By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer / San Antonio Express-News, 2026-10-13 08:25:11
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 与其他首发球员斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)、迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 预计将于周三晚上马刺主场迎战菲尼克斯太阳时复出。此前他们缺席了周一晚上马刺在犹他以109-119负于对手的季前赛。
在盐湖城轮休文班亚马等人，马刺只是执行了医疗团队在季前赛开始前制定的计划。
“这只是负荷管理，我们要在五场比赛中隔天打一场，而且今天上午进行了一次不错的训练，”主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说，“所以我们只是尽力让球队以最佳状态进入常规赛的比赛节奏，这需要一些平衡，同时也给其他球员一些他们应得的机会。”
除了这四名首发缺阵外，达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)（髋部）和卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)（脚踝）也没有出场。两人周三的比赛出战成疑。
“情况乐观，但我不确定他们能否上场，不过他们都在朝好的方向发展，”约翰逊说。
马刺已经宣布托拜厄斯·哈里斯 (Tobias Harris) 因左小腿拉伤缺席整个季前赛。首轮新秀前锋杰登·昆坦斯 (Jayden Quaintance) 在休赛期接受膝盖手术后正在康复中，将无限期缺阵，马刺在选秀中以第20顺位选中了他。中锋马利克·威廉姆斯 (Malik Williams) 周一晚上也没有出场。
新秀获赞： 约翰逊表示，新秀贾科比·吉莱斯皮 (Ja’Kobi Gillespie) 在盐湖城的出色表现，凸显了这位次轮后卫在训练营和季前赛中的强势发挥。
吉莱斯皮全场砍下全场最高的25分，其中15分是在对阵爵士的第四节得到的。
“就我们对球队每一位球员的期望而言，他在防守端的投入和竞争、分享球、掌控节奏、打得有侵略性、不断进攻，这些都做得很好，”约翰逊说，“他并不完美，但他打得很有自信，并且把能量用在了正确的地方。不知不觉间，他就为自己创造了很多机会和优势位置。”
面对爵士的替补阵容，吉莱斯皮在末节8投6中，三分4投3中，全场25分钟内14投9中，三分8投4中。
“我只想打得有侵略性，我知道自己会犯错，但我会倾尽所有，”这位田纳西大学出身的球员说。
文班亚马会见作家： 周一比赛结束后，文班亚马和前锋哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 在更衣室外与多产的奇幻及科幻作家布兰登·桑德森 (Brandon Sanderson) 交谈了数分钟。
现年22岁的文班亚马酷爱阅读，他称奇幻文学是自己最喜爱的文学类型，而50岁的桑德森则是他最喜爱的作家。两人于2024年3月马刺客场对阵犹他时首次见面。
桑德森毕业于杨百翰大学，在该校（位于犹他州普罗沃）教授创意写作课程，现居犹他州美国福克。
正是文班亚马将桑德森的作品介绍给了巴恩斯，其中包括他的《迷雾之子》系列——该系列共七部小说，并计划被改编为Apple TV+的系列电影。
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查看原文：Victor Wembanyama, other starters expected to return against Suns
Victor Wembanyama, other starters expected to return against Suns
Victor Wembanyama and fellow starters Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper and Devin Vassell are expected to return Wednesday night when the Spurs host Phoenix after sitting out Monday night’s 119-109 preseason loss at Utah.
In resting Wembanyama and Co. in Salt Lake City, the Spurs simply followed a plan mapped out before the preseason by the medical staff.
“Just management in terms of we got five games every other day and had a good practice this morning,” coach Mitch Johnson said. “And so just trying to continue to get into in-season game shape as best we can, which is a little bit of a balancing act, and give some opportunities for other guys that have earned it.”
In addition to the four starters being out, De’Aaron Fox (hip) and Carter Bryant (ankle) didn’t play. Both are questionable for Wednesday’s game.
“Optimistic, but I’m not sure they’re going to play, but they’re trending in the right way,” Johnson said.
The Spurs have already ruled out Tobias Harris for the entire preseason due to a left calf strain. First-round rookie forward Jayden Quaintance is out indefinitely while rehabbing from offseason knee surgery after the Spurs drafted him 20th overall. Center Malik Williams also didn’t play Monday night.
Rookie praised: Johnson said rookie Ja’Kobi Gillespie’s big outing in Salt Laker City highlighted what has been a strong camp and preseason for the second-round guard.
Gillespie scored 15 of his game-high 25 points against the Jazz in the fourth quarter.
“He’s a guy that in terms of what we’re looking for from every single person on our roster, the way that he’s guarding and competing, sharing the basketball, playing with pace, being aggressive, attacking, (is doing a good job),” Johnson said. “He’s not perfect, but he’s playing with confidence and putting his energy in the right spots. The next thing you know, he has a lot of opportunities and advantageous spots that he finds himself in.”
Playing against the Jazz reserves, Gillespie hit 6 of 8 from the field and 3 of 4 from 3-point range in the final frame to finish 9 of 14 and 4 of 8 in 25 minutes.
“I just want to play aggressive knowing I’m going to make mistakes, just leave it all out there,” the Tennessee alumnus said.
Wembanyama, author visit: Wembanyama and forward Harrison Barnes spent several minutes after Monday’s game visiting outside the locker room with prolific fantasy and science fiction author Brandon Sanderson.
A voracious reader, Wembanyama, 22, lists fantasy as his favorite literary genre and Sanderson, 50, as his favorite author. They first met in person when the Spurs played at Utah in March, 2024.
Sanderson is an alumnus of Brigham Young University who teaches a creative writing class at the Provo, Utah, school and lives in American Fork, Utah.
Wembanyama introduced Barnes to Sanderson’s works, which include his Mistborn franchise, which spans seven novels and is slated to become a feature film series on Apple TV+.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer / San Antonio Express-News