Cleveland Cavaliers: Masterlist Of Targeted Players (To Be Updated)

SG Lance Stephenson

Free Agent (workout with Cleveland Cavaliers on 2/1/2017)

6-foot-5, 230 pounds

Career averages (7 seasons):  

8.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists

45.1 percent shooting on all field goal attempts, 30.5 percent on three-point attempts

What he can bring to the Cleveland Cavaliers:

Lance Stephenson is a player who can make or break the team’s momentum without LeBron James on the floor and that’s what makes him such an enticing prospect but makes front offices wary of signing him. His streakiness aside, Stephenson is a player who has to show maturity for the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign him. That doesn’t mean he has to be different but that he has to show that he’s earnestly just interested in winning and bettering himself as a person and player. He’s capable of that. On the court, Stephenson is an intense defender who can guard up to four positions and he’ll be able to fly around in the second unit and cause havoc. Offensively, Stephenson is an above-average ballhandler that can consistently create space to get a shot off.  He’s best as a finisher around the rim but will occasionally get hot as a shooter. As a facilitator, his ability to create space for himself to shoot and his reputation as a volume shooter are what allow him to work his teammates open for open shots. He’s a willing passer and if he sees that a player is in position to score he’ll find them.