Spurs' Castle named NBA rookie of the year
Stephon Castle of the San Antonio Spurs shoots a three point basket during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 04, 2025 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Michael Gonzales / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP) Related content
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San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle was
named the NBA's Rookie of the Year on Tuesday, following in the footsteps of
team-mate and last season's recipient Victor Wembanyama.
Castle was awarded the Wilt Chamberlain
Trophy after a dazzling maiden campaign in the league which saw him average
14.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
Castle also led the rookie statistics with
most total points (1,190), steals (74) and free throws made (249).
Castle, who was chosen by San Antonio with
the fourth overall pick in the 2024 draft, is the fourth Spurs player to win
the award after Wembanyama, Tim Duncan, and David Robinson.
French star Wembanyama was among the first
to congratulate Castle.
"Hustle, heart & just pure
talent... all year long, you showed why you deserved this title !! So proud of
you," Wembanyama wrote Tuesday on X.
Castle meanwhile said he believed the
accolade would make him a marked man.
"I can't help but think about the target that's put on my back but I just think it's nothing that I'm not ready for," the 20-year-old said.
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