By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-10-21 14:29:34
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2025年10月17日，在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥的霜冻银行中心，圣安东尼奥马刺队的斯蒂芬·卡斯尔在对阵印第安纳步行者队的季前赛上半场中完成扣篮。当周三马刺队迎战达拉斯独行侠队时，卡斯尔将成为球队近五个赛季以来第五位在揭幕战中首发的控球后卫。
达拉斯电 — 那些劲爆的扣篮自然吸引了绝大部分的目光。
在上周结束季前赛的比赛中，马刺队以133-104大胜印第安纳步行者队，马刺后卫 斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 在上半场就上演了两次足以入选集锦的暴力扣篮，震撼了全场篮筐。
然而，相比之下， 卡斯尔 的教练对他送出的九次助攻印象更为深刻，而这些助攻大多是喂给了上赛季的NBA年度最佳新秀。
“他做出了非常出色的决策，”教练 米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说道。“当你能做出简单的决策时，它们看上去就会非常棒。”
卡斯尔 对场面的掌控力，对于正在进行最后演练的马刺队来说，是一个积极的信号。
当马刺队在周三客场挑战达拉斯的常规赛揭幕战中， 卡斯尔 将担任球队的首发控球后卫。
“有了一年的经验，比赛的节奏对我来说似乎慢了一些，” 卡斯尔 说。“观看比赛录像也很有帮助。所以，进入常规赛后，我需要做的就是不断重复这些。”
现年20岁的 卡斯尔 ，将成为马刺队过去五年里第五位在揭幕战中首发的控球后卫。
这份荣誉本该属于 德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) ，但这位全明星球员因腿筋伤势仍在恢复中，赛季初将被列入伤病名单。
自从名人堂成员 托尼·帕克 (Tony Parker) 最后一次身披银黑战袍首发出战揭幕战以来的七个赛季里，马刺队在赛季首战的这个位置上已经用过五名不同的球员。
2025年4月6日，周日，在俄勒冈州波特兰市的一场NBA篮球比赛下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (5号) 越过波特兰开拓者队前锋克里斯·穆雷 (24号) 的防守进行观察。当周三马刺队迎战达拉斯独行侠队时，卡斯尔将成为球队近五个赛季以来第五位在揭幕战中首发的控球后卫。
这份名单上的人选可谓五花八门，有好有坏—— 德章泰·穆雷 (Dejounte Murray) 、 布林·福布斯 (Bryn Forbes) 、 特雷·琼斯 (Tre Jones) 、 杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan) 以及 克里斯·保罗 (Chris Paul) 。
卡斯尔 是前康涅狄格大学的杰出球员，新秀赛季曾同时扮演有球和无球角色。马刺队相信，他能够出色地在 福克斯 回归前暂代其职。
新秀赛季，他场均贡献14.7分、4.1次助攻和2.2次失误。
“去年在各种不同的阵容组合中，斯蒂芬（Steph）被要求做太多事情，这让他很难在任何单一任务上找到节奏——除了每样都做一点，” 约翰逊 说。“我认为今年，对于我们需要他做什么，以及他将和谁一起打球，我们有了更明确的期望。”
马刺前锋 朱利安·尚佩尼 (Julian Champagnie) 表示，上赛季在 保罗 指导下度过的时光，显然对 卡斯尔 产生了深远的影响。
“去年CP在这里，对他在传球和比赛解读方面帮助很大，” 尚佩尼 说道。在对阵步行者的比赛中， 尚佩尼 命中的五个三分球里有三个来自 卡斯尔 的助攻。“他现在能传出CP过去经常送出的那种横跨全场的大范围转移球了，所以你绝对能看出来，他作为一名球员和一名控球后卫正在不断进步。”
当 福克斯 完全康复后， 卡斯尔 很可能会转而扮演无球角色。
2025年4月2日，周三，在丹佛举行的一场NBA篮球比赛下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔（左）在丹佛掘金队后卫拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克的防守下传球。当周三马刺队迎战达拉斯独行侠队时，卡斯尔将成为球队近五个赛季以来第五位在揭幕战中首发的控球后卫。
就目前而言， 卡斯尔 的教练要求他通过做好每一次常规操作来打出精彩表现。
上周对阵步行者队的比赛就提供了一个范本。
“我不认为他做了任何惊为天人的‘wow’操作，但他连续多次做出了正确的选择，这本身就汇聚成了一个‘wow’时刻，” 约翰逊 说。“这是我们必须继续坚持和发扬的东西。”
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Spurs’ Castle ready for close-up as opening-night starting PG
Stephon Castle of the San Antonio Spurs dunks against the the Indiana Pacers in first half of the preseason game at Frost Bank Center on October 17, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. Castle will be the Spurs’ fifth starting point guard on opening night in as many seasons when the Spurs take on the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.
DALLAS — The slam dunks got most of the attention, naturally.
Spurs guard Stephon Castle rocked the rim with a pair of highlight-reel slams in the first half of the 133-104 victory over Indiana that closed the preseason last week.
Castle’s coach was more impressed with the nine assists he got out of last season’s NBA Rookie of the Year.
“He made great decisions,” coach Mitch Johnson said. “When you make simple decisions, they can look great.”
Castle’s command of the floor was good sign for the Spurs in the team’s final tune-up.
When the Spurs tip-off the regular season Wednesday at Dallas, Castle will be the team’s starting point guard.
“Having that year under my belt kind of slowed the game down for me a little bit,” Castle said. “Watching film also helped. So it’s just keep repeating that going into the regular season.”
Castle, 20, is set to become the Spurs’ fifth different opening-night starter at point guard in as many years.
That honor would have gone to De’Aaron Fox, except the All-Star is set to begin the season on the injured list while recovering from a hamstring issue.
In the seven seasons since Hall of Famer Tony Parker started his last opening night in silver and black, the Spurs have started five different players at the position in Game 1.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) looks past Portland Trail Blazers forward Kris Murray (24) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Portland, Ore. Castle will be the Spurs’ fifth starting point guard on opening night in as many seasons when the Spurs take on the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.
The names on that list range from interesting to ignominious — Dejounte Murray, Bryn Forbes, Tre Jones, Jeremy Sochan and Chris Paul.
The Spurs believe Castle, the former Connecticut standout who spent time both on and off the ball as a rookie, will do well keeping the job warm for Fox.
He averaged 14.7 points, 4.1 assists and 2.2 turnovers as a rookie.
“Steph was asked to do so many things last year with so many different combinations of lineups that it was probably hard for him to find a rhythm doing anything — other than doing a little of everything,” Johnson said. “I think this year there’s a lot clearer expectation of what we need him to do and who he’s going to play with.”
Spurs forward Julian Champagnie said the time spent in tutelage under Paul last season has clearly rubbed off on Castle.
“Last year having CP here helped him a lot with passing the ball and seeing certain reads,” said Champagnie, who scored three of his five 3-pointers against Indiana off passes from Castle. “He’s making those cross court passes that CP used to make a lot, so you could definitely tell that he’s getting better as a player and as a point guard.”
When Fox returns to full health, Castle is likely to slide to a role off the ball.
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle, left, throws a pass over Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook in the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Denver. Castle will be the Spurs’ fifth starting point guard on opening night in as many seasons when the Spurs take on the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.
For now, Castle’s coach is asking him to be spectacular by making the routine plays.
Last week’s game against the Pacers provided the blueprint.
“I don’t think he did anything that was ‘wow’ except he made the right play numerous times in a row and it felt like a ‘wow’ moment,” Johnson said. “That’s something we have to continue to embrace.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News
