Lance Stephenson

[coach]

I wish the best for Lance. You cant help but think things would have turned out better career wise for him if hed come back to school for at least one more year. He is at least very entertaining!

Everyone should be so lucky!

Estimated Career Earnings

2016-17	$4,000,000	$4,000,000
2017-18	$4,180,000	$4,180,000
2018-19	$4,449,000	$4,449,000
Est. Earnings (9 seasons)	$35,194,574	$35,269,574

[RedDog]

I had heard that knowing he was leaving one and done, he had a soft schedule and rarely attended. That was the rumor mill from on campus but I can't substantiate that. Remember these guys really only needed to stay eligible for one semester as the season would be done before the second one ended. He had eligibility issues coming out of high school which is why he was available so late. Hard to believe he developed good study habits in 4 months at UC.

[GoBearcats31]

That would have required him being a student in good academic standing. His plan was never to stay more than one year and he didn't even want to do that but the rules forced him too. You're right another year would have helped but probably us more than him. The same thing can be said about almost all the guys who leave school early chasing the dream and the $. Lance will someday be a good 30 for 30 story of immense talent with marginal results. He could definitely be entertaining and capable of the spectacular and was known as a great NBA defender. I hope he can make it back for another run in the league and his Covid / China situation was just unlucky timing.

Who knows what classes he was in and obviously the name of the game was eligibility. But is there anything to suggest he wasn't in good academic standing?

"Lance Stephenson did great (academically)," Cronin said. "He was over 3.0 (grade point average) in his time at Cincinnati, but he wasn't around enough to even be close to an associate's degree." https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...dones/7647771/

[RedDog]

That would have required him being a student in good academic standing. His plan was never to stay more than one year and he didn't even want to do that but the rules forced him too. You're right another year would have helped but probably us more than him. The same thing can be said about almost all the guys who leave school early chasing the dream and the $. Lance will someday be a good 30 for 30 story of immense talent with marginal results. He could definitely be entertaining and capable of the spectacular and was known as a great NBA defender. I hope he can make it back for another run in the league and his Covid / China situation was just unlucky timing.

[Rufus]

I wish the best for Lance. You cant help but think things would have turned out better career wise for him if hed come back to school for at least one more year. He is at least very entertaining!

[Lobot]

Lance has entered the G league draft in an effort to eventually return to the NBA. Per Shams Charania

[Lobot]

From Zags. Man, this is rough. Lance was set to sign with the Pacers again for this abbreviated season but since he played in China he got blocked by NBA policy on COVID-19.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzag.../#4fc0fd74849e

[Lobot]

Update: His act is playing very well over there. Went for a career record 45, 10, and 9 earlier today. They can't guard him.

[Lobot]

Lance has signed a 1yr 4m contract with Laoning of China. It will be Interesting to see if his act will play over there.

[Lobot]

Preseason lines for Lance

http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4244

[Lobot]

This article goes back a few days but it's a pretty good profile on Lance's summer in Indy before he left for LA.

https://theathletic.com/504015/2018/...th-the-lakers/

[Lobot]

Lance has signed his contract with the Lakers and it's come out that LeBron was the one who recruited him there.

[Lobot]

Can't imagine they would sign and trade Lance but that's a possibility too. If they trade Ball to the Spurs it's going to be a debacle because there is absolutely no way Popovich is going to put up with LaVar.

[Geaux Juan]

Let's see here. Lance is coming in probably as a back up to Lonzo Ball. It would be hilarious if he started over Lonzo just to see Lavar Ball's head explode.

The Lakers signed Rajon Rondo; now they have two PGs (Ball and him) that don't shoot well, which is not the formula for success with LeBron. LJ needs good shooters around him so he can drive, which in turn allows him room to shoot; he can't be the only shooter on the team..

I do think Ball will be the odd man out somehow. Whatever his strengths, I don't think Magic Johnson will want Lavar around screwing with LeBron.

[BearKatz]

Listening to Golic & Wingo this morning, chances are Lonzo could be the odd man out.... Not a great shooter, and if they use Lonzo as a package deal to get Leonard, it's a win for the Lakers...