Where's Spurs' Stephon Castle Rank Among NBA Shooting Guards?

HoopsHype placed Stephon Castle sixth among NBA shooting guards for the 2026-27 season, making him the highest-ranked San Antonio Spurs guard on either list.

Last season, Castle averaged 16.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game, shooting 47.1% from the field and 33.2% from three, with 1.1 steals on average. His assists per game ranked 10th in the league.

Eight players averaged a minimum of five rebounds and seven assists per game, including Nikola Jokić and Luka Dončić.

The ranking focuses most on finishing numbers. Castle shot 68% from within three feet of the basket and 62.1% from within five feet. Miles Bridges was at 61.7% in that range, Cade Cunningham 60.9%, and Franz Wagner 60.5%.

His three-point shooting went from 28.5% as a rookie to 33.2% last season. In the playoffs it was 35.0%.

Castle appeared in 68 regular-season games and started all but one. He then started all 23 playoff games as San Antonio reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014.

He had 32 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists in the 139-109 win at Minnesota that closed out the second round.

Down 2-0 in the Finals, San Antonio won Game 3 at Madison Square Garden 115-111. Castle scored 23 with five rebounds, five assists, and two turnovers.

"I expect us to win the next three," Castle said to Malika Andrews of ESPN afterward.

The Spurs lost the next two. New York took the title in five games.

Pairing with Victor Wembanyama was part of why Castle wanted San Antonio ahead of the 2024 draft, he told Sam Amick.

"Being able to pair with Victor was definitely a plus," Castle explained.

San Antonio selected him fourth overall from UConn, behind Zaccharie Risacher, Alexandre Sarr, and Reed Sheppard. Castle earned Rookie of the Year in 2024-25 and was named to the All-Rookie First Team.

He is set to earn $10,015,920 this season, 176th among NBA salaries. He signed a two-year, $18.67 million contract in July 2024, and San Antonio exercised the team option for this season last October.

Castle has spent the summer working with skills trainer Olin Simplis, who described the shot sequence work to Mark Medina of Ratings. Simplis has also worked with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Evan Mobley, and trains Spurs forward Carter Bryant.

Anthony Edwards finished first on the shooting guard list, followed by Donovan Mitchell, Devin Booker, Amen Thompson, and Austin Reaves. Kon Knueppel ranked seventh, one spot behind Castle.

Dylan Harper ranked 11th and De'Aaron Fox 14th on the HoopsHype point guard list published Aug. 14. Wembanyama ranked 31st on the outlet's list of the 50 greatest European players.

Castle turns 22 on Nov. 1. Meanwhile, San Antonio will visit Dallas on October 24 for the Mavericks' season opener.