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Stephon Castle

SAS SAS· Guard· #5· 2025-26

1.98 m · 98 kg · 21 years old

1× ROY
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Among the best in the leagueno. 5among guardsAssistsno. 12among guardsReboundsno. 37among guardsScoring
Season
68 games
16.7PTS
5.3REB
7.4AST
1.1STL
0.3BLK
30.0MIN
FG%
47.1%
3P%
33.2%
FT%
73.4%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26SASSAS6816.75.37.41.10.33.23.330.047.1%33.2%73.4%
2024-25SASSAS8114.73.74.10.90.32.2226.742.8%28.5%72.4%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 178 players
SCORINGno. 37Very goodREBOUNDSno. 12EliteASSISTSno. 5EliteSTEALSno. 46GoodBLOCKSno. 78Average
Career · 2 seasons
Points
0
15.6 per game
Rebounds
0
4.4 per game
Assists
0
5.6 per game
42.9%Field goals
In the clutch
last 5 min, within 5 points · 2024–2025
PTS/game
1.3
Win %
55.5%
54 games with clutch minutes
His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: catch & shoot — around the league average (1.1 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Trey Murphy IIITrey Murphy III68 poss9 pts/100
Kawhi LeonardKawhi Leonard65 poss17 pts/100
Amen ThompsonAmen Thompson61 poss15 pts/100
Jalen WilliamsJalen Williams53 poss25 pts/100
Keyonte GeorgeKeyonte George51 poss12 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

3.54km#63/414

68 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.3#228/342

The ball sticks with him: he dribbles a lot before deciding.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

54.5%

He lives off the pass: he produces more off the catch than creating his own shot.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

57.8%#87/283

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings
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Observed

Stephon Castle: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, points created by assists (#8 of 414).

19.6
Points created by assists · 2025-26
Stephon Castle: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, points created by assists (#8 of 414).Kilometres pe…Points per to…Paint touchesDrives per ga…Points create…Rebound conve…
  • 3.54 kmKilometres per game#63/414
  • 0.25Points per touch#228/342
  • 2.4Paint touches#107/414
  • 12.9Drives per game#19/414
  • 19.6Points created by assists#8/414
  • 57.8 %Rebound conversion#87/283
Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games
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▸ See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence
  1. Kilometres per game: 3.54 km · rank 63 of 414 · 68 games · 2026-04-12
  2. Points per touch: 0.25 · rank 228 of 342 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
  3. Paint touches: 2.4 · rank 107 of 414 · 68 games · 2026-04-12
  4. Drives per game: 12.9 · rank 19 of 414 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
  5. Points created by assists: 19.6 · rank 8 of 414 · 68 games · 2026-04-12
  6. Rebound conversion: 57.8 % · rank 87 of 283 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
Limits
  • Ranks among players with ≥ 30 box-score games; rates also require their event floor.
Revision 84e299f4 · house data · 2026-04-12
Measured

Stephon Castle sits in the 97th percentile among the league's guards in playmaking (2025-26).

97
Percentile · Playmaking · 2025-26
Stephon Castle sits in the 97th percentile among the league's guards in playmaking (2025-26).Playmaki…P97Reboundi…P93ScoringP79
Against 178 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
Observed

Stephon Castle goes from 14.7 to 16.7 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 2 seasons.

16.7
Points per game · 2025-26
Stephon Castle goes from 14.7 to 16.7 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 2 seasons.16.7
Career · 2024-25–2025-26 · 2 seasons
Measured

With Castle on the floor his team is 3.3 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

+3.3
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Castle on the floor his team is 3.3 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…13.3With him off t…10.0
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 1,535 min with him · 971 min without
Forecast

Stephon Castle: projected impact 0.8 in 2026-27 (band -1.3–2.8, BPM scale).

0.8
Projected impact · 2026-27
Stephon Castle: projected impact 0.8 in 2026-27 (band -1.3–2.8, BPM scale).0.8
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20
Observed

Stephon Castle in 2025-26: 36% of his shots at the rim, 21% mid-range and 31% threes (1103 attempts with location).

36 %
Shots at the rim · 2025-26
Stephon Castle in 2025-26: 36% of his shots at the rim, 21% mid-range and 31% threes (1103 attempts with location).36 %21 %31 %
2025-26 · 1103 attempts with location (regular season and playoffs)
Observed

Stephon Castle in 2025-26: 64.9% at the rim, 35% in the paint, 41% mid-range and 34% from three (1103 attempts with location).

64.9
% at the rim · 2025-26
Stephon Castle in 2025-26: 64.9% at the rim, 35% in the paint, 41% mid-range and 34% from three (1103 attempts with location).Shots at the…64.9 %Paint shots…35.0 %Mid-range sh…41.0 %Threes34.0 %
2025-26 · 1103 attempts with location (regular season and playoffs)
Observed

Stephon Castle in 2025-26: 24.3% usage with 57.5% true shooting; 2 seasons on the map.

57.5
True shooting % · 2025-26
Stephon Castle in 2025-26: 24.3% usage with 57.5% true shooting; 2 seasons on the map.Usage %True shooting %2025-26
Usage and efficiency by season
Observed

Stephon Castle passes most to Victor Wembanyama (9.46 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

9.46
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Stephon Castle passes most to Victor Wembanyama (9.46 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Victor… 9.46De'Aaro… 7.69Julian… 6.50Devin V… 6.03
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Inference

Reasoned reading of Stephon Castle: 3 supported claims and 1 inference over the house's evidence. The full reasoning text is available in Spanish.

4
Supported claims
3 supported · 1 inference
  1. 2024-25 regular season · SAS · 81 GP (33-48 in his games) · 26.7 min · 14.7 pts · 3.7 reb · 4.1 ast · 0.9 stl · 0.3 blk · 2.2 tov · +/- -3.0 · FG 42.8% (423/988) · 3P 28.5% (95/333; 3PA share 34% of FGA) · FT 72.4% (249/344) · usage 25.3% (league pct 86 among 295 players with ≥40 GP and ≥15 min) · TS 52.2% (pct 11) · eFG 47.6% · PIE 8.7 (pct 35) · on-court net rating -4.7 (pct 25) (off 111.8 / def 116.6) · AST% 23.1 (pct 80) · REB% 6.6 · pace 101.9 · age 20 · SportiveWorld impact metric -1.94 (own calibrated metric; 81 games) · season value in the own historical model 0.3 (league rank 127 that season)
  2. 2025-26 regular season · SAS · 68 GP (51-17 in his games) · 29.9 min · 16.7 pts · 5.3 reb · 7.4 ast · 1.1 stl · 0.3 blk · 3.2 tov · +/- +6.0 · FG 47.1% (385/817) · 3P 33.2% (81/244; 3PA share 30% of FGA) · FT 73.4% (282/384) · usage 24.3% (league pct 84 among 305 players with ≥40 GP and ≥15 min) · TS 57.5% (pct 44) · eFG 52.1% · PIE 11.7 (pct 77) · on-court net rating +9.8 (pct 92) (off 118.2 / def 108.4) · AST% 34.4 (pct 97) · REB% 8.4 · pace 102.3 · age 21 · SportiveWorld impact metric +1.89 (own calibrated metric; 68 games) · season value in the own historical model 1.0 (league rank 55 that season)
Reasoned reading over the house's evidence · 2026-09-13
Inference

Stephon Castle: Ball in hands: touches and time of possession, the series chosen to illustrate the reasoned reading (2 points, 2024-25 → 2025-26).

67.8
Touches · 2025-26
Stephon Castle: Ball in hands: touches and time of possession, the series chosen to illustrate the reasoned reading (2 points, 2024-25 → 2025-26).67.8
Ball in hands: touches and time of possession
Career highs · advanced
13.7PER
1.1WS
-3.2BPM
-0.6VORP
57.5%TS%
26%USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
2024-252025-262025-26
👟 On his feet
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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height198 cm
Weight98 kg
NBA Draft Combine 2024

Measured by the NBA in 2024 · barefoot · not his current physique

Anthropometrics
Height without shoes197 cm77.50″
Height with shoesnot measured
Wingspan206 cm81.00″47.º of 83
Standing reach259 cm102.00″54.º of 83
Hand length22.2 cm8.75″32.º of 83
Hand width22.2 cm8.75″72.º of 83
Explosiveness
Standing vertical72 cm28.50″42.º of 77
Max vertical94 cm37.00″24.º of 77
Mobility
¾ court sprint3.19 s40.º of 77
Lane agility10.93 s16.º of 77
Modified lane agility2.91 s13.º of 76
Body composition
Weight95 kg210 lb
Body fatnot measured

The rank is within the 2024 invitees who completed that drill.

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🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander2
Aaron Wiggins2
Franz Wagner2
Jrue Holiday2
Most blocked by
Alex Caruso4
Matas Buzelis4
Donovan Clingan4
OG Anunoby3
🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

Victor Wembanyama
His main partner
Victor Wembanyama
9.5 passes per game · 51% shooting after the pass
Passes to most
Victor Wembanyama9.520%
De'Aaron Fox7.716%
Julian Champagnie6.514%
Devin Vassell6.013%
Harrison Barnes5.010%
Receives most from
Julian Champagnie8.216%
De'Aaron Fox8.116%
Victor Wembanyama8.115%
Devin Vassell6.312%
Harrison Barnes5.310%
🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

49%
33%
19%
At the rim56%Three31%Mid-range40%
Assisted baskets: 51%Buzzer-beaters: 12bandeja: 36%mate: 16%suspensión: 12%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇺🇸United StatesPosition: base
🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):steff-ON
College: ConnecticutDraft: 2024 · round 1, pick 4
His numbers
5SAS2024–2025