Player Dossier

Stephon Castle

SAS · 2025-26Primary starterHigh evidence

Pick-and-roll handler · Primary creator · Secondary creator · Point-of-attack defender · Switch wing

What does Stephon Castle actually supply on the floor?

Stephon Castle's strongest evidenced functions are passing, creation, rim pressure; the weakest available areas are rim protection, shooting, event creation. The profile is tied to SAS for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.

Creation84

Rim pressure70

Shooting41

Passing87

Screening*—

Interior finish67

Point of attack*—

Switch coverage*—

Rim protection40

Event creation54

Rebounding61

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.

Season	Team	Role	Evidence	Creation	Rim pressure	Shooting	Passing	Screening	Interior finish	Point of attack	Switch coverage	Rim protection	Event creation	Rebounding
2025-26	SAS	Primary starter	High evidence	84	70	41	87	—	67	—	—	40	54	61
2024-25	SAS	—	High evidence	69	65	36	70	43	54	46	45	41	50	44

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.

SAS · 2025-26Single-skill dependence

SAS did not have strong functional backup for Stephon Castle in passing; removing him cost about 32.7% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was De'Aaron Fox.

rotation 55%loses 32.7% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Luke Kornet · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie

shrunk net 0.7010 over 234 possessions

on floor 5158 possessions · off floor 4160 possessions

SAS · 2024-25Observed replacement lineup exists

SAS had a supported lineup path without Stephon Castle: [Chris Paul, Harrison Barnes, Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan, Victor Wembanyama] at 4.7 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 263 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 55%loses 23.7% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Chris Paul · Harrison Barnes · Devin Vassell · Jeremy Sochan · Victor Wembanyama

shrunk net 4.7280 over 263 possessions

on floor 3928 possessions · off floor 3218 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.

SAS · 2025-26Contract control horizonJun 30, 2028

Stephon Castle has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

SAS · 2024-25Contract control horizonJun 30, 2028

Stephon Castle has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.