As good as Stephon Castle 's first NBA season proved, he won Rookie of the Year honors with several deficiencies. He'll be the first to tell you that. In fact, Castle did just that as the San Antonio Spurs were about to start training camp ahead of their preseason.

“I would say making reads, being a lot more efficient. I would say quicker reads,” is how the 20-year-old combo guard responded when asked what specific areas of his game he worked on during the summer.

“A lot of on-ball shot reps. You know, when guys go under screens, guys go over screens,” the former UConn Husky added.

Castle's Achilles Heel offensively last year came through his jump shot. He finished with a field-goal percentage of 43%, including just 28.5% from beyond the arc. Yes, work on his stroke will help fix th

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