By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer / San Antonio Express-News, 2026-09-30 07:40:33
圣安东尼奥马刺中锋卢克·科内特于2026年9月29日（周二）在圣安东尼奥胜利资本表现中心举行的训练营期间回答记者提问。
随着比利·多诺万 (Billy Donovan) 的加入，马刺主帅米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 及其教练组对责任心的强调在本赛季将更加有力。
这是中锋卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 在训练营首日被问及这位名人堂教练加盟卫冕西部冠军时，向记者传达的信息。
马刺在休赛期聘请多诺万担任助理教练，此前肖恩·斯威尼在总决赛不敌纽约尼克斯后离队，转而执教奥兰多魔术。科内特在2020-21赛季多诺万执教芝加哥公牛的首个赛季中，大部分时间都在他麾下效力。
“比利非常棒，”科内特周二表示，“他非常坦诚、直截了当，并且对你有很高的要求。”
多诺万现年61岁，曾率领佛罗里达大学两夺全国冠军，并于2025年入选奈史密斯篮球名人堂。他在4月底结束担任公牛主帅的六个赛季后，开始寻找新的工作。
在多诺万执教期间，公牛战绩为226胜256负，且连续四个赛季无缘季后赛。在他执教公牛的第二个赛季，球队曾打进季后赛首轮。
在加盟芝加哥之前，多诺万执教俄克拉荷马城雷霆五个赛季。他与雷霆和平分手时，留下了243胜157负的战绩，并连续五个赛季打入季后赛。
“他是一位优秀的领袖、优秀的导师，擅长在全年督促你保持责任心，我认为这与我们上赛季（建立的文化）以及我们努力成长的方向非常契合，”科内特说。
科内特还欣赏多诺万将胜利置于一切之上的理念。
“（在芝加哥的）目标始终只有一个，就是赢球，”科内特说，“一切都围绕这个目标展开，所有决定都自然而然地由此而来，几乎不需要任何犹豫。这是教练最重要的首要任务，显然他多年来一直是这样做的。”
芝加哥公牛主帅比利·多诺万于2026年4月9日（周四）在华盛顿举行的NBA常规赛对阵华盛顿奇才的上半场比赛中指挥。（美联社照片/Nick Wass）
科内特更加从容： 随着上赛季作为马刺新人的初体验告一段落，科内特带着更从容的心态来到训练营。
在过去九个赛季中，他先后在纽约效力两个赛季、芝加哥两个赛季，以及两次效力波士顿共计四个多赛季。这位31岁、来自得克萨斯州兰塔纳的球员，对于融入新球队所需的两年适应过程并不陌生。
“我觉得第一年过得很快，”于2025年7月与马刺签下四年4100万美元合同的科内特说，“（到了第二年），你会感觉更有归属感、更自在，更觉得自己是球队身份的一部分，是兄弟们中的一员。我觉得在有了基础之后，尝试在球队中承担更多责任会容易一些。”
科内特表示，他非常欣赏马刺一步不跳的做事方式，以及他们“每天都要为赢下每场比赛负责”的态度。
“这是教练组和整个球队管理层做得非常好的地方，我们坚持自己的流程，努力赢下每一天，”他说，“然后希望当你抬起头时，已经处在一个很好的位置。
“但乐趣就在于赢下每一天，而周二我们迎来了一个不错的训练营开局。”
尚帕尼回忆惊险一战： 马刺前锋朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 至今仍无法忘怀本月早些时候在奥斯汀亲眼目睹得克萨斯大学以24-23逆转击败俄亥俄州立大学的那场惊心动魄的比赛。
“那是一场疯狂的比赛，可能是我现场看过的最精彩的橄榄球比赛，”他谈到长角牛队在进入末节时落后20分的情况下，第四节打出21-0的攻击波，爆冷击败头号种子七叶树队的比赛。
尚帕尼表示，现场105,044名观众彰显了奥斯汀体育迷的热情。
“奥斯汀很棒，球迷们总是到场支持，”他说，“显然，我们（每个赛季）都在那里打球，他们总能带来能量，所以我对那场比赛没有任何意外。”
10月23日晚8点30分，马刺将在穆迪中心对阵休斯顿火箭，尚帕尼将重返奥斯汀。他们还将于2月26日在那里迎战孟菲斯灰熊，2月28日对阵丹佛掘金。
圣安东尼奥马刺随队记者杰夫·麦克唐纳（中左）和汤姆·奥斯本（中右）于2026年9月29日（周二）在圣安东尼奥胜利资本表现中心举行的训练营期间，录制马刺中锋卢克·科内特回答记者提问的画面。
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Why Luke Kornet believes Billy Donovan will be great fit with Spurs
San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet answers questions from reporters during training camp at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson and his staff’s emphasis on accountability will be even stronger this season after the addition of Billy Donovan.
That was the message center Luke Kornet delivered to reporters on the first day of training camp when asked about the Hall of Fame coach joining the defending Western Conference champions.
The Spurs hired Donovan as an assistant in the offseason after Sean Sweeney left following the Finals loss to the New York Knicks to coach the Orlando Magic. Kornet played under Donovan for most of the 2020-21 season in Donovan’s first year as coach of the Chicago Bulls.
“Billy’s great,” Kornet said Tuesday. “He was very honest, straightforward and holds you to a high standard,” Kornet said.
A member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 after leading Florida to two national titles, Donovan, 61, began looking for a new job after leaving the Bulls in late April after six seasons as head coach.
The Bulls were 226-256 under Donovan and missed the playoffs the last four seasons. Chicago made it to the first round of the postseason in his second season season as coach.
Donovan joined Chicago after five seasons coaching the Oklahoma City Thunder. He finished that stint after mutually parting ways with the Thunder with a 243-157 record and five straight playoff appearances.
“He is just a good leader, a good teacher and good at holding you accountable to things throughout the year, which I think fits in really well with what we had (last season) and what we continue to try to grow to be,” Kornet said.
Kornet also likes that Donovan focuses on winning above all else.
“The goal (in Chicago) was always just to win,” Kornet said. “And so everything was aligned to that and all the decisions came supernaturally from that where there wasn’t really any second guessing. That is the first most important priority for a coach and obviously something he’s done for years.”
Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan in action during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Kornet more at ease: Kornet arrived at camp with a greater sense of comfort with last season’s maiden voyage as a Spur behind him.
Having played two seasons with New York, two seasons with Chicago and four-plus with Boston over two different stints over the previous nine seasons, the 31-year-old native of Lantana, Texas, is no stranger to the two-year process of settling in with a new team.
“I feel like that first year goes by pretty quick,” said Kornet, who signed a four-year, $41 million contract with the Spurs in July 2025. “(In the second year), you just feel a lot more home, a lot more comfortable and a lot more a part of the identity of the team and one of the guys. I feel like trying to take some ownership (in the team) is a little bit easier after you have a base.”
Kornet said he’s a big fan of the Spurs’ skip-no-steps approach and their “daily accountability to win every game.”
“That’s something the staff does a great job of and the organization does where we just keep to our processes and try to win that day,” he said. "And then hopefully you look up and you’re at a good place in the end.
“But the joy is just in winning the day, and we started with a good first day of training camp (Tuesday).”
Champagnie recalls thriller: Spurs forward Julian Champagnie still can’t get over how thrilling it was for him and a few of his teammates to witness Texas’ 24-23 come-from-behind victory over Ohio State earlier this month in Austin.
“That was a crazy game, probably the best football game I’ve ever watched in person,” he said of the Longhorns stunning the top-ranked Buckeyes with a 21-0 fourth quarter run after trailing by 20 entering the final period.
Champagnie said the 105,044 fans in attendance underscored the passion of Austin’s sports fans.
“Austin’s great. The fans are always there,” he said. “Obviously, we (play there every season), and they bring the energy, so I expected no (different) for that game.”
Champagnie will be back in Austin when the Spurs face the Houston Rockets at 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Moody Center. They will also play there on Feb. 26 against the Memphis Grizzlies and on Feb. 28 versus the Denver Nuggets.
San Antonio Spurs beat reporters Jeff McDonald, center left, and Tom Orsborn, center right, record Spurs center Luke Kornet as he answers questions from reporters during training camp at the Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer / San Antonio Express-News