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STEPHON CASTLE BREAKDOWN


The physicals draw my eye. NBA ready frame as a 6ft 5 combo guard. He gets a lot of his offense in transition displaying speed to get out on the break and using his finishing moves to finish an easy lay. I think he can score a lot of his euro step, it looked very clean and he gained a lot of distance on it. As a point guard, he made solid reeds in the pick and roll. I saw skip passing which is always a good sign this early and I saw him try some high leverage passes but the deliveries were a bit off. He could also hit shooters in the wing from the pick and roll. I don’t think he’s exceptional as a passer but I believe it’s one of his strengths. He isn’t a big self creator yet, he doesn’t have the creativity off the dribble to creat great advantages consistently. I saw him score with finesse and power in the lane and he has solid touch on his finishes. His major weakness is his shooting. I don’t think he’ll be a non shooter. His free throw percentages aren’t great and his three pointer, on super low volume, is at a laughably low number. His jumper is almost as if he’s pushing the ball and not shooting with one motion. He looked more comfortable in the mid range but had some bad misses when shooting as a whole. On defense he’s good on the ball and in the pick and roll. Quick and strong enough to get past the screen and stick to his guy. He is quick laterally but I wouldn’t classify him as an elite on ball defender because he doesn’t have super active hands. He isn’t super active off ball, he also has problems communicating switches which lead to wide open threes or layups. I think he’ll clean up that and become an above average NBA defender.

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