Who Should I Trade?
Stephon Castle for Walker Kessler (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Walker Kessler C - LAL  | Stephon Castle G - SAS  | |
Expert |
80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts |
20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 57 | # 59 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.8 | 31.6 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.2 | 13.1 |
| Field Goals % | .684 | .456 |
| Three Points Made | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Three Points Att | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Three Points % | .263 | .324 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 2.9 | 5.3 |
| Free Throws % | .532 | .739 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.3 | 1.4 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 5.1 |
| Assists | 1.6 | 6.6 |
| Turnovers | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Points | 11.6 | 17.2 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 32 | # 75 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 40 | # 68 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 40 | # 68 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 77 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 180 | # 29 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | Stephon Castle G - SAS | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 183 | 155 |
| Field Goals Made | 37 | 33 |
| Field Goals Att | 51 | 78 |
| Field Goals % | .726 | .423 |
| Three Points Made | 0 | 15 |
| Three Points Att | 0 | 41 |
| Three Points % | .000 | .366 |
| Free Throws Made | 10 | 6 |
| Free Throws Att | 21 | 8 |
| Free Throws % | .476 | .750 |
| Offensive Rebound | 16 | 8 |
| Rebounds | 54 | 29 |
| Assists | 7 | 27 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 13 |
| Steals | 6 | 7 |
| Blocks | 17 | 1 |
| Points | 84 | 87 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | Stephon Castle G - SAS | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.8 | 31.6 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.2 | 13.1 |
| Field Goals % | .684 | .456 |
| Three Points Made | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Three Points Att | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Three Points % | .263 | .324 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 2.9 | 5.3 |
| Free Throws % | .532 | .739 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.3 | 1.4 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 5.1 |
| Assists | 1.6 | 6.6 |
| Turnovers | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Points | 11.6 | 17.2 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | Stephon Castle G - SAS | |
| News | ||
| Walker Kessler stuffed the stat sheet for the Lakers Friday night, grabbing eight rebounds, blocking six shots, dishing out three assists, recording three steals, and scoring 22 points (10-14 FG, 2-5 FT) in a 125-117 win over the Clippers. Chris Schommer Sat, Oct 24th | Stephon Castle is listed as questionable for Saturday’s game against the Timberwolves. Ari Koslow Sat, Oct 31st | |
| Walker Kessler put up 26 points (12-12 FG, 2-4 FT) to go with nine rebounds and two blocks in Wednesday night's 127-105 win over the Golden State Warriors. Leo Sells Thu, Oct 22nd | Stephon Castle filled the box score for the Spurs Saturday night, dishing out eight assists, recording three steals, grabbing four rebounds, and scoring 19 points (8-18 FG, 3-8 3PT) in a 122-106 win over the Mavericks. Chris Schommer Sun, Oct 25th | |
| Walker Kessler (finger) will play in Wednesday's game against the Golden State Warriors. Leo Sells Tue, Oct 20th | Stephon Castle flirted with a triple-double for the Spurs Friday night, dishing out five assists, grabbing seven rebounds, and chipping in 15 points (6-15 FG, 3-9 3PT, 0-1 FT) while also recording one steal in a 114-110 loss to the Rockets. Chris Schommer Sat, Oct 24th | |
| Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Walker Kessler jammed his finger on the backboard during practice and is considered day-to-day. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Oct 5th | Stephon Castle put up 24 points (9-21 FG, 5-12 3PT, 1-1 FT) and grabbed seven rebounds in Tuesday night's 116-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Leo Sells Wed, Oct 21st | |
| Walker Kessler has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for two first round picks in 2031 and 2033, as well as two first round swaps in 2028 and 2030. Kessler will sign a 4-year, $130 million deal with LA. Garrett Ball Wed, Jul 1st | Stephon Castle scored 10 points (3-10 FG, 2-3 3PT, 2-4 FT), grabbed 11 rebounds, and handed out nine assists in San Antonio's 128-118 loss to Denver on Sunday. David Leisering Mon, Apr 13th | |
| Notes | ||
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