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Lance StephensonIndiana Pacers · #1
Lance Stephenson is a retired guard best known with the Indiana Pacers. Born Ready; an energetic showman. Career averages: 8.6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 53
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Indiana Pacers · #1 · Guard
Lance Stephenson
Season avg9.3 pts · 2.8 reb · 3.9 ast · .458 fg
Career avg8.5 pts · 4.1 reb · 2.9 ast · .439 fg
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Scouting report
Lance Stephenson — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Retired standout · guard · Impact 53
Lance Stephenson is a retired guard best known with the Indiana Pacers. Born Ready; an energetic showman. Career averages: 8.6 points, 4 rebounds and
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OffenseF
DefenseC-
Feel / IQC-
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Lance Stephenson stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
53Impact index
110Star score
Career scoring average8.5 ppg
Seasons in the index14
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer
Lance Stephenson — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
9.3 PPG
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Playmaking
3.9 APG
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Rebounding
2.8 RPG
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Shooting
.310 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Lance Stephenson
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 2022-23 68% confidence
9.6
pts
7.5–11.7
2.6
reb
1.7–3.5
4.3
ast
3.4–5.2
18.5
min
proj
33
gp
health
.433
fg%
~base
.288
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 9.3 → projected 9.6 PPG
Minutes / role
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Development (his trend)
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Age curve
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Live context
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Net vs last season+0.3 PPG
Everything it reads
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14 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 68 / 6 / 40 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Lance Stephenson career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 (Indiana) | 12 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .333 | .000 |
| 2011-12 (Indiana) | 42 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .376 | .133 |
| 2012-13 (Indiana) | 78 | 29.2 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | .460 | .330 |
| 2013-14 (Indiana) | 78 | 35.3 | 13.8 | 7.2 | 4.6 | .491 | .352 |
| 2014-15 (Charlotte) | 61 | 25.8 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | .376 | .171 |
| 2015-16 (LA Clippers) | 43 | 15.8 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .494 | .404 |
| 2015-16 (Memphis) | 26 | 26.6 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | .474 | .355 |
| 2016-17 (New Orleans) | 6 | 27.0 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 4.8 | .473 | .100 |
| 2016-17 (Minnesota) | 6 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .476 | .000 |
| 2016-17 (Indiana) | 6 | 22.0 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | .409 | .625 |
| 2017-18 (Indiana) | 82 | 22.6 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 2.9 | .427 | .289 |
| 2018-19 (LA Lakers) | 68 | 16.5 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | .426 | .371 |
| 2021-22 (Atlanta) | 6 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .385 | .000 |
| 2021-22 (Indiana) | 40 | 18.6 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | .458 | .310 |
| Career | 554 | 22.9 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Indiana Pacers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
22–60proj record
#13conf seed
-7.5net rtg
110.2off rtg
117.8def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Ivica Zubac, Andrew Nembhard.
How his role moves
Projected 22–60, 13th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
53 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV
The Ballad of Lance Stephenson
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Indiana Pacers
Turning pro
Drafted 2010 as a Guard.
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Lance Stephenson is a retired NBA guard. Born Ready; an energetic showman.
Chapter
He averaged 8.6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists over his career.
Where things stand
A retired guard and Indiana Pacers name.
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Stephenson's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Draft
- 2010
- Jersey
- #1
Career
Born Ready; an energetic showman.
The person
A retired guard and Indiana Pacers name.
Retired
Indiana Pacers
Standout
FAQ
Lance Stephenson — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Lance Stephenson, answered.
What were Lance Stephenson's career averages?
Lance Stephenson averaged 8.6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
Is Lance Stephenson in the Hall of Fame?
Lance Stephenson is a retired guard and a notable pro, though not currently a Hall of Fame inductee.
Lance Stephenson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
