Spurs guard Stephon Castle has made NBA history by joining Magic Johnson, LeBron James, and Luka Doncic in an exclusive group. This marks a significant milestone in his second season as he improves his performance metrics.
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It can be easy for any other basketball happenings in San Antonio to be overshadowed by Victor Wembanyama.
Don't let that distract you from the fact that Spurs guard Stephon Castle is off to a historic start to his NBA career.
This was Castle's second NBA season, and he pretty much increased his averages across the board.
In 2025-26, Castle put up:
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Those were all increases on his rookie season numbers. And they also helped him join a rare group in league history.
Before Castle, just three players in NBA history had averaged 16 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists on 45% shooting in a season before turning 22 years old, according to The Lead.
The first to do it was Magic Johnson -- he actually did it twice (18/7.7.7.3 as a rookie, 21.6/8.6/8.6 the next season).
LeBron James did it himself in his second year in the league at 27.2/7.4/7.2.
And then Luke Doncic did it twice, first with 28.8/9.4/8.8 and then with 27.7/8.0/8.6.
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Yes, Castle is on the lower end of these averages by a bit compared to the all-time greats, but he's still joined this club.
He certainly seems like the ideal running mate for Wemby. And now into the postseason as the West's No. 2 seed, the Spurs could make some serious noise.
Stephon Castle joined Magic Johnson, LeBron James, and Luka Doncic in an exclusive group of players with a significant milestone in their NBA careers.
In his second NBA season, Stephon Castle increased his averages across various performance metrics.
The exclusive group includes NBA legends Magic Johnson, LeBron James, and Luka Doncic.
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