ESPN selects the most anticipated second player in the next season, Coacher, the second place!

ESPN selected the most anticipated sophomore players, namely Rockets Shepard, Spurs Castle, Hawks Rissach, Bulls Buzzers, Trail Blazers Klingen, Wizards Saar, Heat Wells, Grizzlies Wells, 76ers McCann, Thunder Topike

2. Stephen Castle The San Antonio Spurs' highest-level rookie season: A stable first season won the honor of Castle's Rookie of the Year, averaging 14.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists per game. Started 47 times for the Spurs. Unsurprisingly, he was underperformed in terms of efficiency (42.8% from the field and 28.5% from three points), but he was solid in defense and played better after the All-Star game, benefiting from the freedom given to him by San Antonio.

Why he ranks here: As the Spurs continue their journey to build a competitor around Victor Vinbanyama, Victor Vinbanyama seems ready to recover from a thrombosis injury, and the most important factor besides his health is how well San Antonio defender works around him. Trade Fox naturally reduced some of Castle's possession responsibilities. Unexpected Lotto luck gave the Spurs the second pick from Dylan Harper, which gave them a third wheel in the backcourt. This is an exciting development for the roster, but it also requires adjustments from all three players.

Casel is far from reaching his potential, but is also the most natural candidate of the three, able to take on a more versatile two-way role thanks to his size, defensive intuition and selfless tendencies on the offensive end. He still needs to make more long shots to really do well on the long court, especially in what the San Antonio squad might look like. The Spurs must creatively stagger their defenders, not only to win games, but also to give Harper and Castle the best chance to relax.

Considering the changing environment — and the extra motivation for the Spurs to enter the playoffs with Vinbanyama — how plasticity of Castle and how he can improve his game in what he can do, it may be important to the situation in San Antonio and how important he will be to his next iteration of the team.