Lance Stephenson
What does Lance Stephenson actually supply on the floor?
Lance Stephenson's strongest evidenced functions are passing, creation, rim pressure; the weakest available areas are interior finishing, rim protection, shooting. These are full-season values across multiple teams, so team-specific fit is withheld.
Function profile
2021-22 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.
Season by season
Every governed season profile on record.| Season | Team | Role | Evidence | Creation | Rim pressure | Shooting | Passing | Screening | Interior finish | Point of attack | Switch coverage | Rim protection | Event creation | Rebounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | — | Mixed coverage | 63 | 55 | 43 | 65 | — | 21 | — | — | 38 | 44 | 46 |
| 2018-19 | LAL | — | High evidence | 59 | 55 | 64 | 60 | — | 57 | — | — | 36 | 55 | 50 |
| 2017-18 | IND | — | High evidence | 70 | 56 | 37 | 69 | — | 52 | — | — | 36 | 39 | 56 |
| 2016-17 | — | — | Mixed coverage | 62 | 52 | 48 | 64 | — | 41 | — | — | 49 | 29 | 48 |
| 2015-16 | — | — | Limited evidence | 75 | 69 | 59 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 48 | — |
| 2014-15 | CHO | — | Limited evidence | 81 | 58 | 35 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 33 | — |
| 2013-14 | IND | — | Limited evidence | 80 | 67 | 56 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 23 | — |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.ATL did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Lance Stephenson for a dependable replacement conclusion.
Replacement evidence
Clint Capela · Bogdan Bogdanovic · John Collins · Kevin Huerter · Trae Young
shrunk net 10.5860 over 312 possessions
on floor 123 possessions · off floor 7517 possessions
IND did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Lance Stephenson.
Replacement evidence
Myles Turner · Domantas Sabonis · Caris LeVert · Malcolm Brogdon · Chris Duarte
shrunk net 4.1760 over 260 possessions
on floor 1316 possessions · off floor 5741 possessions
LAL had a supported lineup path without Lance Stephenson: [LeBron James, JaVale McGee, Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart] at 4.5 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 269 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
LeBron James · JaVale McGee · Lonzo Ball · Kyle Kuzma · Josh Hart
shrunk net 4.5400 over 269 possessions
on floor 2153 possessions · off floor 5489 possessions
IND had a supported lineup path without Lance Stephenson: [Thaddeus Young, Cory Joseph, Bojan Bogdanovic, Victor Oladipo, Myles Turner] at 5.6 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 610 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Thaddeus Young · Cory Joseph · Bojan Bogdanovic · Victor Oladipo · Myles Turner
shrunk net 5.5830 over 610 possessions
on floor 3488 possessions · off floor 4136 possessions
IND did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Lance Stephenson.
Replacement evidence
Monta Ellis · Thaddeus Young · Jeff Teague · Glenn Robinson III · Myles Turner
shrunk net 4.8430 over 200 possessions
on floor 395 possessions · off floor 7032 possessions
MIN did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Lance Stephenson for a dependable replacement conclusion.
Replacement evidence
Ricky Rubio · Gorgui Dieng · Shabazz Muhammad · Andrew Wiggins · Karl-Anthony Towns
shrunk net 7.0560 over 259 possessions
on floor 115 possessions · off floor 6943 possessions
NOP did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Lance Stephenson for a dependable replacement conclusion.
Replacement evidence
Jrue Holiday · Dante Cunningham · Anthony Davis · Solomon Hill · Buddy Hield
shrunk net 4.2570 over 345 possessions
on floor 281 possessions · off floor 6943 possessions
LAC did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Lance Stephenson.
Replacement evidence
Chris Paul · JJ Redick · DeAndre Jordan · Luc Mbah a Moute · Blake Griffin
shrunk net 8.3580 over 621 possessions
on floor 1212 possessions · off floor 6276 possessions
MEM did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Lance Stephenson.
Replacement evidence
Zach Randolph · Tony Allen · Mike Conley · Marc Gasol · Courtney Lee
shrunk net 4.4440 over 464 possessions
on floor 1342 possessions · off floor 5860 possessions
CHO did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Lance Stephenson.
Replacement evidence
Mo Williams · Al Jefferson · Marvin Williams · Gerald Henderson · Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
shrunk net 4.7180 over 193 possessions
on floor 2547 possessions · off floor 3864 possessions
IND did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Lance Stephenson.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 5879 possessions · off floor 2352 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.Lance Stephenson has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2019 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.