Stephon Castle drafted 4th to the Spurs!

[CL82]

castle interview. includes some bits about UConn

Wow, this is like a UConn/Dan Hurley infomercial, at least early on.

 

[aceboon]

At this point he just has to be SGA. With the big hole SAS has at PG he’s going to have all the freedom to run the show.

SGA and Chet vs Castle and Wemby for the future

lol, I guess that's simple enough

 

[Nick2005]

I didn’t watch Sheppard play much, but he shot over 50% from three? If that is the case, why was Kentucky awful. Imagine castle shot 50% from three. We would have won every game by 40plus. Why didn’t sheppard shoot 30 times a game?

 

[aceboon]

I didn’t watch Sheppard play much, but he shot over 50% from three? If that is the case, why was Kentucky awful. Imagine castle shot 50% from three. We would have won every game by 40plus. Why didn’t sheppard shoot 30 times a game?

Kentucky wasn't "awful", but their defense for most of the season was and then the freshmen hit their "lights too bright" moment against Oakland first round. Sheppard wasn't gonna shoot that much just like Castle wasn't gonna shoot that many times, other players gotta eat too.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

lol, I guess that's simple enough

Haha playstyle wise. Even though being an MVP candidate would be helpful too.

Castle was super effective offensively here because he didn’t force 3s. Took probably 3 at most in a good game. I don’t expect him to lean on that in the NBA the same way SGA doesn’t. Andre Jackson’s problem was that he wasn’t a great shooter and he was still determined to make that the only shot he was comfortable taking.

 

[James]

I'm so pumped for this! The Spurs are the team of the future with the face of the NBA leading them. Steph fits in perfectly as an all-around winner. I was already planning to watch all of Wemby's games next year, but this just takes it to another level. There's nothing like watching UConn alumni in the league get minutes.

Sheppard looks like an excellent versatile shooter with high defensive IQ. However, I agree that there's not a huge gap between him and Castle as prospects. I think Castle is a much better prospect, which is not the consensus opinion among draft analysts. Sheppard is closer to a DeAnthony Melton-type guard than a top scorer like Devin Booker, but Castle brings so much size as a defender and cutter. I love how he mentioned setting screens for Wemby immediately in the press conference. He can really grow into that Jimmy Butler/Jrue Holiday mix without needing crazy high usage like SGA.

 

[Mr. French]

Steph confirmed #5 excited to cop a shirsey at minimum!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Waquoit]

Steph confirmed #5 excited to cop a shirsey at minimum!

That jersey should sell on aesthetic value alone.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Sounds excited to showcase his playmaking ability lol

 

[huskymedic]

 

[BugsyCT]

 

[aceboon]

Is Juan Nunez expected to come over to the Spurs for this upcoming season?

 

[Huskybass]

Never saw a young player so focused. Love this kid.

 

[navery12]

Is Juan Nunez expected to come over to the Spurs for this upcoming season?

Consensus is he'll stay overseas, still under contract and will be with the Olympic team all summer

 

[aceboon]

Consensus is he'll stay overseas, still under contract and will be with the Olympic team all summer

Good, should mean more on ball reps for Steph cuz Nunez is a beast in pick & roll

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Good, should mean more on ball reps for Steph cuz Nunez is a beast in pick & roll

I think SA sees Steph as the PG there. It seems like he was pretty diligent on making sure teams were on the same page as him as far as the kind of role he would have.

I don’t think he’ll do the same things he did here and he tried to make sure of it.

 

[navery12]

 

[Mr. French]

I like the fit & the mentorship (if Paul is into that type of thing, he should be at this point).

 

[auror]

Is Juan Nunez expected to come over to the Spurs for this upcoming season?

Before the draft people thought he might stay, but I thought I saw that night someone said he might come over right away. In his interview with the team he said basically "I don't know" lol. Seems like he stays overseas for 1 more year.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

I like the fit & the mentorship (if Paul is into that type of thing, he should be at this point).

I want to say he was a big part of the mentorship with SGA?

 

[gsmooth]

This would be fantastic for Stephon. Chris Paul is a very high IQ basketball player and would be great at teaching Stephon all the things about running the team as a floor general.

 

[Umami Zen]

Had heard and posted about this 6-7 weeks ago. Would be a great mentor for Steph and Wemby. Slowing down but still has All-Star PG DNA

 

[I Bleed Blue]

I truly think Steph is gonna kill it in San Antonio. He’s going to an insane 1-2 with Wemby