This has MASSIVE implications for the Spurs...

This has massive implications for the San Antonio Spurs as Dylan Harper in a recent interview has talked being compared to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Stephon Castle. Our Rookie of the Year was seen working out again with the guard whisperer. And this is going to be massive for him moving forward. And we are going to discuss all of this here on Spurs Digest with your host, Keenan Mourner. And if you guys haven't yet, make sure you guys take a spur of the moment to get every Spurs moment by hitting that free subscribe button so you don't miss all the great content that me Josh and Brian have coming for you we are coming to you daily with great stuff and we are on the road to 10k we were hoping to do it before the season now we're hoping to do it before the first year of the channel is officially here but this guy Dylan Harper as we see here 6'6" 215 19 points about five rebounds and four assists this was his collegiate stat that we see here and we obviously know all about Dylan Harper and how he plays the way he got downhill he shut down for the summer league but the two games that we saw from Dylan Harper were great to see and I mean he was asked in a recent little interview talking about his comparison to Shea Gilgis Alexander and to him he said that's a new one that's definitely someone I watch his pace and how he gets to the rim and I mean it's hard not to right here this is what you see the Dylan Harper measurables in full about 6'6" and shoes 6'4" about 213 about that 6'11" wingspan standing reach there when it comes to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander he is six foot six and a half so around the same height that same-ish wingspan so two guards that have strength and he weighs around 195 in his playing days now he's up to about 200 maybe even 202 203 guys that are similar in build in comparison with the long arms and then we get into even more This is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander this year. He leads the league in drives per game, 23.6, for the fourth straight season. His field goal percentage on drives, 57.6, is the highest mark over that stretch. This is a guy who, as we well know, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, really can get downhill. And as you see here, this is in the finals here, game six, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is just able to get himself to the basket. The way he's able to read off of that screen from Lou Dort, get over even with Haliburton there, doesn't matter. And then we see right here, this is none other than our guy, Dylan Harper. Look how he reads that screen and is able to weave his way through the defense. Dylan Harper has that same kind of ability to get downhill and as you see there, finish in traffic. but we not only does that showcase in the video it showcases here with the statistics he finished 67.6 percent of his shots in the restricted area during his collegiate career self-creation high of these were off his self-creation only two out of ten being assisted really 17.6 i believe is the exact number on that and the half court finishing he shot 62.5 percent at the rim in half court situations and he draws fouls at a high rate that obviously the foul baiting is something that people really got onto Shai for but Shai was able to get to the paint and get to the line at a highly efficient level and that is what Dylan Harper has showcased he could do in the collegiate game and what he already showed he could do in the two summer league games that we saw so is it weird to think oh yeah we're now comparing Dylan Harper, sorry about that, we're comparing Dylan Harper to the MVP, yeah well look at this here Shai Gilgeous-Alexander if for people who obviously don't know it's he doesn't just instantly become Shai, he has been getting better and better and better every season, first season 26 and a half minutes only average 11 points three rebounds three assists Dylan Harper should eclipse that this year and a spike up to 19, 6, and 3, then it's 24, then it's 25, and then it's the three straight 30-point seasons, culminating in this year with a 68-win Thunder team, an MVP, and now himself a champion. So, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has the kind of trajectory that we hope for Dylan Harper. Of course, we want him to be an MVP candidate someday, but the thing is with Dylan Harper is he shares a lot of the similarities with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The way that he plays, the way his mindset of being able to get to the basket. He gets to the basket efficiently. He does it in a way that a lot of people haven't been able to. I mean, Harper made his name for himself as a slashing guard, which is not seen that much in the collegiate game for some time. 70% on 170, that's this year. the 67 was over his totality of his collegiate career, excellent body control and balance and that's what you would say about Shai the deceleration, the ability to stop on a dime leave no change and get buckets there, so Dylan Harper and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as you think okay I don't know if he's at that level or he can even get to that level of being maybe the best player in the league but is a guy who you could see comparisons to when it comes to the game entirely but from one one guard on our roster who hopefully can win rookie of the year to the one who last year did win rookie of the year and that is Stephon Castle and then we got Olin Simples the guard whisperer, he's worked with a wide array of NBA and WNBA players, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as we just spoke on, Spencer Dinwiddie, Evan Mobley Stephon Castle, KD, Caris LeVert, Reggie Bullock Stephen Adams, the list goes on, there's even there's way more than this, he's been working with VJ Edgecombe over in the draft as well this year, Aman Thompson's another guy and he is a guy who really can focus and get there with the buckets get there with the game and how he is playing, he was talking with Stephon Castle about he was talking with Stephon Castle during their workout, this workout just happened a little bit ago, he's worked out with him even before that he said that all-star this year, he kept repeating it that Stephon Castle can be an all-star this year and he also should finish top four, the pressure is on because of the talent, with Dylan Harper, with Wemby, with De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, in the way he is, he sees big things from Stephon Castle and they have been getting in the lab and they have really been working out, we've seen here, this is a report from before, they don't call him the guard whisperer by accident, he turns good guards into stars, stars into all-stars, one of the NBA's most trusted trainers he's helping Spurs Stephon Castle take his game to the next level and a little bit of a peek here, he's talking with him about the way he was shooting I watched this video, it's like a 17 minute video on YouTube but I can link it down there in the comments there but Stephon Castle making sure he keeps that guide hand fully getting arc on that jump shot the one thing with Stephon Castle that we all know is that his jump shot has been the thing that has left him the most throughout the entirety of his career thus far I mean 14.7 points a game four rebounds four assists we should he showcased how he could really play getting downhill the athleticism is unparalleled and obviously we understand that his left to right sideline sideline to sideline speed lateral quickness is elite it's the 43% of shooting from the floor because of that 28.5% shooting from the three-point line only making less than 35% of his corner threes and I mean when you're shooting a decent amount of threes especially for the day's game you need that to at least be around the 33% range and a guy like the guard whisperer is going to be able to make these things happen for Stephon Castle but let me know in the comments what you guys think about Stephon Castle really getting work how good of a shooter do you think he can become can he get to that 33 34 percent from the three-point line this season do you believe that and do you believe that he has all-star capabilities this season I want to know your thoughts there and what do you think about the Dylan Harper and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander comparison do you believe that it's warranted do you believe that it's real or do you believe that it's a little bit too much let me know in the comments down there but again This has been Spurs Digest with your host, Keenan Warner. Guys, be on the lookout because around 1230 Central, 130 Eastern Standard, the Spurs Digest channel will be going live, talking about the latest with De'Aaron Fox News, the latest with Dylan Harper News, how the offseason's been going, the projections for this coming season. It's going to be a lot of fun. I would love to have all of you guys there to join us at the Spurs Digest channel there. But this has been Spurs Digest with your host, Keenan Warner. I appreciate all of you guys, and I'll be seeing all of you guys very soon.