Castle’s stats don’t jump off the page compared to many ROY’s, but he has shown too much potential to ignore. As much as Hawks fans may not want to hear it, Stephon Castle is all but a lock for Rookie of the Year at this point.
As the race to the end of the regular season winds down, the San Antonio Spurs won't be playing basketball much longer. They still have plenty to look forward to regarding their future, however.
Even though there are still games remaining on the NBA schedule, voters know who they are choosing for the Rookie of the Year award at this point. Will it be Stephon Castle, the heavy favorite, or could it be Zaccharie Risacher, the first-overall pick?
How many of the players to have the most points per game on an NBA team that won 65 or more regular season games can you name in five minutes?
With the NBA season nearing its end, the Rookie of the Year award looks like it can come down to the final game of the season. Stephon Castle, Zaccharie Risacher, and Alex Sarr are in the conversation for the award but only one of them can take home the trophy.
Whenever the NBA Rookie of the Year has been brought up to Stephon Castle – and it’s been mentioned often going on a couple of months now – the San Antonio Spurs standout has downplayed the award.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle is nearing the end of a standout rookie season with confidence, leading the charge in the NBA Rookie of the Year race.
The writing went on the wall when the San Antonio Spurs announced that Victor Wembanyama would not play another game for the remainder of the 2024-2025 season.
SAN ANTONIO — Stephon Castle knows that all bets are off regarding the San Antonio Spurs this season. That doesn't mean he won't be playing hard. “We’ve still got to fight with the five guys we have on the court," the rookie said, responding to a question about San Antonio's playoff elimination at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers.
The San Antonio Spurs might've made a blockbuster trade during the deadline this year, but both De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama were ruled out for the season, crushing any hopes of making the playoffs.
The San Antonio Spurs nearly pulled off an upset over the Eastern Conference's top team on Friday night. The Spurs were defeated 114-113 after initially falling behind by 23 points before clawing back into the game, San Antonio was led by strong performances from Devin Vassell, Harrison Barnes and rookie Stephon Castle.
According to the Kia NBA Rookie Ladder, Spurs guard Stephon Castle has been in control of the Rookie of the Year Award for the last couple of months, if not more, putting up a stat line of 14.3 points per game, as well as 3.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
SAN ANTONIO — Before facing a daunting Orlando Magic squad last Tuesday, Stephon Castle added another trophy to his professional collection. He earned his second Rookie of the Month Award of the season from the NBA.
The NBA regular season is almost complete, and the race for Rookie of the Year will wrap up in the next few weeks. There have been multiple rookies in this year's class who have performed well, but a few players have set themselves apart from the rest of the bunch at the top of the list.
Hours after Stephon Castle joined San Antonio Spurs royalty, the rookie from UConn downplayed the honor that led to such notoriety. In winning a second Western Conference Rookie of the Month, Castle became only the fourth rookie in the rich Spurs annals to accomplish the feat.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs notched two wins in Denver against the Nuggets in a single season for the first time in a decade Wednesday night. That wasn't the only bit history made.
As blossoming star Stephon Castle has set himself up as the inevitable winner of this season’s NBA Rookie of the Year, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the San Antonio Spurs guard has captured his second Rookie of the Month award.
Spurs guard Stephon Castle has been named the Western Conference’s Rookie of the Month for March, while Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher has won the award for the Eastern Conference, the NBA announced today (via Twitter).
In a stretch of four consecutive games that pitted the San Antonio Spurs against teams that are firmly entrenched in the NBA playoff picture, their standout rookie Stephon Castle has continued to shine.
The Detroit Pistons will be at home at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday as they take on the San Antonio Spurs in an interconference matchup. Detroit enters Tuesday’s game having won five of their last 10 games and are coming off a victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday despite being without their star pint guard Cade Cunningham.
Stephon Castle dished out 14 assists in the Spurs' 128-120 win over the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night.
The ball clanked off the rim shortly after Stephon Castle initially thought he made a basket. The whistles shrieked shortly after Castle initially thought he contested a shot successfully.
The San Antonio Spurs pranked rookie Stephon Castle so hard on Wednesday. Spurs guard Devin Vassell shared a video on Instagram of Spurs players taking Castle to his car on Wednesday.
Victor Wembanyama's absence will be Stephon Castle's time to shine for the Spurs...and they'll need all the help they can get.
The Spurs rookie will be the first player to take part in events on all three days of All-Star weekend since Blake Griffin did so in 2011.
Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!