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UConn coach Dan Hurley says the Spurs are the perfect fit for Stephon Castle, who was selected at #4 by San Antonio.

UConn coach Dan Hurley says the Spurs are the perfect fit for Stephon Castle, who was selected at #4 by San Antonio.Spurs seized Castle after scouting him closely all year

So it turns out the Spurs had been scouting Stephon Castle repeatedly in person all year and telling him that they were really high on him. UConn Coach Dan Hurley knew it, Stephon Castle knew it but it remained a closely held secret until Draft Night. But what was it about Castle that captured the attention of San Antonio’s front office and coaching staffs?

“A lot of different things, explained Spurs GM Brian Wright after making Castle the Spurs’ only lottery pick Wednesday night. “He's very versatile, he's tough, he's smart. You know, most times you don't see highly rated players go to a school and be willing to play a role, right? He played on the ball and off the ball in high school and, you know, was doing things that he just wasn't able to showcase sometimes at UConn because they were so good and they were deep and they were experienced. And so that ability to sacrifice for the betterment of the team is something that stood out to us as well, right? Cuz that's something you're gonna have to do across the course of your career.

“So that stood out as a great quality, but he's tough, he's smart. He's a team first guy, he's a hard worker, and he comes from a program where you know they're getting coached hard every single day. They work hard, they practice hard, they're competitive, and they execute. And that meant a lot to us.”

The Spurs chose not to select a second player with their #8 pick, deciding instead to save around $7 Million dollars which might be used to go after someone in the free agent market. They also added another first-round draft pick which they can use as an asset to make a trade for a veteran player after picking Rob Dillingham for the Minnesota Timberwolves who sent San Antonio a 2031 unprotected first and a protected 2030 pick swap to the Spurs for Dillingham,

年少老成，打球也很稳，失误控制的不错啊见过大场面，有大心脏属性，决赛不手软，喜欢竞争，与高水平球员对抗，享受防守带来的快乐。

GM Brian Wright on the #Spurs taking Stephon Castle with the 4th overall pick:
"We'd seen him in the high school scene...he'd been someone that we knew a lot about..."

Brian wright tells me he likes Castle's stoic nature, that he likes how castle was always cheering for his teammates even when he wasn't involved with great plays at UConn

Spurs GM Brian Wright on Stephon Castle, how they view his role as a point guard in particular. "He's a basketball player. I think you'll see him all over the place." Said they'd see how things go from there.

"It wasn't like this was the first time we'd heard of him. We'd seen him in the high school scene. He was a pretty highly rated high school player," Brian wright on scouting Stephon Castle

帅！马刺后场双煞形成

布莱恩·赖特告诉我，他喜欢卡斯尔坚忍不拔的性格，他喜欢卡斯尔总是为他的队友加油，即使他没有参与康涅狄格大学的精彩比赛

马刺总经理布莱恩-赖特谈斯蒂芬-卡斯尔，他们如何看待他作为控球后卫的角色。“他是一名篮球运动员。我想你会到处看到他。说他们会看看事情会如何发展。

“这不是我们第一次听说他。我们在高中时见过他。他是一名评价很高的高中球员，“布莱恩·赖特（Brian Wright）在侦察斯蒂芬城堡时说

完美的团队型球员，防守尖兵，有一定持球技巧跟靠身体硬吃能力，身体强壮移动够快，完美外线领防人，能从高中的角色非常快地适应到康大的多功能角色定位，哪里缺啥往哪搬。

最重要是，康大氛围熏陶下的完美团队型球员，会为队友感到高兴，懂得牺牲，会跑战术，能适应多种功能定位。

有球星像

长的是可以的

有一点像惠特莫尔

是个狠人，希望能打出来。

很符合狗刺选秀看重的东西

卡斯尔最被提及的优点：

1、韧性、适应性（顶级软件）

2、团队性（顶级软件）

很难想象他不是本届最有潜力的人才之一

在大学时期的瓦塞尔和索汉身上，也能看到同样的特质

团队属性跟性格是最nice的一点，至于个人技术，相信卡斯尔也是足够有心气的人，从大学的经历来说是这样了，从明星高中生到大学安排干啥就干啥。

慢慢练就是了。