Stephon Castle: Spurs have no ego, unlike Durant's Thunder
Spurs guard Stephon Castle says San Antonio's young core can stay together because, unlike the Thunder stars, nobody in the locker room has an ego.
Stephon Castle says San Antonio's young core can avoid the fate of the Oklahoma City side of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden, and he puts it down to one thing: ego.
In an interview with GQ, Castle was asked why the present Spurs group, who reached the NBA Finals last season, can stay together when other young teams broke up, the Thunder trio among them. "Because we have no ego at all. In their locker room the egos were very strong. Very strong," Castle said.
Dylan Harper agreed with his team-mate. He said the players' willingness to put personal interests aside is what lets so many talented players share one side. "That's why we play so well. We have eight players on the team who could not have got along together if each of them had his own ego," the Spurs guard said.
If that attitude holds as minutes and contracts become harder to share, it may help the Spurs keep their rotation intact. That would be tested first by results, not by words.
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