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莱格勒盛赞斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)与文班亚马以及马刺队的适配度 (1:11)
蒂姆·莱格勒(Tim Legler)解释了为什么他对马刺队在 2024 年 NBA 选秀大会上用第四顺位选中康涅狄格大学的斯蒂芬·卡斯尔感到兴奋。(1:11)
作者：安德鲁·洛佩兹(Andrew Lopez), ESPN
日期：2024年6月29日，下午 6:48 ET
圣安东尼奥——在斯蒂芬·卡斯尔在选秀之夜成为圣安东尼奥马刺队一员的片刻之后，他接到了来自上届最佳新秀维克多·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的视频通话。
两人互相问候后，文班亚马自我介绍道：“我是维克多。”作为选秀大会的四号秀，卡斯尔笑着告诉他自己当然知道他是谁。
卡斯尔说，在上赛季与康涅狄格大学一起争夺全国冠军的过程中，他记得自己曾观看过文班亚马的新秀赛季，并任由思绪飘荡。
“当然，能和他一起打球的想法会在你的脑海中盘旋，但在它成为现实之前，你真的感觉不到真实，”卡斯尔在周六上午的新闻发布会上说。“所以我的意思是，仅仅是知道这将是我未来的队友，我就对我们的未来感到非常兴奋。”
卡斯尔在大一赛季帮助哈士奇队获得全国冠军后离开了康涅狄格大学。在此过程中，他有幸与多诺万·克林根(Donovan Clingan)并肩作战，这位身高 7 英尺 3 英寸的中锋在选秀大会上以第 7 顺位被波特兰开拓者队选中。
现在，他将有机会把球传给一个更大的目标。
“把球传给DC很有趣，”卡斯尔说，“所以我只能想象（把球传给文班亚马）会是什么样子。”
卡斯尔还比较了这两位大个子是如何改变篮下投篮的，以及这如何让他在防守端更具侵略性。他说，和克林根一起打球很棒，但现在拥有“可能是联盟中最好的盖帽手”也让他很感兴趣。
在选秀前的过程中，卡斯尔说他想去一支能让他打控球后卫的球队。卡斯尔在联合试训中赤脚身高 6 英尺 5.5 英寸，他说这仍然是他的愿望，但他明白拥有位置的多样性很重要。
“我觉得这是我最自在的位置，但话说回来，在康涅狄格大学的那一年，我扩展了自己的无球能力，并且能够真正展现我的全部比赛，这是我来到这里打球后打算做的事情，”卡斯尔说。
卡斯尔说，他觉得自己是马刺进攻体系的“完美人选”。
卡斯尔和马刺队的第二个二轮秀哈里森·英格拉姆(Harrison Ingram)一起在周六亮相。圣安东尼奥队在第 36 顺位选中了胡安·努涅斯(Juan Nunez)，但他没有出席，因为他回到了西班牙，正在与国家队一起训练。
在康涅狄格大学期间，卡斯尔有机会为丹·赫尔利(Dan Hurley)效力，后者被认为是该级别最好的教练之一。现在，他将有机会为 NBA 历史上胜场最多的教练格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)效力。
“仅仅是为波波维奇教练打球的想法，就让人觉得不真实，”卡斯尔说。“从可能是最好的大学篮球教练到现在的波波维奇教练，像他这样的传奇教练，我觉得这是一个完美的情况。
“我觉得这是一个任何篮球运动员都想为之效力的位置，能为像那样两位高水平的教练效力。我很高兴能向他学习，仅仅是能够为他打球，以及我能取得多大的进步。”
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Legler raves about Stephon Castle’s fit with Wemby and the Spurs (1:11)
Tim Legler explains why he’s excited about the Spurs selecting UConn’s Stephon Castle with the fourth pick in the 2024 NBA draft. (1:11)
Andrew Lopez, ESPNJun 29, 2024, 06:48 PM ET
SAN ANTONIO – Moments after Stephon Castle became a member of the San Antonio Spurs on draft night, he received a video call from the reigning rookie of the year, Victor Wembanyama.
After the two exchanged greetings, Wembanyama introduced himself and said, “It’s Victor.” Castle, the No. 4 pick in the draft, chuckled and told him he knows exactly who he is.
While chasing a national championship last season with UConn, Castle said he remembers watching Wembanyama’s rookie season and letting his thoughts wander.
“Just the thought of playing with him, of course it circulates in your mind, but it really doesn’t feel real until it becomes reality,” Castle said Saturday morning at his introductory news conference. “So I mean, just to know that that’s going to be my future teammate now, I’m just really excited for what our future looks like.”
Castle left UConn after his freshman season when he helped the Huskies to a national championship. Along the way, he had a chance to play with Donovan Clingan, a 7-foot-3 center who went No. 7 in the draft to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Now, he’ll have a chance to throw lobs to an even bigger target.
“It was fun throwing lobs to DC,” Castle said, “so I can only imagine what [throwing them to Wembanyama] will be like.”
Castle also compared how the two big men change shots at the rim and how it allows him to be more aggressive as a defender. He said it was great playing with Clingan but having “probably the best shot-blocker in the league” now is also something that intrigues him.
During the pre-draft process, Castle said he wanted to go to a team that would let him play point guard. Castle, who measured in at 6-foot-5½ without shoes at the combine, said that remains his desire, but he understands having positional versatility is important.
“I feel like that’s where I’m most comfortable, but then again, being at UConn for that one year and just expanding my off-ball abilities and being able to show really my whole game, that’s something that I plan to do as I come here and play,” Castle said.
Castle said he feels like he’s the “perfect fit” for the Spurs’ offense.
Castle was introduced on Saturday along with the Spurs’ second second-round pick, Harrison Ingram. San Antonio’s pick at No. 36, Juan Nunez, was not in attendance because he’s back in Spain working out with the national team.
While at UConn, Castle had the chance to play for Dan Hurley, who is considered one of the best coaches at that level. Now he’ll get the chance to play for the NBA’s all-time winningest coach, Gregg Popovich.
“Just the thought of playing for Coach Pop, it really doesn’t feel real,” Castle said. "Just coming from probably the best college basketball coach to now going to Coach Pop, a legendary coach like that, I feel like it’s the perfect situation.
“I feel like this is a position that any basketball player would want to be in to play for two high-level coaches like that. Just to be able to learn from him, I’m excited for, just to be able to play for him and how much I’ll grow.”
via ESPN