SUMMARY
- Stephon Castle is bound to have tremendous impact in the Spurs while playing alongside Victor Wembanyama.
- Chris Paul will be responsible in his upbringing in the league.
The San Antonio Spurs are finally moving in the right direction and things could get better moving forward. It’s been an entire year since this team drafted one of the biggest prospects in NBA history, Victor Wembanyama. Despite a severely underwhelming year, the Spurs managed to get some hope out of what they saw Wembanyama do on the floor.
This year, they added another versatile guard during the draft who will possibly become one of the faces of the franchise given that he performs well enough. Stephon Castle will compete alongside Wembanyama and a few other top-tier athletes acquired not too long ago. Castle has already shown great potential during the Summer League.
Stephon Castle has two incredible mentors by his side
It’s worth noting that the Spurs have made some impressive moves this summer and it’s barely come to an end. Over the last couple of years, the Spurs have been extremely silent in the market, last signing DeMar DeRozan in 2018 for three seasons. They recently signed Chris Paul, who was waived by the Golden State Warriors. The other addition was Harrison Barnes, a 14-year veteran with high-level shooting and defense.
Vegas ready 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/A48iLLlqAf
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) July 12, 2024
Stephen Castle will have to work under these veterans to acquire the experience he needs to take on bigger roles. And Paul’s history with young teams may play a big factor in the Spurs’ projected success. Paul and Barnes could lay the groundwork for Castle showing him how to play alongside a thriving player like Wembanyama.
Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama could be setting themselves up for something big
We all remember when the Spurs were the best team in the Western Conference. Well, with the way things seem right now, Stephen Castle and Victor Wembanyama could become the second coming of Tony Parker and Tim Duncan. Obviously, the French native has an incredible scoring capacity just like Duncan. But he probably has better defensive tendencies than the Spurs legend.
Spurs 4th overall pick Stephon Castle through 2 games: 15PPG, 6REB, 4AST, 1.5STL, 1BLK
pic.twitter.com/f68mFyFJho— StephonCastleMuse (@SC5Muse) July 11, 2024
Castle is a natural scorer, which is certainly needed. However, he could eventually transition into being the team’s second option and a lead facilitator beside Wembanyama, just like Parker was to Duncan. What’s even better is that Gregg Popovich was the Spurs’ coach back then, and still is leading the team. This year’s draft selection was a major win for San Antonio.