Overview
- Castle recorded 40 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists on 15-of-19 shooting in a 138-125 win over the Mavericks on Feb. 7, adding three steals and a block in 31:51.
- He became the youngest player to post a 40-12-12 game (21 years, 98 days), according to ESPN Research.
- The outing was the Spurs’ first 40-point triple-double since 1993 and made Castle and David Robinson the only players in team history to achieve it.
- Per ESPN Research, he is just the second player to log a 40-point triple-double while shooting at least 75% from the field, joining Wilt Chamberlain, and did so in the second-fewest minutes on record for such a line.
- The NBA named Castle Western Conference Player of the Week for Feb. 2–8 after he averaged 24.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 3.0 steals in a 3-0 week as San Antonio extended its winning streak to four and remained second in the West.