By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-07-03 15:21:28
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2025年4月30日星期三，圣安东尼奥马刺队球员 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 在圣安东尼奥胜利资本训练中心领取2024-2025赛季KIA NBA年度最佳新秀奖杯后，回答记者提问。尽管他不在名单上，但 卡斯尔 本周一直在随马刺夏季联赛阵容进行迷你训练营加练。
如果休赛期初期的情况能说明什么的话，马刺队后卫 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 在被评为2024年NBA年度最佳新秀后，并未满足于现状。
周四上午， 卡斯尔 又回到了训练馆，和夏季联赛的队伍一起训练，尽管他不是这个名单中的一员。
“他只是想打球，”二年级后卫/前锋 哈里森·英格拉姆 (Harrison Ingram) 说道。
“他是个真正的球员，” 英格拉姆 补充道，“他不在乎所有的奖项或荣誉。他是我兄弟，他一直在打球。”
来自康涅狄格大学的四号秀，20岁的 卡斯尔 在他的第一个赛季场均得到14.7分——新秀中最高——并在81场比赛中场均贡献4.1次助攻和3.7个篮板。他也确立了自己作为一名优秀持球防守者的地位。
甚至在夏季联赛迷你训练营周二开始之前， 卡斯尔 就一直是胜利资本训练中心的常客，和上赛季那支34胜48负的球队所有留队成员一起进行非正式训练。
“我们整个夏天都在打一对一，” 英格拉姆 说，“基本上去年队里的每个人都在训练馆里打一对一。磨砺出真金。没有什么比我防守 斯蒂芬 一小时一对一，或者我防守（前锋） 凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 一小时一对一更好的了。”
“对我来说，没有什么比这更好的模拟训练了。”
卡斯尔 在训练中全力以赴，这也有很大帮助。
“这正说明了他的品格，”助教 迈克·诺伊斯 (Mike Noyes) 说道，他是马刺夏季联赛的主教练，“他是一名竞争者。当他踏上球场时，无论对手是谁，他都想赢。”
马刺与哈珀、布莱恩特签下新秀合同
马刺队宣布，已于周四与乐透秀 迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和 卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 签下了新秀合同，此前他们在6月25日的选秀大会上分别以榜眼签和第14顺位选中了两人。
合同条款并未公布，但根据联盟劳资协议的规定， 哈珀 得到了一份价值约5610万美元的四年合同，而 布莱恩特 则得到了一份价值2340万美元的四年合同。
2025-26赛季 哈珀 将获得1237万美元，而 布莱恩特 将获得490万美元。这两份合同的第三和第四个赛季都包含球队选项。
来自罗格斯大学，身高6英尺6英寸的后卫，19岁的 哈珀 是马刺队史上选秀顺位最高的球员，仅次于三位状元秀—— 大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson) 、 蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 和 维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 。
哈珀 目前正处于轻微腹股沟伤病的康复期，这将使他 无法参加加州经典赛 ，马刺队将于周六在旧金山大通中心迎战迈阿密，开启他们的加州经典赛之旅。但他有望在7月10日拉斯维加斯夏季联赛开打（首场对阵费城）时复出。
米尼克斯有望在拉斯维加斯参赛
二年级前锋 莱利·米尼克斯 (Riley Minix) 在被问及是否会在本月晚些时候的拉斯维加斯夏季联赛中复出时，他毫不犹豫。
“哦，百分之百会。”他说，“我觉得我已经努力训练了大约六个月了，一直在进行康复过程，而且所有进度都符合预期，所以我很有信心。”
米尼克斯 上赛季大部分时间都在奥斯汀马刺队（发展联盟附属球队）度过，他签的是一份双向合同，随后在1月1日的一场发展联盟比赛中遭遇了赛季报销的肩伤。他在1月14日接受了手术，修复了左侧非投篮手的盂唇撕裂。
米尼克斯 和 哈珀 一样，将随夏季联赛球队前往旧金山，但不会参加加州经典赛。
“这是我恢复全面对抗的第一周，我感觉很好，很健康，也很兴奋能打球，”他说，“马刺队为我的康复提供了非常好的团队支持。包括我的物理治疗在内，所有事情在过去几个月里都进展顺利。起初有些艰难，但我们就像其他康复过程一样，最终都挺过来了。”
San Antonio Spurs player Victor Wembanyama, right, embraces his teammate Stephon Castle, center, who was named the 2024-2025 KIA NBA Rookie of the Year, during a small trophy presentation ceremony at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Wembanyama was named NBA ROTY during the 2023-2024 season. Castle has been putting in extra work with the Spurs Summer League squad this week during its minicamp practices even though he is not on its roster.
Tim Duncan, from left, David Robinson, Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama pose for pictures after Castle was presented with his 2024-2025 KIA NBA Rookie of the Year trophy at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. All four have been named Rookie of the Year while playing for the San Antonio Spurs. Robinson won in 1989-90 season, Duncan won in 1997-98 and Wembanyama won in 2023-2024. Castle has been putting in extra work with the Spurs Summer League squad this week during its minicamp practices even though he is not on its roster.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) throws out t-shirts to fans following the Spurs’ last game of the season at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Sunday, April 13, 2025. The Spurs defeated the Raptors 125-118 on Fan Appreciation Night. Castle has been putting in extra work with the Spurs Summer League squad this week during its minicamp practices even though he is not on its roster.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) drives on Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, April 11, 2025, in Phoenix. Castle has been putting in extra work with the Spurs Summer League squad this week during its minicamp practices even though he is not on its roster. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) blocks San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. Castle has been putting in extra work with the Spurs Summer League squad this week during its minicamp practices even though he is not on its roster. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano)
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Stephon Castle puts in extra work after Rookie of the Year season
San Antonio Spurs player Stephon Castle answers questions from reporters after receiving his 2024-2025 KIA NBA Rookie of the Year trophy at Victory Capital Performance Center in San Antonio on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Castle has been putting in extra work with the Spurs Summer League squad this week during its minicamp practices even though he is not on its roster.
If the early part of this offseason is any indication, Spurs guard Stephon Castle isn’t resting on his laurels after being named the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year.
Castle was back in the gym Thursday morning working out with the Summer League squad even though he is not part of its roster.
“He just wants to hoop,” second-year guard/forward Harrison Ingram said.
“He’s a hooper,” Ingram added. “He is not worried about all the rewards or all the accolades. That’s my dog, and he be hooping.”
Drafted fourth overall out of Connecticut, the 20-year-old Castle finished his first season averaging 14.7 points — most among rookies — while adding 4.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 81 games. He also established himself as a strong on-ball defender.
Even before the Summer League minicamp started Tuesday, Castle had been a regular at the Victory Capital Performance Center, joining all the other holdovers from last season’s team that finished 34-48 for informal workouts.
“We have been playing one-on-one all summer,” Ingram said. "Literally everyone that was on the team last year has been in the gym playing one-on-one. Iron sharpens iron. There’s nothing better than me guarding Steph one-on-one for an hour, me guarding (forward) Keldon (Johnson) one-on-one for an hour.
“There’s nothing else that you could simulate that would be better than that for me.”
It also helps that Castle has been going full speed in the practices.
“It just speaks to his character,” said assistant coach Mike Noyes, who is the head coach of the Spurs Summer League team. “He’s a competitor. When he steps on the court, it doesn’t matter who he’s playing against, he wants to win.”
Spurs sign Harper, Bryant to rookie-scale deals
The Spurs announced the signings of lottery picks Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant to their rookie-scale contracts Thursday after they drafted them second and 14th overall, respectively, on June 25.
Terms of the deals weren’t announced, but per terms of the league’s collective bargaining agreement, Harper received a four-year pact worth about $56.1 million while Bryant got a four-year deal worth $23.4 million.
Harper will collect $12.37 million for 2025-26, while Bryant will earn $4.9 million. The third and fourth seasons of both deals are on a team option.
A 6-foot-6 guard out of Rutgers, Harper, 19, is the highest-drafted player in Spurs history outside of No. 1 overall picks David Robinson, Tim Duncan and Victor Wembanyama.
Harper is nursing a minor groin injury that will prevent him from participating in the California Classic, which begins for the Spurs with a game against Miami on Saturday at the Chase Center in San Francisco, but he’s expected to be ready for action when the Las Vegas Summer League begins on July 10 with a game against Philadelphia.
Minix expects to play in Vegas
Second-year forward Riley Minix didn’t hesitate when asked if he would be ready to play in the Las Vegas Summer League later this month.
“Oh, a hundred percent,” he said. “I feel like I’ve been putting in the work for about six months now, going through the rehab process, and I’ve been on pace with everything, so I feel confident.”
Minix spent most of last season with the Austin Spurs on a two-way contract before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury Jan. 1 in a G League game. He had surgery Jan. 14 to repair a torn labrum in his left, non-shooting shoulder.
Minix, like Harper, will travel with the Summer League squad to San Francisco but won’t play in the California Classic.
“This is my first week getting back to full contact, but I’m feeling good, feeling healthy and excited to play,” he said. “The Spurs put some great people in place to take care of my rehab. Just everything, my physical therapy, was a smooth process in these last couple months. In the beginning it was a little rough, but we got through it just like any other rehab.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News