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Stephon Castle #5 of the San Antonio Spurs smiles before the game against the Toronto Raptors on April 13, 2025 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

SAN ANTONIO, TX - APRIL 13: Stephon Castle #5 of the San Antonio Spurs smiles before the game against the Toronto Raptors on April 13, 2025 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE   Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael Gonzales / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1745999502210AFP__20250413__2209574077__v1__Preview__TorontoRaptorsVSanAntonioSpurs.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Stephon Castle #5 of the San Antonio Spurs smiles before the game against the Toronto Raptors on April 13, 2025 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. NBAE Michael Gonzales, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Stephon Castle #5 of the San Antonio Spurs smiles before the game against the Toronto Raptors on April 13, 2025 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. <em>Michael Gonzales, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>LOS ANGELES -- San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle was named the NBA&#x27;s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday, following in the footsteps of teammate and last season&#x27;s recipient Victor Wembanyama.</p><p>Castle was awarded the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy after a dazzling maiden campaign in the league which saw him average 14.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.</p><p>Castle also led the rookie statistics with most total points (1,190), steals (74) and free throws made (249).</p><p>Castle, who was chosen by San Antonio with the fourth overall pick in the 2024 draft, is the fourth Spurs player to win the award after Wembanyama, Tim Duncan, and David Robinson.</p><p>French star Wembanyama was among the first to congratulate Castle.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1917363089034334357&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-04-30T08%3A49%3A03.968096%3A2b094c5c-27d8-49bc-a549-7d053fad0b4a%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=c557d45ab21e9e037b1f26a8c4d0b9ec7cb498b3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:274px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1917363089034334357"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;Hustle, heart &amp; just pure talent... all year long, you showed why you deserved this title !! So proud of you,&quot; Wembanyama wrote Tuesday on X.</p><p>Castle meanwhile said he believed the accolade would make him a marked man.</p><p>&quot;I can&#x27;t help but think about the target that&#x27;s put on my back but I just think it&#x27;s nothing that I&#x27;m not ready for,&quot; the 20-year-old said.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GF1kOk66lus?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year on Tuesday, following in the footsteps of teammate and last season's recipient Victor Wembanyama.</p>

San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year on Tuesday, following in the footsteps of teammate and last season's recipient Victor Wembanyama.

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