Cavs: 3 takeaways for Lamar Stevens from Summer League Game 2

#3: The lack of a consistent three-point shot could keep Stevens out of the Cavs rotation.

Time for some cold hard facts folks. Lamar Stevens may not see the court on a regular basis until he provides perimeter shooting that’s at least sub-optimal. He’s a career 16.0 percent shooter from beyond the arc with the Cavaliers (4-of-25) and through two Vegas Summer League games, has only completed 1-of-3 attempts.

With three games remaining, he needs to start taking that shot with more volume.

That’s not encouraging for a team that finished dead last in three-point percentage (33.6) last season and needs perimeter shooting in the worst way. I’m not saying that he couldn’t overcome this, but he would need to be rendered invaluable by providing top of the line defense and to be able to score in other ways efficiently on a game-to-game basis.

When combined with the fact that he would likely need to beat out one of Cedi Osman, Dean Wade, Nance, Dylan Windler, or possibly Kevin Love if he starts the year on the bench, it becomes a tall task for the former Nittany Lion in Stevens.

My guess would be that if one of the above struggles offensively, Stevens could step in and attempt to earn a permanent spot in the lineup. If that isn’t the case, he could be in for another season as a reserve whose minutes are fairly spotty.