Stephon Castle often keeps things close to the vest. Prior to announcing his latest off-court venture, he gave no hints. Thursday morning, Connect

The San Antonio Spurs are among the teams best set up for the future in the entire NBA, and they showed why on Wednesday night. They faced the Los Angeles Lakers in the Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinals and ran away with the win despite being without young superstar Victor Wembanyama.

The Spurs have kept on chugging without Victor Wembanyama, and the recent play of young guards Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper caught the Frenchman's eye.

Returning Victor Wembanyama inspired San Antonio, snapping OKC’s undefeated run and setting up a captivating climax on Tuesday

I will also just say as a quick aside, as you're going to the trade machine over the next what is it, a couple of months here, don't bother putting Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle in any trades. And if that means you can't come up with things to get uh some huge blockbuster done for the Spurs,

Star center Victor Wembanyama and 2025 Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle were full participants in the Spurs' practice on

Our Spurs vs. Lakers props expect Luka Doncic to light up the scoreboard, while Stephon Castle and LeBron James keep finding their teammates.

The Spurs have done remarkably well with two of their best players in recent weeks, going 7-3 in their last 10 games. Several players stepped up to make up for the absences, and the return of Dylan Harper on Nov. 26, after he missed 10 games with a calf strain, gave them a boost.