道。
“我很喜欢目前在训练中看到的情况。没有人想输。显然，让每个人都上场是一个挑战，但我们也有一些清楚自己在球队中定位的球员，我认为这很好。”
“我们将在10天内打8场比赛。这绝非易事。所以，我认为每个人都会有足够的表现机会。”
随着球队积极备战将于8月14日在台湾开打的赛事，马扬诺维奇也在尽情享受来自强力集团队和菲律宾社区的支持。
“到目前为止，我很喜欢这里，”他说道。
“这是我第一次来菲律宾。除了下雨，我真的很享受这里的一切。雨水太多了。但其他的一切，食物、人们、地方、篮球、我的队友，每一个人，我都非常喜欢。”
博班甚至兴奋地谈到自己在马尼拉的辨识度有多高，甚至可能比在世界其他一些地方还要高。
“我在这里收到了很多信息。在场外我也感受到了满满的爱，不仅仅是在球场上。在外面，比如在街上、在商场里。你知道的，感觉就像是，几乎每个人都知道我的名字。”
强力集团队将于周四前往台湾。
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查看原文：Boban Marjanovic: Team first in William Jones Cup stint with Strong Group Athletics
Boban Marjanovic: Team first in William Jones Cup stint with Strong Group Athletics
Boban Marjanovic, in stereotypical fashion, is putting the team first in his stint with Strong Group Athletics.
Shunning the spotlight, the 7-foot-4 Serb wants to make sure he is aligned with what Strong Group and head coach Charles Tiu are trying to accomplish as they chase a third straight championship in the William Jones Cup.
“Coach is the main guy here, and it’s every team, not just here,” Marjanovic said after the team’s practice on Friday.
"We need to be a team. What coach has on his mind, we are supposed to get [it] done.
“Sometimes it’s really not easy. But we are a team, and we are supposed to handle this together.”
Marjanovic is certainly the biggest name on a roster filled with Strong Group mainstays and Filipino players.
He rose to prominence as a dominant force in European basketball, earning an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2015 and capturing three consecutive Serbian League MVP awards from 2013 to 2015. His stellar play caught the attention of NBA scouts, leading to his debut with the San Antonio Spurs, then coached by legendary mentor Gregg Popovich, during the 2015-16 season.
That launched a memorable nine-year NBA career in which he played for the Spurs, Detroit Pistons, LA Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets.
Marjanovic has also shared the court with some of the NBA’s biggest stars, including Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, Jalen Brunson and Kawhi Leonard.
“Nothing easy in this sport, nothing easy to win something, nothing easy to compare, nothing easy to go every night and play like the best you can,” he said.
“Of course, we come here to win, to win [the] tournament. That’s the first goal. And, of course, second is to have fun. And, of course, like third is to meet the fans.”
With Strong Group, Marjanovic will play alongside former NCAA Division I talent Remy Martin, Matthew Wright, DJ Fenner, Dave Ildefonso, Tajuan Agee, former UAAP MVP Malick Diouf, Shaun Ildefonso, William Navarro, Benilde standout Allen Liwag, and young Letran guard Titing Manalili.
In practice, Marjanovic has been sharing laughs with teammates such as Manalili and Diouf, who has been his primary defender during scrimmages. Ildefonso, Martin and Wright have also had light-hearted conversations with the NBA veteran.
Marjanovic’s finesse and soft touch have also given Strong Group another dimension offensively, allowing the team to space the floor with a reliable shooting big man.
“The guys are competitors,” Tiu said.
"I like what I’m seeing in practice so far. Nobody wants to lose. Obviously, there’s a challenge to let everybody play, but we’ve also got some guys that know their roles in the team, which I think is good.
“We’re playing eight games in 10 days. It’s never an easy thing. So, I think everybody will have enough opportunity to perform.”
Marjanovic is also soaking in the support he has received from both Strong Group and the Filipino community as the team builds towards the tournament in Taiwan, which begins on Aug. 14.
“I love it here so far,” he said.
“This is my first time in Philippines. I really enjoy it here, except the rain. Too much rain. But everything else, food, people, place, basketball, my teammates, everybody, I really enjoy.”
Boban even raved about how recognizable he has become in Manila, perhaps even more so than in some other parts of the world.
“I get a lot of messages here. I get a lot of love outside, not just on the court. Outside, like, on the street, on the mall. You know, and it was like, and people, almost everybody know my name.”
Strong Group heads to Taiwan on Thursday.
By Rob Andrew Dongiapon, via ESPN