Lance Stephenson Inks Deal Nrog Indiana Pacers Rau Qhov Tseem Ceeb Ntawm Lub Caij

Tom qab siv sijhawm 33 hnub rau daim ntawv cog lus ib ntus, luv luv, Lance Stephenson tau kos npe rau daim ntawv cog lus rau lub caij so nrog Indiana Pacers.

Hnub Thursday, pab pawg tau tshaj tawm tias Stephenson tau kos npe rau daim ntawv cog lus thaum kawg ntawm lub caij nyoog - txhais tau tias tus neeg saib xyuas tsis tas yuav kos npe rau 10-hnub deals. Nws tau kos npe plaub, suav nrog ob daim ntawv cog lus nyuaj, ua ntej hnub Thursday.

"Kuv yeej yuav cia siab li ntawd," Pacers tus thawj coj kws qhia Rick Carlisle tau hais thaum nug yog tias franchise xav kom Stephenson nyob ib puag ncig tom qab nws qhov kawg 10-hnub deal tas sijhawm. Tus neeg saib xyuas tau kos npe rau lub sijhawm ntawm kev sib tw 2021-22 hnub tom qab.

Stephenson tau muab Indiana qhov kev xav tau ntau ntxiv txij li koom nrog pab pawg thaum pib ntawm 2022. Hauv nws qhov kev ua si thib peb nrog lub koom haum, tus neeg saib xyuas tsis txaus ntseeg tau qhab nia 20 cov ntsiab lus hauv thawj peb lub hlis twg tiv thaiv Brooklyn Nets. Nws ua tiav hmo ntuj nrog 30 cov ntsiab lus tawm tsam tus neeg sib tw - nws qhov kev tawm tsam ua rau Indiana ua txhaum hmo ntawd.

Peb hnub tom qab ntawd, Stephenson rau txim rau lwm tus neeg sib tw lub npe los ntawm kev tawm 14 pab tawm tsam Utah Jazz. Nws qhov kawg stat kab hmo ntawd kuj muaj 16 ntsiab lus, thiab xiav thiab kub outscored Utah los ntawm 14 nrog Stephenson hauv qhov kev ua si. Nws tsuas yog siv University of Cincinnati cov khoom ib lub lim tiam los muab Indiana nrog lub zog thiab ua haujlwm tau zoo.

"Nws ua rau txhua tus neeg txoj haujlwm yooj yim dua," Pacers ob-lub sij hawm All-Star center Domantas Sabonis hais txog Stephenson. Sabonis thiab Stephenson yog cov phooj ywg hauv lub caij 2017-18 ib yam nkaus. "Nws muaj ib tug swag mus ncig uas txhua leej txhua tus xav ua ib feem ntawm."

Txawm tias dhau Sabonis, ntau tus neeg ua si tau hais txog Stephenson tus cwj pwm li ib yam dab tsi uas lawv nyiam. Qhov ntawd yog ib feem loj ntawm nws qhov kev thov rau lub koom haum - nws txhaj tshuaj lub neej thiab kev ua yeeb yam rau hauv daim ntawv teev npe.

Cov cwj pwm zoo li no nkag mus rau fanbase ib yam. Nws tau dhau ib hlis txij li 31-xyoo-laus tau koom nrog Pacers, tseem muaj lub suab nrov nrov txhua zaus nws mus rau hauv kev ua si ntawm Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana tau tawm tsam lub caij no, tsuas yog mus txog 19-35, tab sis Stephenson tau txhaj tus ntsuj plig rov qab los rau hauv cov kiv cua, thiab Pacers xav tau xyoo no - lawv nyob qib thib peb mus rau qhov kawg ntawm kev tuaj koom.

Stephenson tau tshaj tawm qhov nruab nrab ntawm 9.1 cov ntsiab lus thiab 4.2 pab rau ib qho kev ua si txij li koom nrog Indiana. Ib feeb, nws tab tom tso qee tus lej zoo tshaj plaws ntawm nws txoj haujlwm tag nrho. Nws tau coj lub luag haujlwm ntawm Pacers thaub qab tus neeg saib xyuas lub luag haujlwm thiab yuav zoo li yuav muaj kom txog thaum lwm tus neeg ua si rov qab los ntawm kev raug mob, yog li nws cov lej tuaj yeem txuas ntxiv ua tau zoo thaum lub caij mus ntxiv.

Stephenson qhov kev cog lus tsuas yog ib xyoos xwb, tsis muaj lub caij nyoog ntxiv lossis kev xaiv thaum kawg ntawm nws daim ntawv cog lus. Nws cap ntaus ntawm qhov kev pom zoo yuav tsuas yog tshaj $ 640,000. Yog tias Pacers, thiab Stephenson, xav koom nrog tom qab lub caij no, lawv yuav tau rov sib tham dua daim ntawv cog lus tshiab hauv lub caij so.

Muaj qee cov lus nug, nrog rau hnub kawg ntawm kev lag luam looming, hais txog seb Pacers puas yuav kos npe rau Stephenson rau qhov kev lees paub tag nrho lossis muab nws ib daim ntawv cog lus nyuaj ntxiv. Tab sis lawv tau muab lawv qhov kev nyuaj tshwj xeeb rau Reggie Perry rau hnub Friday.

Txoj kev Pacers, thiab Stephenson, thaum kawg tau mus ua rau Pacers me ntsis hloov pauv mus rau lub sijhawm kawg. Tab sis cov kev puas tsuaj no yog qhov tsis tshua muaj txiaj ntsig, thiab muaj txiaj ntsig tsuas yog muaj Lance kaw rau lub caij so. Ntxiv rau, tom qab 10-xyoo qub tub rog raug mob ntawm txhua qhov ntawm nws qhov kev sib tham ua ntej 10-hnub, nws tau txais kev cog lus muaj zog. Tam sim no, Lance Stephenson thiab Indiana Pacers - franchise uas tau tsim nws rov qab rau xyoo 2010 - tau khi ua ke dua.