Spurs guard Stephon Castle and Heat center Kel'el Ware have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month for January.

Stephon Castle isn't the runaway frontrunner to win Rookie of the Year like Victor Wembanyama was last year, but he is putting together a solid rookie season. On Monday, as the San Antonio Spurs lost to the Memphis Grizzlies, Castle poured in 21 points and added six rebounds and five assists for good measure.

Castle played in 12 games in January, averaging a rookie-best 14.9 points, 3.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 27 minutes per game.

With ESPN reporter Shams Charania’s earlier reports on Kings’ guard De’Aaron Fox’s availability, rumors have swirled all week. Per Charania and a number of othe

In what has been one of the wildest weekends in recent NBA history, the San Antonio Spurs came away with a massive trade. The Spurs acquired star point guard De'Aaron Fox and Jordan McLaughlin in a three-team deal that had the team sending out Tre Jones, Zach Collins, Sidy Cissoko, and draft picks.

The good news continues to roll in for the San Antonio Spurs. This time, Stephon Castle earned himself some shine.

Spurs guard Stephon Castle has been named the NBA’s Rookie of the Month for the Western Conference in January, while Heat center Kel’el Ware has earned the honor for the Eastern Conference.

For both the second time in two years and the second time in two decades, the Spurs have a Western Conference Rookie of the Month. Stephon Castle took home that honor for the month of January, averaging 14.