Castle’s confidence is growing, and so is his impact. He’s now averaging 10.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. Sure, his shooting percentages—38% from the field and 28% from deep—leave room for improvement, but that’s to be expected from a young player finding his rhythm in the NBA.

Castle contributed 19 points (7-15 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 3-4 FT), three rebounds, three assists and one steal in 33 minutes during Saturday's 104-94 victory over the Warriors.

Rookie Stephon Castle is no power forward, but he was the choice of interim coach Mitch Johnson to replace Sochan in the starting lineup. Call it enforced small ball, as Castle, 6 foot 5, filled in for the 6-8 Sochan,