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Stephon Castle
SAS · G · 33.5 MPG
RisingCurrent +63Δ +4.7
Castle is rising because the role is stable and the trend is improving.
PLAYOFF PULSE
Advanced NBA Playoff Intelligence
A compact seeded command center for matchup stress, player waves, shot quality, lineups, and pressure signals.
Updated around 5:00 AM ET
Seeded playoff intelligence model
Daily cache adapter planned
Stats are for analysis and entertainment
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San Antonio Spurs
Rim deterrence and high-post orchestration are elite, but non-star spacing is under playoff stress.
Seed 4 · 6-5
Playoff profile
Net Rating
+2.8
Off Rating
114.2
Def Rating
111.2
Pace
96.7
eFG
46.3%
TS
46.3%
TOV
14.2%
FT Rate
0.3
Site-created signal
Pressure Index
61
SAS's pressure comes from leaning heavily on star creation.
Not an official NBA metric.
Daily snapshot + modeled trend signal
SAS Player Wave Board
Who is rising, who is slipping, and which player trend is changing the matchup.
Current value and trend delta are separate; Playoff Impact Score is site-created, not official.
Current Impact Leaders
Wembanyama +90Fox +75Castle +63
Current Drag Risks
Vassell Drag 31
Rising Impact
Last 52
Victor Wembanyama
SAS · C · 32.8 MPG
Stable riseCurrent +90Δ +2.6
Wembanyama's minutes are lining up with a cleaner team margin.
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De’Aaron Fox
SAS · G · 32.9 MPG
Stable riseCurrent +75Δ +1.3
Fox's minutes are lining up with a cleaner team margin.
Falling Trend
Last 51
Devin Vassell
SAS · G/F · 33.9 MPG
Drag riskCurrent +54Δ -8.3
Vassell's shot efficiency is dragging down the current profile.
Team-specific site-created scores
Created stat leaders
Creation Load
#1 De’Aaron Fox80
Fox's score blends ESPN-derived minutes and scoring with modeled usage responsibility.
#2 Stephon Castle80
Castle's score blends ESPN-derived minutes and scoring with modeled usage responsibility.
#3 Victor Wembanyama76
Wembanyama's creation score is driven by ESPN-derived scoring volume (53.3 per 75) in real minutes, with usage modeled.
Clean Impact
#1 Victor Wembanyama82
Wembanyama's clean score reflects efficient box-score production after a turnover penalty, not an official impact metric.
#2 Stephon Castle73
Castle's clean score reflects efficient box-score production after a turnover penalty, not an official impact metric.
#3 De’Aaron Fox65
Fox grades well because ESPN-derived playmaking comes with manageable turnovers; possession cleanliness is modeled.
Workload Risk
#1 Stephon Castle64
Castle's risk comes from real minutes plus turnover pressure, with creation load modeled.
#2 De’Aaron Fox61
Fox's workload risk blends ESPN-derived minutes with modeled creation burden and mistake pressure.
#3 Victor Wembanyama58
Wembanyama's workload risk blends ESPN-derived minutes with modeled creation burden and mistake pressure.
Site-created scores from daily cached ESPN inputs; not official · not official
Sample gates
Player load
Victor Wembanyama
Csample cleared
PTS/75
53.3
TS
62.4%
Usage
23.6%
Burden 66/100 · Wembanyama is converting efficiently enough to support the role.
De’Aaron Fox
Gseeded wave profile · sample cleared
Impact
59
TS
50.2%
Usage
23.7%
9 PPG, 32.9 MPG, 50.2 TS%. Impact/drag remain site-modeled from real inputs.
Devin Vassell
G/Fsample cleared
PTS/75
28.2
TS
53.5%
Usage
16.5%
8 PPG, 33.9 MPG, 53.5 TS%. Impact/drag remain site-modeled from real inputs.
Stephon Castle
Gseeded wave profile · sample cleared
Impact
67
TS
60.3%
Usage
23.7%
1 PPG, 33.5 MPG, 60.3 TS%. Impact/drag remain site-modeled from real inputs.
Keldon Johnson
Fseeded wave profile · sample cleared
Impact
20
TS
50.2%
Usage
10.5%
4 PPG, 18.1 MPG, 50.2 TS%. Impact/drag remain site-modeled from real inputs.
Playoff diet
Shot profile
SAS's shot diet needs more rim pressure or cleaner threes.
Rim freq
34%
Midrange
21%
Corner 3
9%
Above break 3
29%
Paint pts
50.6
Fast break
13.6
Unavailable in daily cache
Lineup radar
Lineup/on-off data is not available from the current ESPN public sports APIs daily cache yet. Stale seeded lineups are hidden in daily cached mode instead of shown as current players.