San Antonio Spurs’ Stephon Castle weighs in on the 3-guard lineup, his perimeter shot
Spurs’ Stephon Castle believes in the 3-guard lineup and his outside shot.
Host Jeff Garcia and Spurs on Sports Illustrated’s Matt Guzman break down Stephon Castle’s potential in a dynamic trio with De’Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper.
The discussion covers Castle’s evolving shot selection, his impressive 65% accuracy near the rim, and areas for growth in his mid-range and three-point game.
Will Castle’s offseason work translate to on-court dominance?
0:00 Castle’s thoughts on three-guard lineup
5:06 Harper’s injury impact on three-guard strategy
10:44 Castle’s focus on improving his shooting
15:43 Analyzing Castle’s shooting percentages by month
20:20 Breaking down Castle’s shooting by court area
25:20 Concerns about three-guard lineup’s 3-point shooting
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3 Comments
How about the three Middle lineup?
I think people are forgetting Jeremy, KJ and Devin in the mix. They all sucked the prior years because they had no backup per se, they were "the man" which neither are geared to be. Jeremy played every position but what he's made for. They are very good bench players and with the makeup of the current roster might very well be the X-factor when the others are sitting on the bench. I see no drop-in play when "ANYBODY" sits. With Luke and Kelly even, they can play together when Victor sits. Either of them can also play with Victor. To me the roster is stacked, AND it looks like they are doing the same with the Austin Spurs. Potter and Flagler, if they join will be amazing for Austin.
Castle only played 5 games in October 2025. His 3pt % in Nov. was 31.8, April was 29.4. Nearly a whole season and he was worse at the end. With their current roster they really can't start him until he shows improvement in shooting outside the RA and in other weakness in his game, not just shooting. For example he had too many tovs, too high a FGA to assist ration, too many PFs, not enough steals, not enough drebs, etc, etc. Also Castle's shooting at the rime was below the league average and worse than Sochan's. On occasion given the circumstances the Spurs may play 3 guards, but not to start game or in normal circumstances. Their 3 guard lines ups last year that include 3 of CP3, Fox, Castle, and Vassell (natural SG) didn't do very well. Last year Spurs were in 19th-20th in 3pt shooting and drebs. Given that they don't ever need to play Fox, Castle, and Harper together except in special circumstance since none of them is a good 3pt shooter or defensive rebounder. Best 5 man lineup last year was CP3, Vassell, Barnes, Wemby, and Sochan. They had a better netrtg than OKC starting 5. Replace CP3 with Fox and they should be better yer.