On Thursday, the San Antonio Spurs lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers, falling 124-116. Keeping it close against one of the very best teams in the NBA is an accomplishment in and of itself, although the Spurs were in it and were thinking about winning, in large part thanks to rookie Stephon Castle.

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Castle logged over 1,000 points on the year, becoming just the fifth rookie in Spurs history to reach such a mark, joining David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Victor Wembanyama, and Willi