標籤: Harper

With 21 points in a 136-11 loss to the Miami Heat, the San Antonio Spurs’ Dylan Harper accomplished a feat in his basketball career, though it was not common during his NBA rookie season: back-to-back 20-point games.

“This is my…this is my first 20-point back-to-back games?” Harper asked in response to a question about scoring more than 20 in consecutive games.

When told he scored 20 or more points in a game eight times, the 20-year-old guard didn’t say much more.

“Oh, wow,” Harper said. “Oh wow.”

The second overall pick of this summer’s draft averaged 19.4 points per game in his only season with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. While other players in the draft class, like former Duke teammates Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, are hitting those numbers as pros, Harper is averaging just 11.5 points per game this season on a team that holds the second-best record in the West and is equipped with quality depth on the wings.

“We are winning,” Harper said. “The best thing about this league, for me, coming to a team where even though I’m not scoring 20 every night, I get to learn from a great vet, [De’Aaron] Fox, who obviously has been in the league, two-time All-Star, and all that. So, I get to learn from someone like him and be aggressive as well as take a back seat.”

Along with Fox, the Spurs rotation includes Rookie of the Year Stephen Cassel as well as Devin Vassell, who has averaged nearly 19 points per game in two different seasons.

“Yeah, I’m finding my stride, but I think having Steph back and Dev coming back has made the game a lot easier for me,” Harper said. “So much space on the floor. We have a lot of threats, so it really picks my poison. They do a great job of encouraging me to just be me and get off the ball, find open shooters. But if it’s one-on-one, attack.

“So, to be honest, scoring 20 is not the main thing. The main thing for me is just to win. And, as long as we win, I am fine.”

Dylan Harper is happy to be a member of the San Antonio Spurs

Although his stats are lower than he’s used to, the son of former NBA great Ron Harper has a definite opinion on his current role.

“I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” Harper said. “I’ve been hired into a great organization that teaches you the game at a high level, and I think even in a game like this where the numbers may look good, I’m still watching film, still getting yelled at like any other game. It’s a testament to the kind of standard we’re all held to, but I love it. I feel like I’m getting better day by day, whether it’s watching film or on the court.”

Not only does San Antonio see Harper as a big part of their success this season, but the Spurs also see him as a big part of the future centered around MVP candidate Victor Wembanyama.

“I think one thing about us is that we’re all competitive, and we’re relentless. No matter what the score is, I think we have a great group of guys that compete at a high level all the time,” Harper continued. “This team can do miracles; there’s a lot of potential, but we’re trying to take it day by day, step by step, not skipping any steps. The sky’s the limit.”

The Rookie of the Year discussion has begun, and the conversation focuses on Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and VJ Edgecombe. This doesn’t reflect what other players are doing in the league, because there are some who are playing really well. One of those rookies is Dylan Harper.

Chandler Parsons recently showed love to the San Antonio Spurs rookie, and although he doesn’t think he’s in the Rookie of the Year conversation, he thinks he has a solid career ahead of him.

“If you put Dylan Harper on the Mavs or Charlotte [Hornets]”He’s probably averaging the same exact numbers, if not better,” Parsons said on Run It Back. “He’s that good. … This scenario of being on a good team almost hurts his chances of winning [ROTY]. His opportunity is not there; He’s playing less minutes, he’s playing behind guys like Fox and Cassel, where Cone and Cooper have the final green light and they’re playing on bad teams.

“If you put Dylan Harper on the Mavs or Charlotte [Hornets]He’s probably averaging the same exact numbers, if not better. He is that good. …This scenario of being on a good team almost hurts its chances of winning [ROTY]”

-Chandler Parsons 🤔pic.twitter.com/6xY7IhTviR

– ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 4 March 2026

Harper is in a different situation than Flagg, as he is basically putting up big numbers for the Mavericks as the No. 1 option on the team. Knueppel has played a solid role for the Hornets, but they are not one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.

As far as Harper is concerned, he is playing behind multiple guards, but he is still contributing to the Spurs as they are one of the top teams in the Western Conference. Harper certainly deserves flowers for the way he’s been performing with the Spurs, but it won’t come with a Rookie of the Year trophy.

As for him, he’s probably hoping he gets a chance to capture an NBA championship at the end of the season because of the role he’ll play in helping them get there.

Spurs rookie Dylan Harper is not enjoying the best statistical season by an NBA rookie. not by a long shot. But, thanks in part to Stephen Cassel and De’Aaron Fox – as well as Victor Wembanyama – he is enjoying one of the most successful seasons by any standout rookie. By a long shot.

Harper shared, “With three dynamic guards, we’re hard to figure out. I think when Fox and Steph start playing, we’ve got the two best guards in the NBA.” “And I think when I come off the bench, I think it’s another weapon that we have. So, I think it opens up the door for everybody, including Vick. And I think when Vick has that much pressure and two guys go at him, it opens up the world for us.”

Harper is seventh on the team in scoring with 11 points per game. Playing 22 minutes per night, the second overall pick of last summer’s draft is seeing the floor significantly less than Cassel and Fox. The reigning Rookie of the Year is averaging 16.6 points in 29.7 minutes, while Fox, a two-time NBA All-Star, is scoring 19 points per night in a team-leading 31.6 minutes of action.

Harper praised his other teammates, saying, “I think we can all score from everywhere. That’s the beauty of this team. We can all dribble the ball.”

Harper added, “We have a group of ball handlers and a group of scorers. So, every night is going to be a big night.” “As a collective group, just coming forward and helping as much as we can, it’s great for us.”

Victor Wembanyama praises Stephen Cassel

Although all are dynamic offensively, Harper, Castle and Fox each have an aspect of their game that they do better than the other two. Fox is the best scorer of the three. Harper may be the best at getting to the rim. And Castle is easily the best defender of the group.

“He has understood his role very well,” Wembanyama said. “The level he’s playing at is really unseen for a second-year player and how it fits into our game plan.”

Nicknamed “Area 51” as an allusion to their jersey numbers and Wembanyama’s ‘alien’ nickname, Wembanyama and Cassel are one of the most lethal defensive combinations in the NBA.

“I know we make it difficult, we make it uncomfortable for people to play against us,” Wembanyama said. “That’s the goal because a guy has to dribble around one of the best on-ball defenders and then make a shot against some of the best rim protectors; it’s very tough.”

Dylan Harper overwhelmed by Spurs success

While Cooper Flagg and Kohn Knueppel lead the Rookie of the Year discussion, Harper will likely be playing even if he doesn’t play this spring.

“It feels great,” Harper said of the Spurs’ success. “I think this is the most wins I’ve had in a long time. So, to have this win streak and keep it going and not take teams for granted, I think, is huge for us.”

Thanks to former Rutgers stars, Fox and Cassel, the Spurs are currently seeded second in the West. Their position at the top is much closer to the Oklahoma City Thunder than the teams behind them.

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest has been in decline for some time, with most of the league’s best players refusing to compete in the dunking exhibition. It certainly feels like the NBA has had to beg some players to go out and compete, and this year, there were plenty of throwbacks — from Jaxon Hayes’ routine tomahawk dunk, to Jace Richardson’s hard fall, to San Antonio Spurs rookie Carter Bryant’s timeout, to reigning Dunk Contest champion Keshad Johnson’s eccentric dance moves.

But it looks like a rising star in Spurs rookie Dylan Harper could at least bring a little name recognition to the dunk contest. In an appearance on the Cousins ​​Podcast with Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, Harper, who was accompanied by his father and three-time NBA champion Ron and his brother, current Boston Celtics guard Ron Harper Jr., was perhaps inspired to attend the 2027 NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Phoenix.

“I could have done every dunk you did in that contest,” Dylan told his father, referring to Ron’s appearances in the 1987 and 1989 dunk contests. “[But] “I’m not doing a no-dunk contest.”

“Don’t you think you’re good enough?” McGrady asked, provoking a reaction.

“No, I guess I don’t know that many tricks,” the Spurs guard replied. “[But] We can see like a year. We can see next year.

Can Spurs guard Dylan Harper at least outperform his father?

In 1987, Ron Harper, still with the Cleveland Cavaliers, self-lobed and tapped to the front rim for a reverse dunk before a reverse dunk for his second of two of the night. He finished fifth in the competition.

Two years later, he executed a one-handed, 360 Statue of Liberty jam (which he made on the second attempt) followed by a self-lob, a high toss off the ground, which he punctuated with a thrusting one-handed tomahawk.

The Spurs guard doesn’t have a high enough bar to clear given the dunks his father did.

週五，洛杉磯的空氣中瀰漫著兄弟之愛，聖安東尼奧馬刺隊後衛迪倫哈珀和波士頓凱爾特人隊後衛小羅恩哈珀在全明星週末的新星賽上對決。

迪倫效力於由 NBA 傳奇人物卡梅倫·安東尼執教的甜瓜隊，而羅恩則效力於由前 NBA 後衛奧斯汀·里弗斯執教的發展聯盟球員球隊奧斯汀隊。

這是一場爭奪 40 分的競賽，而年輕的哈珀則取得了勝利。 耗盡了比賽的勝利者 後退，40-34。更不用說，他還對他的哥哥動手了。

迪倫宣布比賽！

迪倫哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 在比賽中對他的哥哥小羅恩哈珀 (Ron Harper Jr.) 進行 1v1 訓練 😂

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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 2026 年 2 月 14 日

這一勇敢的投籃讓安東尼興奮不已，他在替補席上咧嘴笑了。

甜瓜隊將與分別由 NBA 偶像文斯卡特和特雷西麥克格雷迪執教的文斯隊和 T-Mac 隊之間的比賽獲勝者爭奪冠軍。

正如里弗斯所指出的，必須 已經超現實了 哈波兄弟在全明星週末共用球場。他們在童年時期肯定曾無數次地互相爭鬥。現在，他們在NBA也做到了這一點。他們的父親、五屆 NBA 冠軍羅恩哈珀一定感到非常自豪。

迪倫哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和小羅恩哈珀 (Ron Harper Jr.) 兄弟今晚將在新星活動中對決 🙌

（透過 @NBAonNBC）
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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) 2026 年 2 月 14 日

迪倫得到10分、1籃板、1抄截、1阻攻。羅恩未能得分，但得到7個籃板和2次助攻。

19歲的迪倫在馬刺隊度過了一個高效的新秀賽季，場均替補貢獻10.9分、3.4個籃板和3.7次助攻。

與此同時，25歲的羅恩與凱爾特人隊簽訂了雙向合約。最近，他在波士頓擊敗休士頓火箭隊的比賽中首次首發，拿下 11 分、9 個籃板和 3 次助攻。

Former NBA player Ron Harper competed in the NBA Shooting Stars competition during NBA All-Star Weekend with his two sons, Ron Harper Jr. and Dylan Harper. Harper Sr. was speaking to media members with his sons after the contest was completed. During that time, he hit LeBron James with a wild swing.

Harper, who won five championships during his time in the league, took aim at the Los Angeles Lakers star when asked if he had dreams of competing in an All-Star tournament with his own children. The former point guard made a comment alleging that James forced Bronny James to enter the 2024 NBA Draft.

“I’m not LeBron James,” Ron Harper said. “I’m not going to tell my kids what to do.”

“You,” Ron Harper Jr. and Dylan Harper responded.

Ron Harper: “I’m not LeBron James, I’m not going to tell my kids what to do.”

Ron Harper Jr. and Dylan Harper: “U” 😅

Ron Harper asked if he hopes his son plays in the NBA

(via @celticsclns)

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– ClutchPoints (@clutchpoints) 15 February 2026

The initial belief was that Bronny James needed to play at least one more year in college before entering the draft. However, he declared to turn professional and was selected by the Lakers in the late second round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Since then, Bronny has played as a backup point guard for LA from time to time.

Harper played for 15 years in the NBA, serving as a point guard and shooting guard with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. He won three rings with the Bulls and two with the Lakers.

As for his sons, Ron Harper Jr. has played 10 games as a forward for the Boston Celtics this season. Meanwhile, Dylan Harper joined the San Antonio Spurs as the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Despite playing point guard in college, he is developing as a shooting guard with the club.

小羅恩·哈珀 (Ron Harper Jr.) 在不太可能的情況下首次在 NBA 首發，但這位雙向後衛充分利用了自己的機會，週三晚上在豐田中心，波士頓凱爾特人隊 (Boston Celtics) 以 114-93 擊敗休斯敦火箭隊 (Houston Rockets)。在背靠背比賽的第二個晚上，波士頓隊缺席了多名輪換球員，他們依靠的是執行力、籃板球和意想不到的貢獻——沒有什麼比哈珀的職業生涯之夜更重要的了。

這位 25 歲的球員本賽季在 NBA 上場時間僅為 35 分鐘。在對陣凱文·杜蘭特的比賽中，他打了職業生涯新高的 33 分鐘，得到 11 分、9 個籃板和 3 次助攻。哈珀還投進了三個三分球，在三分線外超越了杜蘭特，並幫助這位 16 次入選全明星的球員以 11 投 4 中的命中率（36.4%）將得分限制在 15 分。

“在這場比賽中，在這支球隊中，你永遠不知道在任何一天你會被要求做什麼，”哈珀賽后說道。 “但當你在全場檢查凱文·杜蘭特這樣的人並拒絕他時，就會出現這種情況。所以它肯定會打擊你——這是一個小小的現實檢查，但走出去並享受樂趣才是最重要的部分。”

問小羅恩·哈珀（Ron Harper Jr.）整個職業生涯之夜他腦子裡都在想什麼：

“這太瘋狂了。在這場比賽中，在這支球隊中，你永遠不知道在任何一天你會被要求做什麼……”

雨果打斷他的話：“我就知道！”

羅恩：“你知道嗎？謝謝你，兄弟！” pic.twitter.com/38lEuEfFP2

— 諾亞·達爾澤爾🏀 (@NoaDalzell) 2026 年 2 月 5 日

杜蘭特的 15 分是他在 35 場常規賽和季后賽對陣波士頓的比賽中的最低得分。哈珀長時間全場防守他，拒絕觸球，迫使休斯頓陷入低效的進攻。全場比賽火箭隊投籃命中率為41.5%。

哈珀最令人難忘的時刻是在第三節末段，當時他在進攻籃板上完成了單手扣籃。就在三天前，哈珀還在發展聯盟緬因凱爾特人隊拿下31分和12個籃板。週三的職業表現讓哈珀在即將到來的全明星周末新星挑戰賽中獲得一席之地，他將作為七名發展聯盟球員之一參加比賽。

凱爾特人隊在沒有杰倫·布朗和薩姆·豪瑟的情況下參加比賽，而安芬尼·西蒙斯和克里斯·鮑徹也缺席。波士頓隊在 10 名球員的情況下，仍然在身體上控制著比賽。他們在籃板上以 57-38 擊敗火箭，其中進攻籃板上以 20-12 領先。哈珀貢獻了 4 個前場籃板，幫助波士頓隊在對陣聯盟籃板王球隊的比賽中拿下 27 分。

凱爾特人隊在防守密集的第一節後僅以 18-17 領先，這是他們本賽季開局得分最低的。波士頓隊半場以 49-42 領先，但在第三節爆發出 28-9 的高潮。德里克懷特在那段時間得到了全場最高的28分中的14分，並投進了4個三分球。佩頓·普理查德 (Payton Pritchard) 替補出場，連續第二場比賽拿下 27 分。

貝勒·謝爾曼拿下 15 分和 10 個籃板，拿下職業生涯首個兩雙，而內米亞斯·奎塔則搶下 19 個籃板，其中包括 7 個進攻籃板，並蓋帽 5 次，與休斯頓全隊的總數持平。盧卡·加爾薩貢獻賽季最高的19分。

在全明星周末之前回到家鄉，球隊開始了三場主場比賽，週五迎戰邁阿密熱火隊，週日迎戰紐約尼克斯隊，週二迎戰芝加哥公牛隊。