By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-30 07:08:08
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在这一年，原本没有明显的头号热门，而卡斯尔脱颖而出，成为马刺队连续第二位获此殊荣的球员。
连续第二年，起亚NBA年度最佳新秀的奖杯花落德克萨斯州腹地（又名圣安东尼奥）。毫无悬念地，2024-25赛季的得主是 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle) ，他与 文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama) 、蒂姆·邓肯和大卫·罗宾逊一起，成为马刺队历史上仅有的四位获得该奖项的球员。
卡斯尔击败了其他入围者扎卡里·里萨谢和杰伦·威尔斯，获得了100张第一名选票中的92张。
由100名全球媒体投票者选出了2024-25赛季起亚NBA年度最佳新秀。
完整投票结果pic.twitter.com/VrvxR9N4tT
— NBA Communications (@ NBAPR) April 29, 2025
作为第四顺位新秀，卡斯尔追平了斯科蒂·巴恩斯，成为自2017年马尔科姆·布罗格登以第36顺位当选最佳新秀以来，选秀顺位最低的年度最佳新秀。 卡斯尔所在的这届新秀被认为是角色球员人才济济，但缺乏鹤立鸡群的明星，因此该奖项被认为人人都有机会。 在经历了一个略显缓慢的开局后，卡斯尔的产量在他赛季第八场比赛开始首发后迅速提升，之后基本上都是高光时刻。
整个赛季，他场均得到14.7分、3.7个篮板和4.1次助攻，但他的数据根据他是首发还是替补出场而有很大差异，这很大程度上取决于上场时间。 在他首发的47场比赛中，他场均上场30分钟，得到16.6分、4个篮板和4.9次助攻，而在他替补出场的34场比赛中，这些数据下降到场均上场22分钟，得到12分、3.1个篮板和2.9次助攻。
尽管如此，无论角色如何，卡斯尔都度过了一个强劲的赛季，在一月和三月都赢得了最佳新秀的称号，同时顶住了状元秀里萨谢的后期冲击，最终荣膺年度最佳新秀。 如果说之前卡斯尔还没有受到足够关注，那么他肯定在全明星周末期间吸引了公众的目光，他连续三天都有亮相。 他带领新秀队取得了胜利，同时被选为MVP，在扣篮大赛中输给麦克·麦克朗屈居第二（可能我有点偏袒，但我更喜欢卡斯尔自然流畅的扣篮，而不是麦克朗的所有道具），他还作为新秀赛的获胜者，参加了全明星赛（锦标赛？）本身，成为了第四支“球队”。
本赛季，卡斯尔的得分超过1000分，篮板超过250个，助攻超过250次，抢断超过70次，他也加入了精英行列，成为继卢卡·东契奇、特雷·杨和凯德·坎宁安之后，最近三位取得这些数据的后卫新秀。 这三位球员都是全明星，至少其中一位很可能是未来的名人堂成员。
据报道，马刺队在选秀前对卡斯尔评价很高，而他凭借扎实的攻防两端表现、赛季中的进步以及巨大的未开发潜力——甚至可能比预期更多——证明了球队的信任是正确的。 凭借马刺队拥有的非常出色的年轻核心，加上哈里森·巴恩斯和达龙·福克斯等老将的加入，他们下赛季应该能够重返季后赛竞争行列。 未来看起来一片光明，而卡斯尔是其中的重要原因。
恭喜，斯蒂芬！
点击查看原文：Stephon Castle named 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year
Stephon Castle named 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year
In a year that started with no favorites, Castle rose above the rest to become the second straight Spur to win the award.
For the second year in a row, the Kia NBA Rookie of the Year is coming from deep in the heart of Texas (a.k.a. San Antonio). To the surprise of very few, the winner for the 2024-25 season is Stephon Castle, who joins Victor Wembayama, Tim Duncan and David Robinson as just the fourth Spur in franchise history to win the award.
Castle beat out fellow finalists Zaccharie Risacher and Jaylen Wells for the award, receiving 92 of the possible 100 first-place votes.
A global media panel of 100 voters selected the winner of the 2024-25 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
The complete voting results— NBA Communications (@ NBAPR) April 29, 2025
As the fourth overall pick, Castle ties Scottie Barnes as the lowest-drafted player to win ROY since Malcom Brogdon shocked the world by winning as the 36th pick in 2017. Castle was part of a draft class considered deep with role player talent but lacking anyone who stood above the rest, so the award was considered anyone’s to win. After a somewhat slow start, Castle’s production quickly picked up when he began starting in the 8th game of the season, and it was mostly highs from there.
For the season, he averaged 14.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists, but his numbers varied greatly depending on whether he started or came off the bench in large part due to available minutes. In the 47 games he started, he averaged 16.6 points, 4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 30 minutes, while in the 34 games he came off the bench, those numbers dipped to 12 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists in just 22 minutes per game.
Still, Castle had a strong overall season regardless of role, winning Rookie of the Month in both January and March while staving off late advances from top overall pick Risacher to win ROY. If Castle wasn’t being noticed already, he definitely caught the public’s eye during All-Star Weekend, where he made an appearance all three days. He led his Rising Stars team to victory while being voted MVP, came in second to Mac McClung in the Dunk Contest (call me biased, but I preferred Castle’s natural dunks over all of McClung’s props), and he participated in the All-Star Game (Tournament?) itself as the Rising Stars winners were the fourth “team”.
With over 1,000 points, 250 rebounds, 250 assists and 70 steals for the season, Castle also joined some elite company with Luka Doncic, Trae Young and Cade Cunningham being last three rookie guards to post those numbers. All three of those players are All-Stars, and at least one of them is likely a future Hall of Famer.
The Spurs were reportedly very high on Castle before they drafted him, and he showed their faith was justified with solid two-way play, in-season improvement, and plenty of untapped potential — perhaps even more than anticipated. With the Spurs having a very good young core to work with, plus veteran additions like Harrison Barnes and De’Aaron Fox in tow, they should be back in playoff contention next season. The future certainly looks bright, and Castle is a big reason why.
Congrats, Steph!
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock