On January 12, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. Earlier today, the Pacers officially announced that the team had signed guard Stephenson to a second ten-day hardship exception.
According to previous reports, on Jan. 1 of this year, the Pacers signed a 10-day contract with Stephenson. During this period, Stephenson played five games for the Pacers, averaging 24.4 minutes per game, scoring 14.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, and shooting 36.4% from three-point range.
It should be noted that from the third game against the Nets, Stephenson ushered in an explosion, and he scored 20 points on the bench in the first quarter, setting an NBA record. He finished the game with 30 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. In the game to beat the Jazz, Stephenson frantically cut 16 points, 6 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals, and 14 assists also set his career-high record! In yesterday's game, Stephenson had 14 points and four rebounds, including 3-of-6 from three-point range.
After Stephenson and the Pacers reached another ten-day contract, Fame Stein added that because of his excellent performance, the Pacers may let him stay on after the end of his ten-day contract. The Pacers are currently 15-26 and rank 13th in the East.
It is worth mentioning that before joining the Pacers, Stephenson also signed with the Hawks, but his performance was mediocre. It wasn't until he joined the Pacers that the 31-year-old didn't have an outbreak, and joining the Pacers was the third time in Stephenson's career for the Pacers, which also became a good story.
So far in his career, Stephenson has played for the Pacers, Hornets, Clippers, Grizzlies, Pelicans, Timberwolves, Pacers, Lakers, Hawks, Pacers, and also played for the CBA Liaoning, averaging 23.2 minutes per game in his career, scoring 8.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists.