The San Antonio Spurs are facing the Utah Jazz for the fourth and final time this season and rookie Stephon Castle has been effective in the game so far.

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.

The San Antonio Spurs have seen Stephon Castle find his stride during his rookie season in which the UCONN guard is scoring the ball more to capitalize on his elite defense.

Chris Paul has been impressed with rookie Stephon Castle early this season with the San Antonio Spurs, and the future Hall of Famer once again his praises on Thursday. The two players combined for 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Spurs to a 126-118 win over the Utah Jazz at Frost Bank Center without Victor Wembanyama,

Four times in three games over the last week, Spurs rookie Stephon Castle has used the “slow step” to make defenders look foolish.