Spurs rookie Stephon Castle had a brief stint in Summer League, but he emerged as a much more assured player.
Even though he only participated in three NBA Summer League games, rookie Stephon Castle of the San Antonio Spurs concluded his career feeling more positive than when he first began playing professionally. Regarding his attacking style, the fourth overall selection remarked, “To be able to come out here and play my game, it’s been a luxury for me. I feel like our team and our coach staff just too.”
Due to a sprained right wrist, Castle was forced to miss two games in Sacramento, California, and one in Las Vegas, Nevada, but he is happy with what he accomplished.
“I think we’re picking it up pretty quickly because as you go up the levels, you kind of have to get used to the speed of the game,” Castle remarked.
“Coming from a good program at UConn, they taught us a lot of that stuff pretty early. A lot of [it] has been a lot more simple for me, just trying to make those reads and trying to take care of the ball more.”
Castle starts for the Spurs at point guard. After picking up the skills and subsequently winning a national championship with UConn, he feels at ease in this role.
“I feel like that’s where I’m most comfortable, but I feel like just showing my versatility, showing that I can do it both on the ball and off the ball,” Castle said. “That’s been something I’ve been trying to show. Just being at UConn, I kind of learned how to play off the ball really well so being able to show the full package now has been great.”
“Somebody that just runs the show, can run the team, can get us an open shot, a good look,” is how the 6-foot-6 guard answered when asked how he defines point guard play,” Somebody that can control the pace and I feel like I’ve been doing a good job at that.”
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