On Sunday evening the Spurs 141-124 lost on the way to the Timberwolves. The team is 3-7 in their last 10 games and has lost two consecutive. That includes losses in 10 of their last 14 games.
San Antonio’s season was derailed when Victor Wembanyama had a seasonal injury. The only light place for the Spurs in 2024-25 is Rookie PG Stephon Castle. He is the tough favorite to win Rookie of the year. There are still 17 games left in the regular season for the Spurs.
NOTE: Opportunities via NBA Sportsbook Betonline, accurate from March 10, 2025
Stephon Castle will probably win Rookie of the Year in 2024-25
Stephon Castle is the favorite for the NBA Rookie of the Year, according to the best basketball sports books:
-Stephon Castle (-190)
-Jaylen wells (+380)
-Zaccharie risacher (+2000)
-Zach Ety (+2500)
-Kel’el were (+2500)
-Alex Sarr (+4000)pic.twitter.com/1hpnmh1soj
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In the NBA design of 2023, the San Antonio Spurs had the #1 general choice. They selected Victor Wembanyama and the team ended 22-60 during his Rookie season. Wembanyama had a dominant season and won Rookie of the year in 2023-24. San Antonio had the #4 pick in the NBA design of 2024. They selected PG Stephon Castle from Connecticut.
Castle played a season with the Huskies and won the National Championship. As Rookie with the Spurs, Castle played in 61 of their 65 games in 2024-25. It is on average (13.5) points, (3.1) rebounds and (3.5) assists per game. During his last six games, Castle is on average (23.3) points, (5.2) rebounds, (4.7) assists and (1.2) stealing per game. He is only the sixth Rookie in the history of NBA to get those figures on average over a six-game piece. Castle joins Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.
According to the opportunities via Betonline, Castle is the gambling favorite (-350) to win Rookie of the year. The next nearest chances are Jaylen Wells van Memphis on (+600). If Castle wins in 2024-25, the Spurs have back-to-back Rookie of the Year Award winners. The last team that prepared Back-to-Back Rookie of the Year winners was the magic in 1992 with Shaquille O In addition to a big setback, Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama will be the next set of teammates who won back-to-back Rookie of the year.
