With Kelan Martin joining Malcolm Brogdon, Jeremy Lamb, Chris Duarte, and Isaiah Jackson in health and safety protocols, Lance Stephenson is heading back to where his career started, signing a 10-day hardship deal with the Indiana Pacers, according to reports from both The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files.
Stephenson was a second-round pick for the Pacers back in 2010 and spent four-straight seasons in Indiana, including two trips to the Eastern Conference Finals, before ultimately finding his way back to the Hoosier state in 2017 as a late-season spark after struggling to adjust to a new team in Charlotte and playing for five organizations in a three-year stretch.