We Know Why The Spurs Won’t Trade Stephon Castle

We Know Why The Spurs Won’t Trade Stephon Castle

if there was a Shea Gilgis Alexander or Luca Donuch on the table they might consider it but I don’t know if Dearron Fox rises to that level they may believe Castle will be comparable to Fox in a couple of years this is what Brian Winhorse said just a few months ago when talking about the Spurs trade with the Kings for De’Aran Fox and more importantly when talking about how highly the San Antonio Spurs value Stfan Castle to the point where he has been considered untouchable in any trade package that would not involve one of the five or six best players in the NBA that is what the Spurs think of Stfan Castle and depending on who you ask people would either say the Spurs are crazy for thinking he is that good or they would say it makes perfect sense to believe that highly in a rookie of the year who is capable of doing things like this castle oh Castle elevating castle by one defender by two oh Castle much mamu castle oh Castle normally after winning the Rookie of the Year you would be considered untouchable on most teams you would be considered the prized asset on most teams but the Spurs aren’t your average young team they built around the most talented basketball player ever and that means every single decision they make or don’t make is under a magnifying glass and WBY is good enough to win right now which has a lot of people myself included at times thinking that maybe the Spurs should fast track that and trade for players who are further along than the likes of Steph Castle but there is one thing that makes me believe in what the Spurs are doing i don’t know i can’t quite put my finger on it maybe it’s foolish to believe in one of the best organizations in the NBA but I guess I’ll have to consider myself foolish for doing that and it’s not as though this is blind belief despite Castle not having a Luca Donuch level rookie season he still showed a lot of promise and more importantly he also showed a lot of improvement over the course of the season just look at his preverse post Allstar numbers where he not only improved his volume his assists but also his efficiency and very notably his free throw attempts averaging over five attempts per game post Allstar break and there’s a very good reason for that simply put he’s just a nightmare to stop from getting downhill this is Castle’s biggest strength i mean well quite literally it is his strength but that’s paired with the ability to change speed change direction change angles with such quickness and fluidity he’s playing at a pace that is designed to throw off defenders i mean if you want an example of all of that in one clip look at him get the pitcher head pass that quick burst before going behind the back to discard a pardon and then he just tries to detonate on Zubats do you see what I mean with the acceleration the deceleration the handle and then I mean trying to throw it down on a 7-footer is just the cherry on top and he’s also made plenty of plays like that where he finished it off as well yeah that’s a point guard capable of doing things like that or how about the strength he has here where he hits the in and-out in transition slows down to bump bridges and then the finish but when you watch it in slow motion that’s when it becomes even more impressive just look at the strength to initially bump off Bridges and even with Bridges getting a hand on the ball and OG coming from the backside he just hangs that fraction longer before making the layup and that’s pretty much exactly what Chris Paul said on the first day of training camp about Steph Castle he’s he’s strong as hell too so he it’s it’s cool to see and good fight and most importantly all of these attributes that he has physically mentally and from a skill set perspective all of them are conducive to winning when optimized to the best version this is it after OKC’s i mean just talking about those winning attributes that I mentioned it’s the passing the defense the cutting the physicality we already saw this at Yukon and I know everyone wants every high-end draft pick to turn out to be a superstar the next Shay Gilders Alexander and maybe Stfan Castle will turn out to be that good but at the very least I see someone with all the attributes to be a highlevel cutter to be a good passer to be a great defensive player and those attributes are going to contribute to winning even on a very specific level his skill set is also conducive to playing alongside someone like WBY in particular the inverted pick and roll which we saw more and more of from Vic this year how about having a 6’5 point guard who you can run pick and rolls with who can then be the roller and attack the rim and two-handed dunk on sevenfooters or use his physicality to then draw more defenders before throwing passes to the corner shooters that’s the skill set that could thrive alongside WBY and this is without even mentioning the defense this was a huge reason he was drafted so highly and like most rookies he had his ups and downs but you saw the flashes i mean I saw a full game of him locking up the best point guard ever watch him on this play he’s initially a little slow to react to Steph’s offball movement but with some help from Barnes they prevent the initial shot attempt before Stfan then forces him into passing on the second attempt and then watch his awareness on the back door cut before then staying attached on the water screen about four different actions all of which Castle defended excellently in the span of 5 seconds and then there’s the playmaking as well even if he’s not going to be the primary creator on an offense and honestly playing alongside WMY with the way he is developing it won’t be long before he is a point center without even mentioning the potential of Fox and Harper but even if he’s not running point guard he still has those playmaking attributes that you want all across the board i mean what better example than with 19 seconds left in the game and the scores level castle is isolated against Curry and look at the recognition to spot Kellen sneaking behind Raymond and the pass to go with it as well how many rookies would have the presence of mind to make that kind of play with the scores level 20 seconds remaining and the opportunity for him to go for glory himself instead recognizing the breakdown and rifling in the pass as well and this is what I like about Stfan Castle and this is what stands out even if he doesn’t get the same amount of on ball reps that he got in his rookie season those attributes are going to hold up in a lower usage role and they’re going to hold up alongside the likes of Victor Webb and you can debate whether he should be rated as highly as the Spurs seem to rate him but I don’t think you can debate the talent and potential of Stfan Castle

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