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Draft Analyst Suggests The 6th Pick Is Stephon Castle's Floor

Yahoo! Sports Krysten Peek appeared on KSL Sports Zone radio discussing the NBA Draft

James Plowright

Connecticut Huskies guard Stephon Castle (5) cuts the basketball net after winning the Men's NCAA national championship game against the Purdue Boilermakers at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on April 8, 2024.
Connecticut Huskies guard Stephon Castle (5) cuts the basketball net after winning the Men's NCAA national championship game against the Purdue Boilermakers at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on April 8, 2024. / Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY

Yahoo! Sports nba draft analyst Krysten Peek recently appeared on a local sports radio channel in Utah to discuss the NBA Draft. During the interview, Peek was asked by the hosts if there were any prospects that would absolutely not be available at #10 for the Utah Jazz. This was her response

"Stephon Castle, no, I don't think he makes it past six"

- Krysten Peek - Yahoo! Sports

Peek's comments suggest that the Charlotte Hornets are the floor of Castle's draft range. The question now, will he be available there with Houston, San Antonio and Detroit selecting ahead of them.

Despite some reported reluctance to workout for teams with point-guards in place, Castle remains the betting favorite to be selected 6th overall by the Hornets. According to the latest All Hornets consensus mock draft, he is the most common player projected to Charlotte.

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James Plowright
JAMES PLOWRIGHT

Twitter: @British_Buzz Linked In: James Plowright Muck Rack: James Plowright About Me Bylines for: Sports Illustrated, Sky Sports NBA, SB Nation, Queen City Hoops Based in Manchester in the United Kingdom, I have covered the Charlotte Hornets since 2008. When I was 16 years old I won a blogging competition on Bobcats.com, this ignited my passion for journalism and since then I went on to write for a variety of blogs; Hornets Planet, Queen City Hoops and At The Hive. In 2022 I took on the role as site content manager for the Charlotte Hornets Fannation site (AllHornets.com).  I am also the founder of the All Hornets Podcast Network, having recorded over 350+ Hornets related podcasts.  Awards - The All Hornets podcast was nominated for "Best Team Podcast" in the 2022 Sports Podcast Awards.  - I was nominated for "Sports Writer of the Year" in 2013 for LSU Media while studying my B.A in History and International Relations at Loughborough University. 

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