Spurs-Timberwolves injury report: Stephon Castle's migraine, Rudy Gobert's status & more

Stephon Castle popped up on the Spurs' injury report with a migraine for their Halloween meeting with the Timberwolves. Minnesota is on the second night of a back-to-back, and Rudy Gobert is questionable with back spasms. Outside of those two, there are no surprises.

Spurs injury report

Stephon Castle - Questionable (Migraine)
Tobias Harris - Out (Left calf)
Jayden Quaintance - Out (Right knee)

Timberwolves injury report

Rudy Gobert - Questionable (Back spasms)
Anthony Edwards - Out (Right knee)
Donte DiVincenzo - Out (Right Achilles)

Minny is 4-2 after their 127-101 win over the Clippers on Friday night. San Antonio is 3-2, looking to extend their three-game winning streak at the expense of a Timberwolves team trying to tread water until Anthony Edwards returns. Their cocky (and I mean that as a compliment) superstar is expected to be out for up to two months.

So, tonight, the Spurs and Wolves will resume my favorite rivalry without one of the league's most talented players, who also happens to have the funniest personality in the sport.

The Spurs will have to contain the Timberwolves' three-point attack

Chris Finch doesn't have his best player, but the Minnesota head coach is one of the better basketball minds in the NBA. San Antonio can't walk into this game believing it will be a cakewalk. They'll find themselves digging out of a hole the Timberwolves' parade of threes will put them in. The visitors have the second-best three-point percentage in the league (39.2%).

The Spurs have a bad habit of starting slow. That trend had them in a three-point game to start the fourth quarter against the Mavericks, despite Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving's absence. Mitch Johnson has consistently gotten more out of the team, but they're still a work in progress.

Earlier today, I published a piece highlighting the variance in San Antonio's starting lineup. De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama have been incredibly efficient (minus Wemby's poor OKC opener). The same can't be said for the other three starters. Devin Vassell's, Stephon Castle's, and Dylan Harper's true-shooting percentages have all dropped.

Minnesota is a challenge the Spurs need. Their last three opponents weren't very good, and the saying is "iron sharpens iron," not "aluminum foil sharpens iron." SA needs tough opponents to truly see if they're making progress, and Finch's group provides that, even without Edwards. But hopefully, Gobert plays. Losing two starters is tough for any team to overcome.

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