Born Ready will be reborn on a three-year, $12 million deal with the injury-riddled Indiana Pacers, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. Stephenson, who has played for five separate teams in the three seasons since he opted to take a chance on himself with the Charlotte Hornets in free agency, will ironically fill the roster spot vacated by the same player the Pacers signed to replace him with back in the summer of 2014.
Nostalgia aside, Rodney Stuckey and Lance Stephenson’s interchangeability should be interpreted as a missed opportunity for a roster already bogged down with ball-dominant combo guards and non-shooters.