Castle learned the slow step after tutelage from Mike Noyes, the Spurs assistant who is the team’s player development coach. Noyes, like Castle, was a former UConn guard and joined the Spurs in July after spending six years with the Memphis Grizzlies, most recently as player development director.

The San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 17-point deficit to upset the Golden State Warriors ,104-94, on Saturday, and it was the stellar two-way play their two young building blocks that brought them home.

San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle has garnered praise for his ability to defend all comers even Steph Curry