1 can't-miss 2024 draft prospect for the Spurs at every position
By Cal Durrett
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Point Guard: Stephon Castle
The Spurs are reportedly high on Connecticut guard Stephen Castle, and he makes sense on their young roster. At 6'6, Castle is a big guard who played both on and off the ball for the Huskies but has traditionally played point guard.
There are whispers of Stephon Castle and his camp potentially not being willing to do pre-draft workouts for teams with starting point guards already in place.
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) May 19, 2024
Castle views himself as a point guard, and he was a five-star recruit at the position before arriving at UConn.… pic.twitter.com/NgBssxzYWx
Steph Castle has point guard skills. A thread 🧵
— NBA Draft Dude 🤙 (@CoreyTulaba) May 24, 2024
You don’t have to go back to Castle’s high school film to find reasons why he can play point guard. It’s all right there in the UConn tape.
Let’s start with his pace and space ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/bxZdWi1IQE
Assuming that is his role in the NBA, he'd give San Antonio positional size. Castle is highly regarded for his defense and his potential to guard three positions: point guard, shooting guard, and small forward. Having a guard who can matchup with three positions would be huge for a young Spurs team that struggled on that end of the floor despite the presence of Wembanyama.
That being said, there are questions about his offensive fit. Castle shot just 26.7% from three this season and often passed up or hesitated on open shots. While he did show that he could get to the paint and finish, he'd almost have to play with the ball in his hands to minimize his questionable shooting.
Castle potentially being paired with Jeremy Sochan, who has made improvements but isn't yet a knockdown shooter, might hurt the team's spacing in the short term. That is, until either both get better or they most likely send Sochan to the bench.
There are other point-guard options that should be available, including Nikola Topic, Reed Sheppard, and Rob Dillingham, but if Castle realizes his full potential, his size, playmaking, and hopefully his shooting could make him the perfect point guard for this Spurs team.
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