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Stephon Castle has already made a massive leap nobody saw coming

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The Spurs have been one of the best defensive teams in the league this year, and there are a handful of reasons for that. As we've learned over Victor Wembanyama's first two seasons in the league, it takes more than an extraterrestrial to maintain a strong defensive performance throughout a game, let alone a season. Others have to step up, and Stephon Castle has been one of the main culprits.

Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon believe Stephon Castle is performing like an All-NBA defender.

via Game Theory Podcasthttps://t.co/cLXkgT8sIm pic.twitter.com/20Y7j8XoJP— Jah (@JahlilWill) November 18, 2025

To Sam Vecenie's point, San Antonio's second-year combo guard is averaging 1.