UConn guard Stephon Castle became the Spurs' lone first-rounder Wednesday, as team deals No.8 pick.
Early Wednesday morning, Stephon Castle woke up in his Manhattan hotel room and dressed for the day ahead. For his moment on the NBA draft stage later that night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn , the Connecticut guard chose a glittery silver-on-black ensemble. It turned out not to be the last time he would slip on those colors. The Spurs used the No. 4 pick to select the hard-nosed UConn guard, proving his wardrobe choice serendipitously prophetic.
Spurs draftee Castle's prep coach believes he'll thrive at point guard “He's tough. He's smart, and he's a team-first guy,” Spurs general manager Brian Wright said. “He's a hard worker, and he comes from a program where 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 best Spurs coverage in Alamo City, delivered to your inbox There is hope the Spurs could use their combination of cap space and future first-round picks to entice a more veteran level of reinforcements to a team that ended last season as the youngest in the NBA. Between now and 2031, the Spurs own 11 first-round picks and four first-round pick swap opportunities. Asked about the value of that cache, Wright came closest to explaining the rationale behind trading the No. 8 pick Wednesday.
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