Pacers wing Lance Stephenson underwent surgery on his right knee in Chicago sometime after the team’s season ended in April, league sources tell Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files. According to Agness, the procedure removed “a few loose particles” from the knee.
Stephenson’s exact recovery timeline is unclear, but he’s already back on the floor taking shots, Agness says, so it sounds like the veteran should be ready to go by the time training camp rolls around in the fall, barring any setbacks.
Following a 10-day stint with Atlanta in December, Stephenson signed a series of 10-day contracts with Indiana in January, then finalized a rest-of-season deal with the club in February. The 31-year-old appeared in a total of 40 games for Indiana, averaging 9.3 PPG, 3.9 APG, and 2.8 RPG on .458/.310/.795 shooting in 18.6 minutes per contest.
Stephenson will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, but he and the Pacers have mutual interest in a new deal, sources tell Agness. The former second-round pick has had three separate stints with the Pacers and has become a fan favorite over the years in Indiana. A report in April suggested he’d like to spend the rest of his career with the team.
They should sign him. Veterans are important even though Adam wants them out. Who else are they going to sign, another random person to jack up three pointers
basically any other random person in the league is better than lance at jacking up threes, so yes they should look elsewhere.
He’s a good passer, if he could focus on playmaking and defense more, he could actually be a reasonable 2/3rd string point guard (like draymond).
Lakers should make him an offer so he can whisper sweet nothings in Lebron’s ear.
Pacers fans love Indiana Lance. Small market teams love guys that want to be there.
What is goin on!!! The Pacers NEED to sign Lance Stevenson asap! What the Knicks did to use is gonna happen every night…. Get Lance!!!