Spurs’ Stephon Castle equals Kobe Bryant & SGA in historic WCF feat

Being a star player in the NBA Playoffs usually means that someone owns all possession of historical records throughout their runs. But this is not the case for an insanely talented San Antonio Spurs team that runs on a decentralized system. While Victor Wembanyama is the face of this franchise, other stars also reach insane heights in the Western Conference. The biggest example? Julian Champagnie, who just notched a feat exclusive NBA MVP winners like Kobe Bryant and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

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Champagnie equals Bryant and other NBA MVPs in historic WCF feat

Stephon Castle is only the fourth player since the turn of the century to have grabbed 125+ points and 50+ throughout the Western Conference Finals, via StatMuse. The only other players in league history to have done this is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Russell Westbrook, and Kobe Bryant — all of which are previous NBA MVP winners.

This was not the only feat that Castle grabbed when the Spurs demolished the Thunder in the Western Conference. In Game 7, the Spurs young guard scored 15 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dropped six assists. Castle now leads all players in the NBA Playoffs for the most games with 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists games.

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Castle is clearly going to be the guard of the future for when the Spurs start a dynasty. He works well under the schemes of Coach Mitch Johnson and his dynamic two-man game with Victor Wembanyama is also amazing. He does have issues when it comes to turnovers and on-ball defense at times, which got exposed during this Thunder series, but these are woes that time is able to fix anyway.

If there’s any indication that Castle will be good for a long time, this is it. The fact that he is just in his second year while already having equaled Westbrook, Gilgeous-Alexander, and Bryant says a lot about his potential.

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