Castle draft status?

[superjohn]

Could Castle end up the #1 pick?

Scouts must be drooling over him. Legit 6'6 with serious on court strength. He finishes though contact as well as you'll see. He has great vision. He's a lockdown defender who can guard 1-4. And he's now showing his shooting. He's a great player/prospect as is and when you factor in how smart a player he is it makes him even more unique.

 

[slepers]

Could Castle end up the #1 pick?

Scouts must be drooling over him. Legit 6'6 with serious on court strength. He finishes though contact as well as you'll see. He has great vision. He's a lockdown defender who can guard 1-4. And he's now showing his shooting. He's a great player/prospect as is and when you factor in how smart a player he is it makes him even more unique.

Yes

 

[MilliniumPrince]

I would say no this year. He could next year, but we will never know.

 

[aceboon]

I would say no this year. He could next year, but we will never know.

Next year's draft class is way better, this year's class is awful and a better chance for him to move up

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Could Castle end up the #1 pick?

Scouts must be drooling over him. Legit 6'6 with serious on court strength. He finishes though contact as well as you'll see. He has great vision. He's a lockdown defender who can guard 1-4. And he's now showing his shooting. He's a great player/prospect as is and when you factor in how smart a player he is it makes him even more unique.

If he just plateaus at this current level of great play, he’ll be an easy Top 5-10. If he keeps improving (I’ll bet on this being more likely), he could definitely go #1

 

[Umami Zen]

Moved up a few spots today

 

[yungdowork]

He’s gotta be trending upwards for sure. His shooting looks more comfortable and he’s defending at a high level.

I think Sarr and probably those 2 wings from France end up going before him. Hard to say no to a 6’10 wing with a 7’4 wingspan that is a sniper from 3. Then you still have Buzelis, all the guys in college basketball (Williams, Knecht, Sheppard, etc). If I was an NBA gm, I’d personally take him over any player in college basketball right now, but it depends a lot on fit too.

 

[WeAreUCONN]

I was down on Castle because he wasn’t shooting confidently or consistently and didn’t always finish strong at the rim but that has recently changed and I thought he’s been our best player the past 2 games. If he keeps improving, oh my gosh.

 

[superjohn]

He’s gotta be trending upwards for sure. His shooting looks more comfortable and he’s defending at a high level.

I think Sarr and probably those 2 wings from France end up going before him. Hard to say no to a 6’10 wing with a 7’4 wingspan that is a sniper from 3. Then you still have Buzelis, all the guys in college basketball (Williams, Knecht, Sheppard, etc). If I was an NBA gm, I’d personally take him over any player in college basketball right now, but it depends a lot on fit too.

Sheppard as in Reed Sheppard?

 

[husky429]

Up

 

[yungdowork]

Sheppard as in Reed Sheppard?

Yeah, the mock drafts all seem to love him. I don’t think he’s a lottery pick but a lot of guys whose job it is to speculate about this seem to think so.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

I think he should stay another year to grow as a person…

/s

 

[HailUConn]

If he can sustain the current level of playing, he is a lock in top 5.

 

[superjohn]

Yeah, the mock drafts all seem to love him. I don’t think he’s a lottery pick but a lot of guys whose job it is to speculate about this seem to think so.

Incredible shooter but he can't even guard anyone in college and he's small.

 

[McLovin]

He looks like he could be a superstar at the next level. Not an all-star, a superstar. Every team that passes on him will regret it.

 

[NCHuskie919]

Everyone knows what's up talent wise. What stands out to me is the kid's demeanor. I don't think I've seen him smile. He's just a dawg. Straight up. Love that mentality.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Top five at this point. A lot can change by the first week in April he has room to go up and I don’t see him going down at this point.

 

[3rdbass]

Castle is such a great defender and now that his shot is falling he is being more aggressive on drives as players have to respect his outside game. He always had a great stroke. Just needed time to get his stroke together. Also, noted in the game by Jim Jackson sometimes players coming back from injuries are hesitant to go full tilt. It seems like Castle now is confident after the injury and we are see the resulting aggressiveness. What a fun player to watch.

 

[yungdowork]

Incredible shooter but he can't even guard anyone in college and he's small.

If you’re 19 and shoot 54% from 3 in a major conference, scouts will overlook a lot of stuff for sure. But I agree; even on that team, it seems like Dillingham has more NBA upside as an undersized guard.

 

[superjohn]

He looks like he could be a superstar at the next level. Not an all-star, a superstar. Every team that passes on him will regret it.

I agree with this. Turning into another Jimmy Butler or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander doesn't seem like a stretch to me.

 

[Buffett10]

I get it were all die hard uconn fans. Castle Is turning into a complete game changer. But come on #1 overall? Can he be a top 5 pick? Absolutely if gets his 3 point shot to keep falling. Shooting almost 38% from 3 in the past 10 games. He's definitely one of the best defenders in college ball....but the NBA no longer cares about defense. 136 to 125 and a 133 to 122 games last night. Steph is a great person met him a couple times. Do I hope he goes #1 yup and signs a 2nd max contract. Some reason the NBA loves drafting foreign players. With that said LETS GO STEPH!!!!!

 

[BGesus4]

Freshman pg doing a great job D’ing up an all conference center and that’s a footnote on his performance

 

[bballgrda]

Yeah, the mock drafts all seem to love him. I don’t think he’s a lottery pick but a lot of guys whose job it is to speculate about this seem to think so.

Recently listened this podcast with Sam Vecenie hoping they discussed Clingan and Castle. Neither was mentioned, but Vecenie was gushing over Reed.

 

[navery12]

I get it were all die hard uconn fans. Castle Is turning into a complete game changer. But come on #1 overall? Can he be a top 5 pick? Absolutely if gets his 3 point shot to keep falling. Shooting almost 38% from 3 in the past 10 games. He's definitely one of the best defenders in college ball....but the NBA no longer cares about defense. 136 to 125 and a 133 to 122 games last night. Steph is a great person met him a couple times. Do I hope he goes #1 yup and signs a 2nd max contract. Some reason the NBA loves drafting foreign players. With that said LETS GO STEPH!!!!!

I think you need to take another look at the other guys at the top of the draft. It's a very weak class at the top

 

[asteinindc]

At this trajectory, this would qualify as the best freshmen season in modern program history, right?

Rip had a very good freshman year but on a mediocre squad. El Amin obviously comes to mind. i don't count henefeld. Drummond was good but inconsistent. Who else would be up there for consideration.