Lance Stephenson: 'My goal is to get back up there with NBA teams'
You’ve been killing it in the G League. What has your mentality been like coming into this season? Lance Stephenson: My mentality coming into the G League was to actually help the young guys get better. Show them all the things I learned as being a vet. Trying to show them the ropes, telling them what it’s like, showing them how to play defense, showing them how to get to the hole, learning the game as quickly as possible. But, my goal is to get back up there with NBA teams. I’m actually going hard, trying to win games, and just trying to have fun out there.
Source: HoopsHype
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If you could talk to NBA teams right now, what would you tell them about what you could bring to their NBA team? Lance Stephenson: Leadership. Definitely, helping young guys. Winning mentality, just that edge on the defensive end. A lot of teams need help with defense, especially during the playoffs. Tough guys that can play defense and lock down and win games. I can bring any edge that a coach needs. -via HoopsHype / February 25, 2024
Do you feel like every team should have their own Udonis Haslem on their team? LS: Yes. At least two or three veterans, that can actually still play, but any veterans that can help the guys. Show them how to play defense, how to move off the court. There’s a lot of situations off the court that guys don’t even know that be hitting them, and they don’t got nobody to talk to. You be in the locker room and just having so much talks about life situations, and it’s always good to have a veteran over there. Air hustling like, “Nah, don’t do it that way young fella, do it this way.” -via HoopsHype / February 25, 2024
Lance Stephenson: Man, this is hard. A lot of people get mad. My Top 5, I’m just going to do position-wise… no I’m not. So Kobe [Bryant], [Michael] Jordan, no order, LeBron [James], Tim Duncan, Shaq[uille O’Neal]. That’s my starting five right there. I know there gonna be a lot of argument of who gonna shoot the ball, but I think they’ll figure it out and actually beat everybody that everyone else picks. -via HoopsHype / February 25, 2024