By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-08-16 04:07:18
如果说NBA反复向各支球队证明了一件事，那就是阵容深度的重要性。伤病总是不期而至（敲木头，期盼好运）。因此，最好能拥有10到12名在不同程度上值得信赖的可靠球员。
圣安东尼奥马刺队在进入2025-26赛季时拥有极其雄厚的阵容深度。他们保留了上赛季杀入总决赛的全部核心轮换阵容，同时引进了老将前锋托拜厄斯·哈里斯 (Tobias Harris) 以及新秀小塔里斯·里德 (Tarris Reed Jr.) 和杰登·昆坦斯 (Jayden Quaintance)（只要他恢复健康能够上场），以提供所需的前场深度。此外，他们应该能从二年级球员卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 身上获得更多贡献，后者甚至已经处于迈向巨星行列的边缘。
马刺在侧翼位置上的储备尤其雄厚。圣安东尼奥迎回了首发神射手德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 和朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie)、年度最佳第六人凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson)、老将哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 以及布莱恩特，同时还引进了哈里斯。这六名球员几乎肯定会以某种形式进入轮换阵容。主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 将如何分配他们的出场时间，成为了新赛季开始前最令人关注的问题之一。
每位球员具体如何发挥作用，很大程度上可能取决于对手的对位情况，以及球队在赛季初的表现。但现在是八月中旬，做些预测总是很有趣的……所以，让我们开始吧！
潜在的首发人选
德文·瓦塞尔
瓦塞尔应该会锁定一个首发席位，与达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)、斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 以及维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 并肩作战。他能提供首发阵容极度渴望的东西：一个既能拉开空间，又能持球突破并自主创造投篮机会的侧翼射手。在许多方面，他是让圣安东尼奥这套半无位置化首发阵容运转顺畅的黏合剂。随着赛季的进行，他的防守稳步提升，尤其是在季后赛中。当瓦塞尔在场时，马刺的净效率值比他下场时高出+6.4。他场均出场30.5分钟，位列全队第二。所有迹象都表明，瓦塞尔在下个赛季将继续在球队中扮演举足轻重的角色。
朱利安·尚帕尼
圣安东尼奥在今年休赛期与尚帕尼完成了续约，签下了一份为期3年、价值4500万美元的合同。对于一支总决赛球队中能够拉开空间的首发侧翼来说，这无疑是一笔划算的交易。尚帕尼上赛季的三分命中率达到38.1%，为马刺提供了急需的外线火力，与打四号位的文班亚马相得益彰。问题在于，尚帕尼并非天然的前锋。这导致他在季后赛中面临一些尴尬的防守对位，让马刺吃尽了苦头，尤其是在对阵纽约尼克斯队时。
尚帕尼并不适合在内线与体型更大的侧翼和前锋肉搏。他更适合在侧翼活动，在那里他可以切入传球路线，并在无球端制造对手失误。这种防守端的劣势在常规赛中并没有对马刺造成太大伤害，因此很难想象圣安东尼奥会在赛季初做出如此大的反应去调整首发阵容。当然，阵容的多样性在这里也很重要。同样一套五人阵容不需要打满每场比赛的首发和收官阶段。如果马刺对阵一支拥有高大强壮前场的球队，尚帕尼可能会替补出场，让哈里斯首发，从而为马刺提供更充足的体型去对位。
毫无疑问，上赛季当尚帕尼在场时，马刺的表现更好。他在场时的净效率值比他在替补席时高出+8.5。这也是尚帕尼上赛季场均出场27.6分钟的重要原因。今年他的出场时间应该也维持在这个水平——在25到27分钟之间，无论是作为首发，还是作为替补席上的第一侧翼。
托拜厄斯·哈里斯
这位在休赛期备受瞩目的强援加入，确实给圣安东尼奥的轮换阵容带来了甜蜜的烦恼。哈里斯已经有十年（自2016-17赛季以来）没有打过替补了。他带来了马刺急需的许多技能：又一个既能投篮又能自主创造机会的得分点，同时在防守端，特别是在内线防守中不落下风。他利用低位单打创造机会的能力将为圣安东尼奥的进攻增添新的变化，从而让文班亚马可以在“扣篮位”（dunker spot）游弋，或者在三分线外拉开空间。他还能在挡拆配合中进行无球拉开空间，并在接到大范围转移球到角落时攻击对手的轮防。他的技术将使马刺的进攻方式更加多样化，这应该会极大地提升他们的进攻效率。
哈里斯的投射水平与尚帕尼不在同一级别。他去年的三分命中率为36.8%，而在季后赛中仅为29.2%。他获得的三分机会类型也不同，大多来自于突分传球和挡拆外拆（pick-and-pop）机会，而尚帕尼则能在掩护配合中通过跑动完成接球投篮。在防守端，他更加强壮，为圣安东尼奥提供了极度缺乏的强壮体型。
总之，如果说有什么不同的话，那就是哈里斯让马刺的技术特点更加多样化。谁首发、谁收官可能取决于对位情况以及谁的手感更热。如果圣安东尼奥在比赛后期倾向于使用经验丰富的老将，那么本赛季哈里斯的最终出场时间超过尚帕尼也就不足为奇了。无论是否首发，哈里斯都可能成为轮换阵容中的重要一环，场均出场时间应该在25分钟左右。
替补轮换
凯尔登·约翰逊
约翰逊是侧翼轮换中最难安置的球员，具有讽刺意味的是，他去年刚刚打出了职业生涯中可以说是最好的一个赛季。在季后赛中，约翰逊的短板暴露无遗，对手针对他强硬突破的进攻风格进行了重点防守，并成功阻止他冲抢前场篮板。约翰逊在防守端的贡献不足以让他获得大量的出场时间，他在季后赛中场均仅出战17.9分钟。
但约翰逊毕竟是年度最佳第六人，本赛季理应扮演重要角色。然而，哈珀本赛季很可能成为圣安东尼奥的第六人，而哈里斯或尚帕尼则将成为第七人。再加上卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 作为替补中锋场均要打20分钟左右，约翰逊的出场时间迅速被压缩。
约翰逊上赛季场均出场23.3分钟。本赛季这一数字可能会下降到接近20分钟，因为哈里斯和尚帕尼会分走他的时间，而布莱恩特也在后面紧追不舍。对于约翰逊来说，转型为替补席上的活力型角色，帮助在转换进攻中推速度并积极拼抢篮板，将是一个不错的定位，能让他即使在出场时间减少的情况下也能继续贡献价值。
卡特·布莱恩特
布莱恩特应该准备好在第二年迈出巨大的一步。在经历了上赛季争取轮换席位的磨砺后，他今年应该能获得一个稳定的角色。布莱恩特可以说是队内仅次于卡斯尔的第二好外线防守者。像他这样的球员，不应该像去年那样场均只打11分钟左右。
在他的第二个赛季，布莱恩特应该会接替巴恩斯作为替补前锋的角色，如果赛季进展顺利，他还有可能争取到更多的出场时间。对于布莱恩特的成长来说，最重要的是打得更加自信和沉着。上赛季很多时候，布莱恩特会出现防守阅读失误或协防迟到——这对于年轻球员来说是正常的错误。但他兼具防守多样性、运动能力和投射潜力，这使得他本赛季必须获得出场机会，好让大家看看他到底能达到什么高度。
哈里森·巴恩斯
遗憾的是，巴恩斯很可能会被排除在核心轮换之外。在签下一份1年800万美元的合同后，巴恩斯今年似乎更有可能扮演阵容深度保障和更衣室老将领袖的角色。上赛季随着时间的推移，他的角色变得越来越边缘化，在季后赛中场均仅出战约9分钟。
巴恩斯是一位优秀的射手，如果马刺在主力休息时需要更多的进攻火力，他也能进行一定的持球突破。他正是争冠球队所需要的那种深度球员。他不会每晚都上场，但当他上场时，他绝不会产生负面影响。
由生成式 AI 翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
查看原文：The Spurs have a lot of wings. How will they play them all?
The Spurs have a lot of wings. How will they play them all?
If there is one thing the NBA has taught teams over and over again, it is the importance of depth. Injuries happen (knock on wood). So it’s best to have a solid 10 to 12 players you can trust to varying degrees.
The San Antonio Spurs come into the 2025-26 season with a boatload of depth. They are bringing back every meaningful rotation player from their NBA Finals run last season, while adding veteran forward Tobias Harris and rookies Tarris Reed Jr. and Jayden Quaintance (whenever he is healthy enough to play) to provide needed front-court depth. They should also be getting more from second-year players like Carter Bryant and Dylan Harper, the latter of whom could be on the brink of stardom.
One position where the Spurs are particularly loaded is on the wings. San Antonio brings back starting sharpshooters Devin Vassell and Julian Champagnie, Sixth Man of the Year Keldon Johnson, veteran Harrison Barnes, and Bryant, while adding Harris. That’s six players who are all nearly certain to factor into the rotation in some shape or form. How Mitch Johnson decides to manage their minutes becomes one of the most interesting questions coming into the season.
Exactly how each player factors in will probably be largely matchup-dependent, and based on how the team performs to start the season. But it’s the middle of August, and it’s fun to speculate… so let’s do it!
Potential starters
Devin Vassell
Vassell should be a lock to start alongside De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, and Victor Wembanyama. He provides something the starting lineup desperately needs: a wing shooter who can also put the ball on the floor and create his own shot. In many ways, he is the connective tissue that makes San Antonio’s semi-positionless starting lineup sing. His defense steadily improved as the season went on, particularly in the postseason. The Spurs were +6.4 better in net rating with Vassell on the court than when he was off of it. He was second on the team in minutes per game, playing 30.5 a night. All signs point to Vassell continuing to play a prominent role for the team next year.
Julian Champagnie
San Antonio extended Champagnie this offseason, signing him to a 3-year, $45M contract. It’s somewhat of a bargain for a starting floor-spacing wing on a Finals team. Champagnie shot 38.1% from deep last season, giving the Spurs the shooting injection they needed alongside Wembanyama at the four. The problem was that Champagnie is not a natural forward. That led to some awkward defensive matchups in the playoffs that burned the Spurs, particularly against the Knicks.
Champagnie is not well suited to bang inside with bigger wings and forwards. He’s much better at playing on the wings, where he can get into passing lanes and force turnovers off the ball. That defensive liability didn’t hurt the Spurs much in the regular season, so it’s hard to see San Antonio overreacting by making such a big adjustment to the starting lineup at the start of the season. Of course, diversity of talent is important here, too. The same five players don’t need to start, nor finish every game. If the Spurs play a team with a big and strong frontcourt, Champagnie could come off the bench for Harris to give the Spurs more size to match up.
The Spurs were undeniably better when Champagnie was on the floor last season. Their net rating was +8.5 better with Champagnie on the court than on the bench. That’s a big reason why Champagnie averaged 27.6 minutes per game last season. That’s right around where he should be this year – in the 25-27-minute range, either starting or being the first wing off the bench.
Tobias Harris
The high-profile offseason addition throws a real wrench into San Antonio’s rotation. Harris hasn’t come off the bench in a decade (the 2016-17 season). He brings a lot of skills that the Spurs need: another shooter who can also create his own shot, while holding his own defensively, particularly on the interior. His ability to create out of the post will give San Antonio another wrinkle in their offense to allow Wembanyama to roam in the dunker spot or space the floor from three. He’ll also be able to space off the ball in pick-and-roll action and attack a rotating defense on skip passes to the corner. His skill will allow the Spurs to diversify their offense in a meaningful way, which should help their efficiency tremendously.
Harris is not the same level of shooter as Champagnie. He knocked down 36.8% of his threes last year, and only 29.2% in the playoffs. The kinds of threes he will get are different, too, mostly feeding off kickouts and pick-and-pop opportunities, whereas Champagnie can knock down shots off movement in screening actions. Defensively, he is a bit more stout, giving San Antonio a desperately needed big body.
Again, if anything, Harris just gives the Spurs more diversity in their skill sets. Who starts and finishes is probably going to be matchup-dependent and riding the hot hand. It wouldn’t be surprising if Harris ended up playing more minutes than Champagnie this season if San Antonio goes with a veteran presence late in games. Harris is likely to be a major factor in the rotation whether he starts or not, and should play around 25 minutes per game.
Bench rotation
Keldon Johnson
Johnson is the hardest player to fit into the wing rotation, which is ironic given he had arguably the best season of his career last year. Johnson was exposed in the playoffs as teams overplayed his hard-driving offensive style of play and were able to keep him off the offensive glass. Johnson didn’t do enough defensively to warrant a ton of playing time, as he played just 17.9 minutes in the postseason.
But Johnson was the Sixth Man of the Year and has a claim to a prominent role this season. Harper is probably set to be San Antonio’s sixth man this season, with either Harris or Champagnie becoming the 7th man. Add in Luke Kornet as the backup center playing about 20 minutes a game, and the minutes for Johnson dwindle fast.
Johnson played 23.3 minutes per game last season. That’s probably going to drop this season to somewhere closer to 20, with Harris and Champagnie digging into his minutes, and Bryant nipping at his heels. Johnson settling into an energy role off the bench, helping push the pace in transition and playing hard on the boards, would be a nice niche for him to continue providing value in a reduced role.
Carter Bryant
Bryant should be set to take a big step forward in year two. After cutting his teeth fighting to be in the rotation last season, he should be in line for a consistent role this year. Bryant is arguably the team’s second-best perimeter defender behind Castle. That’s not the type of player that averages around 11 minutes a game, like Bryant did last year.
In his second season, Bryant should take over Barnes’ role as the backup forward this season, with the potential to earn more minutes if the season goes well. The biggest thing for Bryant’s development is to play with more confidence and composure. Too many times last season, Bryant would miss a read or be late to help – normal mistakes for a young player. But his combination of defensive versatility, athleticism, and shooting potential makes him a must-play this season, just to see what he can do.
Harrison Barnes
Barnes, unfortunately, is likely to be on the outside looking in of the rotation. After signing a 1-year $8M contract, Barnes seems more likely to act as a depth piece and veteran locker room leader this year. His role decreased more and more as the year went on last season, and he only played about 9 minutes a game in the postseason.
Barnes is a nice shooter who can put the ball on the deck a bit if the Spurs need more offense when players sit. He’s the exact kind of depth competing teams need. He won’t play every night, but when he does, he won’t make a negative impact.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock