ThinkBigPine
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No, it's not 2014, Pacers have signed Lance Stephenson to a 3 year contract
I know that Larry and Lance were close and remained close after Lance left the Pacers. The timing just seems odd.
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The Pacers have agreed to a three-year, $12 million contract with journeyman guard Lance Stephenson, ESPN’s Chris Haynes reports.
Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical first reported the teams were in talks. Haynes reports the first two years are guaranteed and the third is a team option.
Stephenson, 26, played out two 10-day contracts with the Timberwolves this season before being released earlier this month. He also played six games with the Pelicans prior to that. He has played for five teams since leaving Indiana following the 2014 season.
A second round pick in 2010, he spent the first four years of his career with the Pacers, eventually becoming a starter and key rotation player.
Stephenson has garnered attention for his on-court antics, most notably blowing into LeBron James’ ear during a playoff game in 2014.
Indiana waived guard Rodney Stuckey on Wednesday, after he strained his left patella on Sunday. The Pacers had until April 10 to release him and avoid paying his 2017–18 player option, worth $7 million.
The Pacers are 37–37 and clinging to the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference entering Wednesday.
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03-30-2017 08:56 AM |
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Eastside_J
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RE: No, it's not 2014, Pacers have signed Lance Stephenson to a 3 year contract
I am happy for Lance. He has been through a tough, uncertain, time with injuries and finding a "fit".
Larry definitely believes in him.
Would I have done the deal? No.
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03-30-2017 09:33 AM |
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InspectorHound
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RE: No, it's not 2014, Pacers have signed Lance Stephenson to a 3 year contract
Good for him. He should have never left the Pacers.
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03-30-2017 11:24 AM |
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RE: No, it's not 2014, Pacers have signed Lance Stephenson to a 3 year contract
i expected way too much of lance when he was a bearcat but was always excited to see him play. very creative player. sorta took the team on his back whether they liked it or not. i wonder what he and deonta's relationship was like. furthermore, i feel he gets sh!t on around here
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03-30-2017 12:06 PM |
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marcuscan
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RE: No, it's not 2014, Pacers have signed Lance Stephenson to a 3 year contract
(03-30-2017 11:24 AM)InspectorHound Wrote: Good for him. He should have never left the Pacers.
Exactly. He's lucky Larry was, and clearly remains, a fan. Otherwise, it looked like China was in his future.
mc
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03-30-2017 12:06 PM |
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