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Stephon Castle Rumors
“I’m not going to be perfect, but I just want to learn every day from the vets and the guys around me, like De’Aaron Fox, Harrison Barnes. Even a guy like Wemby, Steph Castle. Just learn as much as I can from everyone. I’m new. I’m going to be that guy with full energy, running around the gym and just trying to understand the game better. And as I’m getting better every day, that would be a pretty successful rookie year. I want to just go out there and show I belong.”
At this stage of his career, Edgecombe might be better suited playing off the ball. But a Western Conference scout doesn’t have a problem with his desire to be a point guard. The scout noted that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Alex Caruso, and Cason Wallace shared point-guard duties for the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. He thinks Edgecombe can play that role. The scout also pointed out that Jamal Murray is a point guard for the Denver Nuggets, and that De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, and Dylan Harper will share ballhandling duties for the San Antonio Spurs.
Matthew Tynan: He obviously won’t be playing in Summer League, but Steph Castle has been running with the team since camp started. “Setting a standard,” said a team spokesperson.
What about any Popovich stories you got? Stephon Castle: Aye—Pop? Pop, that's my guy. I only got to—Coach Pop only coached me for like five games, bro. And then—yeah, because he's not... yeah, he only coached me like five games, and he had that incident. Yeah bro, Pop cool as []. Pop hella energetic. He'll be dancing in practice and []. Interviewer: Really? Stephon Castle: I swear—you turn music on, he'll start dancing in practice and [__].
Who's—uh—who do you think, all-time, is like your... who's your GOAT? Like, your basketball GOAT all time? Stephon Castle: Um, gotta be Jordan, bro. I ain’t gonna lie. Interviewer: Yeah, agree. Stephon Castle: I gotta agree with you on that. I'll give Bron a close second, but me personally, I got Jordan.
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Suns not that interested in players that Spurs have offered as part of Kevin Durant trade package
Sources add that Phoenix is not enamored with the players San Antonio has made available in the teams' talks to date. It is obviously presumed that Kevin Durant would relish the opportunity to play alongside Victor Wembanyama, but it is also believed that the Spurs are only willing to discuss veterans such as Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson and Harrison Barnes. The Spurs just managed to acquire De'Aaron Fox from Sacramento largely on their terms and the notion now of surrendering newly named Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle or the No. 2 selection in this month's draft is simply a non-starter.
Spurs a team to watch for Jaylen Brown?
Brown, a four-time All-Star and 2024 NBA Finals MVP, has massive value if Boston opts to dangle him in trade discussions. Although sending Brown to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has been a popular talking point, one up-and-coming Western Conference team seems like a more realistic trade partner. “The team I’d watch the closest with Jaylen Brown is probably the Spurs,” Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated said Wednesday on NBC Sports Boston’s The Off C’season special. “Sure, I think (the Spurs would) love to make a run at Giannis, but do the Bucks ask for Stephon Castle? Like, is that on their wish list? And if it is, I can’t see San Antonio doing a deal like that.
“One of the concerns people in San Antonio told me about is, you go and deal for a guy like Giannis, all of a sudden you’ve created a championship window, but it is a window with a closing date. You’ve got De’Aaron Fox, who’s in his late 20s, Giannis in his early 30s, and the last thing they want is to have a roster after those guys kind of age out where when (Victor) Wembanyama is maybe looking around going, ‘All right, where are the young guys I’m going to play with after that?’ “It certainly is a problem for another day, but that’s on the mind of the San Antonio Spurs. That’s why they want to hold on to Stephon Castle, so he can be that second guy opposite Wembanyama for a long time, assuming they trade that No. 2 pick.”
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Arizona Sports John Gambadoro reported that there is some interest from Durant’s side in joining the Spurs, citing sources close to the situation. Gambadoro suggested the veteran forward sees the Spurs as a team on the rise, saying Durant views San Antonio featuring De’Aaron Fox, Victor Wembanyama, and rookie guard Stephon Castle as an appealing destination.”
Potential Kevin Durant trade to happen before the draft?
John Gambadoro: The team that I heard last night in speaking to somebody pretty close to the situation with KD, is keep your eye on the Spurs. KD could have some interest in the Spurs, that may be a good landing spot for him with Fox and Wemby an up and coming team on the rise, that has a great defensive anchor on their team, and a terrific young player in Stephon Castle. (…) What could the Suns get? You might have to take Harrison Barnes back to make it work but you could get Devin Vassel, who is a very young player (…) I expect that a KD deal would happen right before the draft, because you want to include draft capital in the deal, so a KD trade would come up this month sometime before the draft, probably close to the draft if it’s gonna happen.
Chris Paul on the move this summer?
Anticipation is building that Chris Paul could be on the move again this offseason even though his time as a Spur as a mentor to Victor Wembanyama and a young team overall was an unabashed success. The reality now, though, is that San Antonio acquired De’Aaron Fox in February and just watched Stephon Castle assemble of a Rookie of the Year season. Since winning the May 12 draft lottery, San Antonio has likewise attempted to convey a desire to rival teams that it intends to keep the No. 2 overall pick in next month's draft to select Rutgers' Dylan Harper. With or without Harper in the Alamo City next season, it is difficult to see how there would be room in the Spurs' backcourt next season.
Stephon Castle, Zaccharie Risacher lead 2024-25 All-Rookie teams
Shams Charania: 2024-2025 NBA All-Rookie teams: First team: Stephon Castle, Zaccharie Risacher, Jaylen Wells, Zach Edey, Alex Sarr Second team: Matas Buzelis, Bub Carrington, Donovan Clingan, Kel’el Ware, Yves Missi
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