I hated the Lance Stephenson signing. On the heels of landing LeBron James and Rajon Rondo’s acquisition the following day, I thought the last thing that the Lakers needed was an inefficient scorer who needed the ball in his hands and couldn’t spot-up particularly well.
Five games into the season, Lance is balling out and proving me wrong. The Lakers are built on the principles of pace and relentless assault on the rim, and he’s providing a different dimension to that as the one Lakers guard who can attack the basket out of ball screens.