2026自由市场：福克斯与文班、东契奇及AD互换交易背后的玄机

（原文发布于2月7日，作者是The Athletic撰稿人John Hollinger，文章内容不代表译者观点。）

让我回顾一下在2月1日（北京时间）圣安东尼奥马刺队与密尔沃基雄鹿队的比赛中发生的一幕。当时马刺以144-118大胜雄鹿，而这场比赛再次展现了维克托·文班亚马的惊人表现。提到这个片段，是因为它实在太令人震惊，以至于即使是习惯了他那些不可思议动作的马刺工作人员，在赛后一天仍然忍不住笑着感叹。

请看文班亚马如何跃起盖掉达米安·利拉德高打板上篮，那一刻，他远远超过了方框，非常轻松地封堵了球。然而裁判们却条件反射地吹罚干扰球，因为没有任何人能做到这一点……对吧？随后，马刺提出挑战，裁判意识到了错误：确实是文班亚马会掉落该球。

这一精彩瞬间可以作为一个切入点，用来解释为什么本周马刺做了一件他们过去五十年里从未尝试过的事情。他们决定将选秀权和年轻球员投入交易，全力追逐一名明星。在通常厌恶赛季中期交易、尤其重磅交易的情况下，这支球队改变风格，将三个首轮选秀权送给萨克拉门托国王，从而得到了全明星后卫德阿隆·福克斯。

这是2026年自由市场首次行动，但绝非最后一次；尽管距离2026年的夏天还有16个月时间，本周交易截止日前激增的活动正是在为此铺路。我稍后会进一步探讨，但是首先，让我们聚焦于圣安东尼奥。这笔疯狂交易背后的逻辑源自于特殊天才——文班亚玛，目前他的球队在西部联盟战绩仅为22胜26负排第12位。虽然这是他职业生涯第二个赛季，一切都显得充满趣味，但这种情况很快就会变化。在某个时候，随着压力增加，他们必须作出决策，而那个时刻正在逼近。预计下个赛季开始的时候，他可能成为联盟最顶尖球员之一，你可不能浪费这样的机会，因为你永远不知道自己还能拥有多少这样的光阴。

当你的城市并不是篮球热门，并且阵容中缺乏明显能够搭档支持文班亚曼星级发展的全明星候选人的时候，这是一种艰难处境。在进行此次重大交易前，仅有39岁的老将克里斯·保罗满足PER达到15.0或BPM正值。而其他潜力新秀如斯蒂芬·卡斯尔和杰里米·索汉虽不错，却不足以承担整个“文班时代”的希望。因此， 马刺选择加速推进事务的发展，他们利用之前得到的重要未来选秀权拆解旧阵容，在福克斯转会过程中只牺牲了一枚好的选秀权，即2031年明尼苏达森林狼无保护签。此外，通过引进福克斯及保持灵活性，他们已经朝向下一波重要补强迈出了步伐，无论是在薪资空间方面还是通过大量青年人才储备，都让他们具备继续运作的大好基础.

This gives the Spurs two paths to solve their remaining issues: adding a top wing player. Wouldn’t an excellent small forward be interested in playing alongside Fox and Wembanyama in a tax-free state? While it’s not New York or Los Angeles, this could very well be one of the most attractive destinations inland right now.

The significance of 2026 for the Spurs lies in that year will mark the first season when Wembanyama is eligible for his designated rookie max extension starting from 2027. This presents San Antonio with a last opportunity to utilize salary cap space—or expiring contracts—before transforming into a more typical expensive championship contender team.

The moment Fox indicated he was unlikely to sign an early extension before hitting free agency in 2026, San Antonio had already taken its initial steps towards summer trades targeting that year—a move making Fox's trade informally set as part of plans concerning future free agents.

Luka remains slated as potential FA come '26 but no longer qualifies under Super Max hence other teams are likely sniffing around any discontent brewing within Lakers’ camp regarding Anthony Davis who’ll also hit market next cycle leading up till then...so hey! Don’t hold your breath! < P>If you're reading through all these passages wondering what's hot about Summer ’25 let me tell ya — nothing much worth buzzing over there awaits either." Brooklyn Nets & Detroit Pistons expected being only franchises boasting ample cap room while biggest star available appears volatile Kyrie Irving whose recent antics suggest strong likelihood re-signing back with Mavs instead." "< P>"Beyond those names mentioned above there's few players nearing decline phase yet others possibly working out extensions during current stints such James Harden ,Brandon Ingram ,Julius Randle along LeBron James himself holding options ready should circumstances arise favorably enough prior deadline approaches." "< P>"But how does class coming via ‘26 stack up?" Even excluding both aforementioned stars listed earlier still plenty respectable talent exists among upcoming FAs including Kevin Durant,Jaren Jackson Jr.,Mikal Bridges,Kristaps Porzingis amongst many noteworthy mentions like Norman Powell/Coby White reaching end respective deals too soon thereafter..." "< P>This explains why we see Miami Heat actively avoiding taking on excess salaries post-'26 whilst ultimately settling upon Andrew Wiggins –only after exhausting alternative routes beforehand(he too holds option turning possible Free Agent)." "< P>Sooner than later Houston Rockets/Jazz decided against pursuing larger scope transactions likewise Clippers opted forego Terance Mann's recently inked deal converting instead toward Bogdan Bogdanovic which offers chance clearing path ahead once arriving time comes executing decisions surrounding said matter!" ""We’ve seen defensive moves aimed protecting weaknesses particularly Memphis Grizzlies sending Marcus Smart packing aiming creating needed flexibility potentially enabling Jaren Jackson receive lucrative new agreement throughout ongoing All-Star caliber campaign unfolding presently despite voting results falling flat overall!" ""Either way everything circles back round again eventually ties directly tied into timeline emerging primarily focusing heavily based purely centered solely revolving entirely around implications stemming forth dictated largely initially prompted mainly originating straightly associated featuring Victor Wenbanyana specifically heading onward rolling ever closer rapid pace approaching nearer inevitable date looming large just beyond horizon!" “ 作者：John Hollinger” “翻译者：GWayNe”