Recently, according to Chris Haynes, a well-known reporter at Yahoo Sports, free agent Lance Stephenson will conduct a trial, and the Bucks, Nuggets, 76ers, and Nets will send people to investigate.
Lance Stephenson, can be said to be a very familiar name.
Starting from Stephenson's career so far, as a rookie in the class of 2010, Stephenson played in the NBA for a total of 10 years, joining teams including the Pacers, Hornets, Clippers, Grizzlies, Pelicans, Timberwolves, Lakers, etc. 7 teams, of which the Pacers, Stephenson has played a very good performance, he averaged 13.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game in the 2013-14 season, and helped the Pacers reach the East Finals.
I thought That Stephenson would reach the peak, but in the next three seasons, Stephenson began his wandering career, because of the decline in form, he changed teams 5 times in 3 years, and finally at the end of the 2016-17 season, Stephenson returned to Indiana, and then played for the Pacers for another year.
The 2018-19 season was Stephenson's final season in the NBA so far, when he joined the Lakers and then played in 68 games for the Lakers, averaging 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 16.5 minutes per game, shooting 42.6%/37.1%/68.5% of the three-game shooting rate and shooting 51.0% of the true shooting rate.
After leaving the Lakers, Stephenson once joined the CBA league because of no one, and his performance in the CBA was still good, averaging 26.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, shooting 52.2% from the field.
After a year of CBA travels, Stephenson has set his sights on the NBA again this time, but to be honest, it is really difficult for the current master and brother to come back.
Starting from the advantages, Stephenson's advantage is to hold the ball, he is 1 meter 96 tall, arm span 2 meters 10, the body advantage is excellent, can be a tall point guard organization, rebounding ability is not bad, the defensive end also has a talent advantage, and don't look at the master and brother has not played for two years, his current age is only 30 years old, is at the peak of a player.
However, Stephenson's disadvantage is also obvious, his offensive efficiency is too poor, the entire career shooting rate is only 44.4%, three-point shooting rate of 31.5%, even the free throw shooting rate is only 68.5%, 2 seasons before joining the Lakers, his true shooting rate is even less than 50%.
In addition, Stephenson's influence on the court is also limited, taking the season for the Lakers, when Stephenson was on the court, the Lakers lost 4.5 points per 100 rounds, while when he was not on the court, the number was only 0.8 points.
Coupled with the fact that Stephenson occasionally shorts on the field - such as fake falls, no defense, and single-handedness, it is reasonable that many teams are reluctant to give him a chance.
Of course, this does not mean that Stephenson has no hope of returning to the NBA, the last season for the Lakers, his three-point level is improving, and looking at his career, Stephenson has also proved himself on the defensive end, if he can be less short-circuited, more to 3D development, maybe he can have another spring, I hope this trial, he can seize the opportunity.