Opinion: The Denver Nuggets Should Sign Lance Stephenson

Final season, NBA veteran Lance Stephenson returned to the league after a two-season absence. 

He had final performed within the NBA in the course of the 2019 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, however mid-way by way of the 2022 season he signed a ten-day take care of the Atlanta Hawks. 

After enjoying in six video games for the Hawks, he returned to the Indiana Pacers for the third time in his profession.

In 46 video games, he averaged a really respectable 8.3 factors, 2.8 rebounds and three.6 assists per contest.

On August 29, he nonetheless stays a free agent accessible for any group within the league to signal. 

I consider the Denver Nuggets ought to take into account including him to their roster.

Why? 

The Nuggets are a group that is excellent, however not essentially a real contender.

They’ve Nikola Jokic, who has received the NBA’s MVP Award in back-to-back seasons. 

This previous season, they handled accidents, however they nonetheless completed because the sixth seed within the Western Convention. 

Within the first-round of the NBA Playoffs, they misplaced to the Golden State Warriors in six video games. 

Stephenson continues to be simply 31-years-old, and he could possibly be a pleasant addition to their bench. 

The Nuggets had been thirteenth within the NBA in factors per recreation from their bench final season (36.6 PPG), so that they had been a strong bench however not elite. 

Stephenson additionally has a great deal of playoff expertise as he has performed in 57 postseason video games.

He is additionally performed within the Jap Convention Finals two completely different occasions. 

Out of the Nuggets’ high gamers (Jokic, Michael Porter Jr. Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray), none of them have performed in as many playoff video games as Stephenson. 

They need to convey him into coaching camp, and if he would not work out, they’ll merely waive him.