{"id":80749,"date":"2024-06-08T01:56:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T05:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=80749"},"modified":"2024-06-08T01:56:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T05:56:32","slug":"2024-nba-draft-spurs-setting-sights-stephon-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/08\/2024-nba-draft-spurs-setting-sights-stephon-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 NBA Draft: Spurs Setting Sights On NCAA Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Serbian floor general Nikola Topic<\/a> seems like a natural fit for the San Antonio Spurs. With either their No. 4 or No. 8 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the Spurs could add a talented prospect at a position of need. However, the Spurs front office may be zeroing in on a different point guard.<\/p>\n

Indeed, UConn playmaker Stephon Castle<\/a> “has been most strongly connected<\/a> to San Antonio,” per ESPN’s Jeremy Woo.<\/p>\n

Spurs Setting Sights On Stephon Castle<\/h2>\n

“It has been difficult for NBA teams to schedule Castle on the workout circuit, so it remains to be seen exactly where that will land him on draft night,” Woo reports. “Teams on his trail will be closely monitoring whether he decides to open up his availability in the coming weeks. He has been most strongly connected to San Antonio, but… there will be suitors elsewhere in the top 10, with a potentially strong fit in the Utah Jazz.”<\/p>\n

In 2023-24, Castle earned Big East Rookie of the Year and NCAA All-Tournament honors. Averaging 11.1 points, 2.9 assists, and 0.8 steals per game, he shot 47.2 percent from the field and 26.7 percent from 3. Thus, his outside jumper is a glaring weakness. Nonetheless, at 6-foot-7 and 210 pounds, has the tools to be one of the best defenders in the NBA.<\/p>\n