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Yahoo
20-05-2025
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Spurs' Stephon Castle named 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle on Tuesday was named the 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to win the award. Castle secured 92 out of 100 first-place votes from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, topping Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (5) and Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells (3). He finished with 482 total points in the final voting. Advertisement The fourth pick joins David Robinson (1990), Tim Duncan (1998) and Victor Wembanyama (2024) as previous winners from the Spurs. They are the first team to have back-to-back winners since the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2014-15 (Andrew Wiggins) and 2015-16 (Karl-Anthony Towns). Castle led all first-year players in scoring, averaging 14.7 points, 4.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds on 42.8% shooting from the field in 81 games. He also paced the rookie class in field goals (423) and total steals (74) while making over 100 more free throws (249) than any other first-year player. The Rising Stars Game MVP was the only rookie with at least 1,000 points this season (1,190) and is one of three in franchise history to also have 250 assists. He was one of four first-year players with multiple 30-point performances. Advertisement Castle earned Western Conference Rookie of the Month honors in January and March, joining Robinson, Duncan and Wembanyama as Spurs players to win multiple times. He was the first Spurs rookie since Duncan to rank in the top two on the team in both points and assists. This article originally appeared on Rookie Wire: NBA: Spurs guard Stephon Castle named 2024-25 Rookie of the Year
USA Today
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Spurs' Stephon Castle named 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year
Spurs' Stephon Castle named 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle on Tuesday was named the 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to win the award. Castle secured 92 out of 100 first-place votes from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, topping Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (5) and Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells (3). He finished with 482 total points in the final voting. The fourth pick joins David Robinson (1990), Tim Duncan (1998) and Victor Wembanyama (2024) as previous Spurs winners. They are the first team to have back-to-back winners since the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2014-15 (Andrew Wiggins) and 2015-16 (Karl-Anthony Towns). Castle led all first-year players in scoring, averaging 14.7 points, 4.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds on 42.8% shooting from the field in 81 games. He also paced the rookie class in field goals (423) and total steals (74) while making over 100 more free throws (249) than any other first-year player. The Rising Stars Game MVP was the only rookie with at least 1,000 points this season (1,190) and is one of three in franchise history to also have 250 assists. He was one of four first-year players with multiple 30-point performances. Castle earned Western Conference Rookie of the Month honors in January and March, joining Robinson, Duncan and Wembanyama as Spurs players to win multiple times. He was the first Spurs rookie since Duncan to rank in the top two on the team in both points and assists.
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hawks' Zaccharie Risacher headlines finalists for Rookie of the Year
Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher, San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle and Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells were named the finalists for the 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year award. Risacher averaged 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists on 35.5% shooting from 3-point range in 75 games. The two-time Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month finished second in total scoring (942) and was the only first-year player with four 30-point games this season. Advertisement Castle led all first-year players in scoring, averaging 14.7 points, 4.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds on 42.8% shooting from the field in 81 games. The Rising Stars Game MVP was the only rookie with at least 1,000 points and is one of three in franchise history to also have 250 assists. Wells posted averages of 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists on 35.2% shooting from 3-point range in 79 appearances. He was the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in October and November and was the only second-round pick to average at least 10 points per game. Risacher, Castle and Wells were selected as finalists for Rookie of the Year based on the voting results from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. The ballots, which were announced Sunday on TNT, were due from voters on Tuesday at 6 p.m. EDT. Advertisement Castle is the betting favorite to win the award, with Risacher behind him and Wells in third. The winner will be announced on TNT during its coverage of the playoffs. This article originally appeared on Rookie Wire: NBA Rookie of the Year: Hawks' Zaccharie Risacher headlines finalists
USA Today
20-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Hawks' Zaccharie Risacher headlines finalists for Rookie of the Year
Hawks' Zaccharie Risacher headlines finalists for Rookie of the Year Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher, San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle and Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells were named the finalists for the 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year award. Risacher averaged 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists on 35.5% shooting from 3-point range in 75 games. The two-time Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month finished second in total scoring (942) and was the only first-year player with four 30-point games this season. Castle led all first-year players in scoring, averaging 14.7 points, 4.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds on 42.8% shooting from the field in 81 games. The Rising Stars Game MVP was the only rookie with at least 1,000 points and is one of three in franchise history to also have 250 assists. Wells posted averages of 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists on 35.2% shooting from 3-point range in 79 appearances. He was the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in October and November and was the only second-round pick to average at least 10 points per game. Risacher, Castle and Wells were selected as finalists for Rookie of the Year based on the voting results from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. The ballots, which were announced Sunday on TNT, were due from voters on Tuesday at 6 p.m. EDT. Castle is the betting favorite to win the award, with Risacher behind him and Wells in third. The winner will be announced on TNT during its coverage of the playoffs.
USA Today
19-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Stephon Castle is having one more shining moment with NBA Rookie of the Year lead widening
Stephon Castle is having one more shining moment with NBA Rookie of the Year lead widening Welcome to Layup Lines, For the Win's basketball here to get it delivered to your inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Have feedback for the Layup Lines Crew? Leave your questions, comments and concerns through this brief reader survey. Now, here's Prince J. Grimes. I want to be real careful with what I'm about to say here, because the last time I called an award race early, it nearly came back to bite me as Lamar Jackson closed on Josh Allen in the final weeks of the NFL season before falling just short of the MVP award. Ultimately, though, that turned out to be right, and I think this will too, because all signs point to the NBA Rookie of the Year race being over. The winner is going to be San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle. One year after winning a national championship in his one season with the UConn Huskies, Castle is well on his way to earning more hardware. His -800 odds at BetMGM to win Rookie of the Year are up from -450 a week ago and -225 two weeks ago, leading the field by quite a bit. No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher is the next closest at +1800. With less than a month left in the season, Castle is pulling away. By my count, he'd be the first player to win a national championship and Rookie of the Year in consecutive years since another UConn great, Emeka Okafor, did it in 2004-05. It'll be a well-earned win for the 20-year-old and Rising Stars Game MVP. He's tied for fourth among rookies in games played at 66, and of the players with enough games for ROY consideration, he leads them all in scoring at 13.8 points per game. Castle is also second in steals (0.9), fourth in assists (3.5), fourth in offensive rating, and he averages 3.2 rebounds. Not to mention, his numbers have only gotten better as the season has progressed. In March, Castle is averaging 20.6 points through 10 games, including a second-career 30-point game when he dropped 32 on the Western Conference-leading Thunder -- who have the NBA's best defense -- and made a career-high four 3-pointers. He's showing the kind of scoring prowess he flashed in Connecticut, where he averaged 11 points as a freshman and made himself into the No. 4 pick of last year's draft. Stephon Castle over his last 10 games: - 20.6 PPG - 4.3 RPG - 4.1 APG - 49% FG - 58% TS He's leading all rookies in scoring by over 150 points 😳 — The Lead (@TheLeadSM) March 18, 2025 Castle's defense is coming along too, according to his veteran teammates. "There are definitely All-Defensive awards in his future," Harrison Barnes said, via a recent story by Athlon Sports. Chris Paul said, "He's a two-way player. He defends. He doesn't duck matchups." This is all to say Castle is on his way to becoming a special player in the NBA for a long time, though that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. The former 5-star recruit had BetMGM's third-best chance to win Rookie of the Year when odds opened last summer. It does feel a bit unfair, though. While Castle was having his first shining moment in the NCAA tournament a year ago, Victor Wembanyama was winning Rookie of the Year for the Spurs. Somehow, NBA teams let San Antonio end up with the NBA's best rookie again. Q&A with future lottery pick Dylan Harper One player who won't be using the tournament to boost his draft stock this March is Dylan Harper, whose Rutgers squad didn't qualify for the tournament. Then again, Harper doesn't really need to show much else to have his name called with one of the first picks. He's solidified. Our Bryan Kalbrosky caught up with Harper to talk about his incredible season at Rutgers and more, including playing with fellow draft lottery prospect Ace Bailey: "My favorite part about him is the joy he brings to the game. No matter what is going on, he is going to have high energy and things like that. He is one of those guys who at 6-foot-10, you can give the ball to him, and he can get a bucket at will. That's really him. He knows how to use his body and get to his spots. There's no complaints about playing with him at all." You should definitely check out the full convo with Harper. You'll be hearing his name a lot real soon. Shootaround
