Stephon Castle became the fourth player in franchise history to win Rookie of the Year, joining Victor Wembanyama (2024), Tim Duncan (1998), and David Robinson (1990).

He wanted to be rookie of the year. And he got it done — by a wide margin. The San Antonio Spurs now have back-to-back winners of the award, with Victor Wembanyama last year and Castle this season. Castle was the fifth rookie in Spurs history to score more than 1,

Wembanyama has only been backed up by the inconsistent Zach Collins, the often-injured Charles Bassey, or Jeremy Sochan, who is not a center. Bismack Biyombo only stepped into a larger role last season after Wembanayma had been ruled out for the season, and Sandro Mamukelashvili played more of a power forward role until Wembanyama's season ended.