I’m not sure why this is relevant. It’s not like the Spurs passed on Risacher. Everyone wanted him. That’s why he went #1.
I do think you’re missing some important aspects to Castle’s game. He impressed me with his patience, and his ability to let the play develop. That’s instinct that I didn’t know he had. That’s what people mean when they say he has natural point guard skills. You can also see that in the way he knows how to draw contact from a trailing defender. Again, this is instinct and maturity that he already possesses.
Yes, his shot is remarkably inconsistent. But those mechanics that are making it inconsistent are easily fixable for someone who demonstrates his high BBIQ and his work ethic. He’s strong, and isn’t afraid of contact, so he won’t be intimidated by hard fouls.
The Spurs need a floor leader who knows how to make the right play based on what’s available, and he’s showing he can be that guy. Add that to his defensive abilities, and we could be witnessing something special.
I can’t wait to see what a year with CP3 does for his game.
Fwiw, my boy watched castle and said his offensive game resembles Luka doncic. Not that he is as good but how he hesitates, uses fakes, the way he passes, the way he uses his hips to carve out space, resembles doncic. His shooting is inefficient for sure but so was doncic.
Not saying castle will turn into anything closely even resembling doncic, but when my boy (huge fan of doncic) mentioned it I see there are some similarity in style.
Has your friend seen them both playing live/in person?
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