StatFlow

292 | 20 hours ago

2nd year leap was crazy and then he’s become even better in the playoffs on top of that

legitimately the spurs second best player, going to the wcf as a 21 year old

NWTL21

137 | 20 hours ago

Before tonight everyone was on Harper as the guy next to Wemby and Castle just reminded everyone who he is. It’s a great problem to have and I’ll take it.

StatFlow

115 | 20 hours ago

i really think they will just be the best backcourt in the nba in a few years. two 6’6 point guards who can run your offense, generate rim pressure, and lock up defensively. they do it in different ways but are both awesome. wont be surprised if it’s just a 2a/2b thing. either way, theyre the perfect complement to wemby.

_19911118 | Raptors

65 | 20 hours ago

Spurs is small at 4 but that’s mitigated by their guards being so much bigger than most teams backcourt.

swanpenguin | Spurs

29 | 20 hours ago

Hoping to address this in the offseason 🙏

Thfcaditya112 | Suns

18 | 19 hours ago

Can’t Carter Bryant be the long term #4 ?

bbbbbbbdddddaaaa

33 | 19 hours ago

He’s a decent stretch four (esp. for a rookie) and with Wemby could work even long term but I think most people are comparing the Spurs four to teams like Denver/Minnesota and the like. They really don’t have a strong four. Probably will try and draft one this year, or a backup center, or a player who can do both well.

Ideally a player like Yaxel, or Morez Johnson, though both will likely be taken before the Spurs draft.

disfadbidge007 | Warriors

23 | 19 hours ago

He’s built and has hops but is still only 6’6. It might work but ideally you’d want someone 6’7-6’9 that can somewhat effectively slot to the five as needed.

In this wolves series, anytime they had Vic on the perimeter, it was almost always a made bucket at the rim for wolves.

wobuffet17453 | Spurs

20 | 19 hours ago

Potentially but he’s “only” 6’6” 200lbs. Strong and athletic as hell, but he’s still going to be undersized against a lot of power forwards. Spurs don’t have anyone in that 6’7” - 6’10” range to play a more traditional #4, they’re all either 6’6” or 7ft+.

Forshea | Spurs

18 | 19 hours ago

Carter Bryant has almost the same standing reach as Tatum, fwiw.

GabeIsGone | Spurs

15 | 15 hours ago

And Tatum won a championship playing primarily as a SF, who would sometimes play small ball PF.

Same with Carter. He CAN play the PF spot, but SHOULD he? He looses the wingspan advantage that he has at SF if you put him there.

Let players play where they play best if you can. Carter looks best as a SF.

dmavs11 | NBA

6 | 13 hours ago

No? He primarily played PF in a lineup with White, Holiday, and JB. I mean his defensive role in the finals was the guard the center and help take away lobs. Hes an awesome defensive rebounder so he works as a PF and underrated helpside defender.

Thfcaditya112 | Suns

3 | 19 hours ago

In the traditional sense fair enough, but if he develops a consistent three points shot(I remember him being hot at the end of Spurs regular season games), then he can be more than enough with how long the other Spurs players are for their position

jvsalazar | Spurs

4 | 17 hours ago

He’s 6’6.5” without shoes. Same height/standing reach as CMB who’s playing PF/C for the Raptors.

magna77 | Lakers

7 | 12 hours ago

Easiest spot for LeBron to come in and coast till playoffs and probably still coast

runthepoint1 | Kings

2 | 11 hours ago

Could you imagine lol

KARSbenicillin

1 | 6 hours ago

Imagine Lebron going from throwing lobs to Ayton and Hayes to Wemby lmfaoooo

yitur93 | Lakers

1 | 7 hours ago

Who would you want? Glue guy 4s are hardest to find. Usually if they have complete skillsets they are just stars.

xuedad | Lakers

4 | 17 hours ago

Bro they have cap space. If they get someone solid at 4 it’s over. It may already be. Fuck this shit. They gonna own the league for 10 years.

Skylightt

3 | 13 hours ago

And y’know having Wemby lol

swanpenguin | Spurs

20 | 19 hours ago

Yeah I always find the Castle vs Harper convo silly. They’re both stallions who have different strengths and will be amazing teammates.

bbbbbbbdddddaaaa

8 | 19 hours ago

Agreed.

Long term Fox is a bit more of an issue (on where/when to play him) but if he’s OK being shifted to the bench and having Harper/Castle start, he could be a fantastic (if overpaid) microwave type player.

mvhcmaniac | Spurs

6 | 17 hours ago

They’re arguably the second best backcourt in the nba right now. It’s hard to mount an argument for them being outside the top 4, at least.

Objective-Product361

10 | 13 hours ago

As great as Castle is now, wait for the 2nd year Harper 💀. Gotta remember, Harper is way better than Castle as a rookie.

Either way, both are playing for my team, and they are only the runningmates of wemby. This is such an embarrassment of wealth.

coolycooly | Nets

7 | 18 hours ago

The craziest part is he is probably on track to be their third best player what Harper has done as a rookie is insane

Fidel_Cashflows | Spurs

2 | 6 hours ago

As the 2nd best player on the team too. Wemby and Castle are a near perfect fit on defense and have had huge offensive leaps this year.

PopsNY

89 | 20 hours ago

His defense and ability to defend larger players is really impressive, I know he has Vic manning the back line, but even when Vic goes to the bench he’s still getting in the opponents jersey. I look forward to watching him vs SGA.

bbbbbbbdddddaaaa

26 | 19 hours ago

I imagine SGA will be defended by committee just because of his ability to draw fouls. On the plus side San Antonio has four-five guys who can defend him decently.

SeaGrocery678

10 | 12 hours ago

He plays so calm out there but also so intense it’s cool as hell

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

63 | 20 hours ago

Castle is cold. I think he’ll be a problem in the next round

BlindFreeze | Spurs

47 | 20 hours ago

I think the three headed back court is the key against the thunder tbh. Victor is Victor and will do his thing on defense, but what gets this team over the hump is the fact that at any given time they will ALWAYS have an all star caliber ball handler(or two) on the court. That shit wears defenses down

Turk1518 | Thunder

14 | 12 hours ago

SGA/JDub/Chet vs Wemby/Castle/Fox is an insane game.

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

5 | 20 hours ago

Yeah, you guys got a top pick 3 years in a row. Literally insane talent. Luckily we have a few good defenders to keep it interesting.

_19911118 | Raptors

26 | 20 hours ago

“a few”? Thats being very humble lol

hi5guys

-8 | 19 hours ago

Your bald white dude and big dude dirt are only as good as the refs call. Please be honest with your Rose colored glasses. They don’t compare to our pop inspired defense. The reason we destroyed y’all this season. And I’m being humble. Your team is a joke…only won cause pacers best player got hurt in GAME 7..and it’s funny that no one brings that up. YALL WILL BE HUMBLED IN 4….6 WITH REFS HELP

bbbbbbbdddddaaaa

13 | 19 hours ago

Caruso is a bit handsy - very handsy but he’s not dirty. Dort is pure trash.

Grotesker-Bastard

11 | 18 hours ago

he’s at least unsportsmanlike, calling for a tech every other play

bbbbbbbdddddaaaa

1 | 12 hours ago

That might be true. Honestly, with all the players calling for fouls/flops/replays/etc. I kind of forgot that.

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

1 | 19 hours ago

You’re humble and think we won because of an injury, which I could say is why you beat the Wolves, even though they weren’t even winning when it happened?

I think you need a dictionary and some reality both lmao

Zeeron1 | Thunder

2 | 14 hours ago

You seem unwell

National-Fold-2375 | United States

-28 | 20 hours ago

He’ll get locked up by Cason and Ajay.

Stephon Castle tonight: 9 PTS | 5 REB | 3 AST | 8 TOs | ²⁄₁₅ FG

BlindFreeze | Spurs

19 | 20 hours ago

Steph Castle stats vs the Thunder this year: 20/4/5 on 55/43/82

National-Fold-2375 | United States

-23 | 19 hours ago

I can feel it. He is gonna fold in the WCF I don’t care about his Reg Season Stats

KaraDealer | Lakers

45 | 20 hours ago

His defense was pretty good too. 📈

Chessh2036 | Hawks

25 | 19 hours ago

Castle saving the 2024 NBA Draft class in the playoffs 🫡

kimmellal | Supersonics

2 | 7 hours ago

Ajay Mitchell exists too.

bearcat--

21 | 18 hours ago

Entire team has crack head energy on both offense and defense. Just push push push

Kertia

16 | 20 hours ago

The spurs actually got two #1 picks and then the #2 pick in b2b2b drafts. Then the league said no team will do this again. Shout out to Adam silver.

dinamorechin

19 | 18 hours ago

I mean spurs have the number 1 pick in Wemby which led to the number 4 pick in castle wemby got hurt last year and that led us to the number 2 pick. Before that the spurs have 9, 12, 11 (vassell), 19, 18 and then high 20s.

So where did we get those back to back to back number 1 picks and number 2? If you’re calling castle a number one cuz he’s the best player from that draft it would be like calling jokic a number 1 pick. Or Steph curry who went 7th…

StrawberryItten | Spurs

8 | 11 hours ago

I think they mean consensus in re-drafts.

Wemby (duh) and Castle are consensus the best players of their drafts. Harper is seen as the second (or third, if you’re delusional) best player in his draft. So 1-1-2 (talent wise) (according to this person)

swanpenguin | Spurs

3 | 6 hours ago

Some people are so dense it’s crazy lol

CoolAsTheUnthawed | OKC

16 | 20 hours ago

Okay can this dude cool off from 3 already wtf

mon-wed-meetup | Spurs

20 | 20 hours ago

nah hes bout to be our guard version of MJ Washington

BroJackson_ | Spurs

8 | 12 hours ago

Not sure if you mean PJ Washington or the Wizards version of Jordan

mon-wed-meetup | Spurs

10 | 11 hours ago

PJ Washington

CoolAsTheUnthawed | OKC

3 | 20 hours ago

Another Thunder killer getting ready to cement themselves in history, eh?

TemperedTorture | Spurs

16 | 16 hours ago

It’s his shot selection. He’s gone from trying to create 3s for himself in iso or step backs to just taking catch and shoot 3s. So lower volume and higher % shots.

RinSoretoe | Wizards

6 | 11 hours ago

I still think Sarr was the right pick but I wanted this MF, he was just such a bulldog in college. Didn’t think he’d take this offensive leap tho

Loopo_Delgado

5 | 11 hours ago

Love to see how this young team develops. The stars really aligned not only for the Spurs, who got three players with all nba potential in consecutive years, one of them being without a doubt a generational talent, but also for Wemby himself, who got blessed getting these wisely selected and complimentary players of that level alongside him so early in his career. If everything goes accordingly Spurs will be a force the next few years.

efe282

5 | 20 hours ago

He is dawg. Thunder fans get ready for disappointment. He is gonna be huge headache for you guys.

NittanyScout | Spurs

6 | 11 hours ago

Playoff riser Area 51 is fucking scary

DownTheHall4 | Hawks

7 | 10 hours ago

Yeah that’s might be pretty good, but have you considered super star first overall pick Zaccharie Rissacher’s incredible:

3.⁷⁄₃.0/0 with ZERO turnovers (wow!) and shooting an illustrious 35% EFG and 20% 3PT

What an underrated 2024 class!

💀☠️⚰️

Jonthesinner21 | Hawks

2 | 12 hours ago

He has to be the best perimeter defender after ausur right? Ik a lot of ppl have amen as the best but I have him 3rd.

tkflash20

1 | 11 hours ago

Lots to choose from. Daniels, Camara, OG, Cason Wallace, Caruso, Herb Jones, McDaniels. I personally like Camara the best. He generates so many turnovers from offensive fouls.

raycantu2

2 | 10 hours ago

I’ve been saying it all season long! Castle and Harper are going to be monsters!

BrettSchirley22 | Hawks

2 | 9 hours ago

sigh

Skylightt

1 | 13 hours ago

bUt MuH eXpErIeNcE

wwenk821 | Bulls

1 | 9 hours ago

Castle reminds of a bit of D Rose. Fast and can jump out of the gym.

redditnoap | Wizards

1 | an hour ago

hope spurs win it all

AlbertJBundy

-47 | 20 hours ago

Yeah but it’s Against 7 and 6 seeds

PoonGo0n | Spurs

39 | 20 hours ago

Hey, I remember you. Spamming the same “wouldn’t it be funny if the Spurs lost in the first round” joke in /billsimmons. Glad to see you’re a little bitch here too.

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-20 | 20 hours ago

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PoonGo0n | Spurs

26 | 20 hours ago

How’s that lack of experience going for you now, nerd?

Infinite-Machine-210 | Tim Duncan

32 | 20 hours ago

should they have had a worse record

what do you want here

ButlerFromDowntown | Bulls

6 | 12 hours ago

Does nobody in this sub understand how seeding works anymore? You get the higher seed so you can play worse teams. That’s the point of being the higher seed. It’s not something to be embarrassed about.

Sophomore Stephon Castle Through His First Two Playoff Rounds: 19.9⁄4.9⁄6.1 with 3.1 TOV on 49% FG (6.6⁄13.5), 44% 3PT (2.0/4.5), 80% FT (4.6⁄5.8)

Sophomore Stephon Castle Through His First Two Playoff Rounds: 19.⁹⁄₄.⁹⁄₆.1 with 3.1 TOV on 49% FG (6.⁶⁄₁₃.5), 44% 3PT (2.0/4.5), 80% FT (4.⁶⁄₅.8)