It's not often that a reigning Rookie of the Year becomes the forgotten man on his own team, but that is the odd place Stephon Castle occupies right now. That's not his fault, it's a product of the San Antonio Spurs adding point guards De'Aaron Fox via trade and Dylan Harper in the NBA Draft. Both great moves, for the record, but also moves that crowd the backcourt. Typically, if a guy wins ROY, the next move is to build around him, not cut into his minutes.
But what if Castle, who has become a forgotten man in the Spurs guard group, steps up even more in 2025-26 instead of taking a backseat?