By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer / San Antonio Express-News, 2026-10-13 13:11:11
圣安东尼奥马刺新秀中锋小塔里斯·里德 (Tarris Reed Jr.) 在2026年10月12日（周一）于盐湖城举行的NBA比赛中，投篮越过犹他爵士前锋劳里·马尔卡宁（左）。（美联社照片/Tyler Tate）
周一晚，小塔里斯·里德在马刺客场109-119负于爵士的季前赛中狂揽17个篮板，但他对自己的表现远不满意。
“不是吹毛求疵，但如果这是在康涅狄格大学，教练（丹·赫尔利）肯定会冲我大喊，因为我上半场抢了10个篮板，下半场一开始就松懈了一点，”里德说。“我本来轻松就能抢下20个、25个篮板，所以我必须做得更好。”
不过，对于这位身高6英尺10英寸（约2.08米）、体重270磅（约122公斤）的中锋来说，马刺仍视之为一个出色的夜晚。他在选秀中以首轮第26顺位被选中，上赛季场均贡献14.7分和9.0个篮板，并随哈士奇队一路杀入NCAA决赛。
“篮板这种东西，没有白送的，所以如果你能抢下17个，那就说明你在拼命，”马刺主帅米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说。
里德和其他新秀得以在三角洲中心球馆一展身手，是因为马刺（0胜3负）此役缺少了包括维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 在内的多名主力球员，以便他们在五场隔天进行的季前赛期间得到休息或养伤，其中包括周三晚主场迎战太阳的比赛。
共有九名球员身着便装观战，包括首发球员斯蒂芬·卡斯尔、迪伦·哈珀和德文·瓦塞尔。
“我们只是想尽可能让球员们进入常规赛的比赛状态，这需要一些平衡，同时也给其他赢得机会的球员一些表现机会，”约翰逊说。
小塔里斯·里德谈在康涅狄格大学的经历如何让他成为更好的篮板手：https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/2109859591546880023/video/1
—— Tom Orsborn (@tom_orsborn) 2026年10月13日
除了里德，马刺对阵爵士（2胜1负）时，次轮秀后卫贾科比·吉莱斯皮 (Ja’Kobi Gillespie) 也有出色发挥，他全场砍下全场最高的25分，其中15分来自第四节，投篮8中6，三分4中3。
“我感觉很好，”这位前田纳西大学球员说。“这是我的机会，展示我能做什么。很多队友都休息了，所以我只想充分利用这个机会。”
当双方撤下首发后，吉莱斯皮手感火热，而里德则早早进入状态，上半场登场的前六分钟就抢下10个篮板，其中6个是前场篮板。他全场在24分钟内抢下8个前场篮板，外加4分、4次抢断、1次助攻和1次盖帽。
“我喜欢他打球时的对抗强度和积极性，”约翰逊说。“他对篮球有着天生的嗅觉，而这通常在这个联盟里是非常宝贵的技能。”
里德壮硕的身材是他冲抢篮板如此出色的重要原因，但他表示，原因不止于此。
“脚步、时机，还有真正的拼劲，”他说。“我在康大的最后一年，感觉就是你要么抢到球，要么抢不到。基马尼（扬）教练是最常督促我抢篮板的人，让我做一个怪物、一股力量，付出多次努力。拥有那种心态，是我比赛的重要组成部分。”
事实上，自两周前训练营开启以来，里德的拼劲就赢得了队友们的一致称赞。在周六晚于菲尼克斯以98-102负于太阳（1胜2负）的比赛中，他仅在9分钟内就得到10分和5个篮板。
“他就是打得那么拼命，”吉莱斯皮说。“他有那样的身材条件，但你还得有拼劲，而他有。他会飞身扑抢地板球，不惜一切去抢篮板。他就是一条硬汉。”
十年老将中锋卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 说：“他追逐篮球时真的非常不懈。”
约翰逊说，无论一名优秀篮板手需要什么素质，里德都具备。
“无论是本能、预判，还是对角度和球飞行轨迹的理解，你会发现真正高水平的篮板手总能想办法把球抓在手里，哪怕投篮出手时他们并不在那个位置，”约翰逊说。“里德就有这种能力。”
里德也清楚，教练组希望马刺始终保持强硬的打法。
“我觉得今天我们在篮板上做得不错，向前迈进了一步，因为这是这支球队强调的重点，”里德说。“所以继续保持统治力，继续保持对抗强度，无论需要我做什么来帮助球队，我都会去做。”
这还包括在训练中帮助文班亚马备战那些企图用身体碾压他的大个子对手。
“他知道对手会一直冲击他的身体，”里德谈到这位身高7英尺4英寸（约2.24米）的全明星时说。“所以当我冲抢防守篮板时，我也会在进攻篮板上给他制造真正的挑战。”
而与文班亚马对位，反过来也在帮助里德成长。
“他可能是我见过、交手过的最高的人，”这位新秀说。“当我对上6英尺10英寸、6英尺11英寸、7英尺1英寸的球员时，我会想：好吧，我可是和世界上最好的防守者对抗过，所以我能适应。”
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查看原文：Why Spurs rookie Tarris Reed wasn't satisfied with his big night
Why Spurs rookie Tarris Reed wasn’t satisfied with his big night
San Antonio Spurs rookie center Tarris Reed Jr. shoots the ball over Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, left, during an NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)
Rookie Tarris Reed Jr. was far from satisfied with his performance after ripping down a whopping 17 rebounds in the Spurs’ 119-109 preseason loss at Utah on Monday night.
“Not to nitpick, but if this was UConn, coach (Dan Hurley) would be yelling at me because I had 10 boards in the first half, (then) I eased up a little bit in the beginning of the second,” Reed said. “Could have easily walked away with 20, 25 rebounds, so I got to be better.”
Still, the Spurs viewed it as a good night’s work for the 6-foot-10, 270-pound center selected 26th overall in the draft after averaging 14.7 points and 9.0 rebounds for the Huskies last season in their run to the NCAA championship game.
“Rebounding is one of those things where you don’t really get free ones, so if you go get 17 of them, that means you’re working,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said.
Reed and other rookies had a chance to show off their skills at the Delta Center because the Spurs (0-3) played without several of their top players, including Victor Wembanyama, so they could either rest or nurse injuries during the midst of a five-game exhibition schedule in which they play every other day, including Wednesday night at home against Phoenix.
In all, nine players watched the game in street clothes, including starters Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper and Devin Vassell.
“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,” Johnson said.
Tarris Reed Jr. on how playing at UConn made him a better rebounder: https://twitter.com/tom_orsborn/status/2109859591546880023/video/1
— Tom Orsborn (@tom_orsborn) October 13, 2026
In addition to Reed, the Spurs got a big effort against the Jazz (2-1) from second-round guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie, who scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter on 6 of 8 from the floor and 3 of 4 from 3-point range.
“I felt good,” the Tennessee-ex said. “This was my opportunity to show what I can do. A lot of guys sat, so I just wanted to make the most of it.”
While Gillespie sizzled after both teams pulled their starters, Reed went to work early, ripping down 10 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass, in his first six minutes of action in the first half. He finished with eight boards on the offensive end to go along with four points, four steals, one assist and one block in 24 minutes.
“I love the physicality and the motor he’s playing with,” Johnson said. “He just has a nose for the basketball, and, typically, that’s a very valuable skill set in this league.”
Reed’s big body is a big reason why he crashes the boards so well, but he said there’s more to it than that.
“Footwork, timing, and really just effort,” he said. “My last year at UConn, it was like you either get the ball or you don’t. Coach Kimani (Young) was the biggest one that was always on me to rebound, being a monster, being a force, multiple efforts. So having that mindset, it’s a big part of my game.”
Indeed, Reed’s teammates have been raving about the 23-year-old St. Louis native’s effort since training camp opened two weeks ago. In Saturday night’s 102-98 loss to the Suns (1-2) in Phoenix, he had 10 points and five rebounds in just nine minutes.
“It’s just how hard he plays,” Gillespie said. “He’s got the frame, but you also have to have the effort, and he does. He dives on the floor for loose balls, goes out of his way to get rebounds. He’s just a dog.”
Said 10th-year center Luke Kornet, “He’s just really relentless as he’s pursuing the ball.”
Whatever it is that makes a player a good rebounder, Reed has it, Johnson said.
“Whether it’s instincts or it’s anticipation or it’s understanding maybe angles and ball flight, you see really high-level rebounders just find a way to get their hands on the basketball whether they were in that area or not at the start of the shot,” Johnson said. “He has that.”
Reed also knows the coaching staff wants the Spurs to always play physical.
“I feel like it was a good job, a good step forward on the glass today, knowing that was the emphasis for this team,” Reed said. “So keep being dominant, keep being physical, and whatever I need to do to help this team out, I’ll do it.”
That includes preparing Wembanyama in practice for his battles with big men intent on pummeling him.
“He knows that he’s going to have guys just attacking his body all the time,” Reed said of the 7-4 All-Star. “So really just challenging him on the offensive glass when I’m crashing defensive glass.”
Facing Wembanyama, in turn, is helping Reed.
“He’s probably the tallest person I’ve ever seen and played up against,” the rookie said. “When I go against guys that are 6-10, 6-11, 7-1, it’s like, OK, I’m playing against the best defender in the world, so I can adjust to it.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer / San Antonio Express-News