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2010 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Lance Stephenson
Position: Shooting Guard
Size: 6-5, 210
School: Cincinnati, Freshman
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Summary: Nicknamed “Born Ready,” Stephenson failed to live up to the lofty expectations put on him when he arrived at Cincy. Early in the season, I had him as a late-lottery pick based on his natural ability and potential, but he just didn’t put it all together in his freshman year as he still has plenty of maturing to do both mentally and as a player. He is reportedly leaning toward returning to school and that would be the wise decision since he would have no guarantee of being a first-round pick.
Player Comparison: Isaiah Rider Rider was a tremendous natural talent who just never truly panned up in the NBA. Stephenson is loaded with natural ability and like Rider, uses it like a switch where he can seemingly turn his game “on” or “off” in the blink of the eye. Three-point shooting was never a strength of Rider’s and it’s something Stephenson needs to work on before he takes the step to the next level.
RELATED LINKS:
2010 NBA Mock Draft
2010 NBA Draft Prospect Rankings
2010 NBA Draft Scouting Reports
Written by Paul Banks of NBC Chicago and the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
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