“ Lamar Stevens Joins Memphis Grizzlies: Star Athlete Signs on the Dotted Line for Game-Changing Season Ahead!”…..

The Memphis Grizzlies are expected to sign Lamar Stevens to a contract through the remainder of the season, a source with direct knowledge told The Commercial Appeal on Wednesday. Stevens, a fifth-year forward out of Penn State, was originally signed to a 10-day contract on Feb. 21. Once that deal expired, Memphis signed Stevens to a second 10-day contract on March 3.

NBA teams are allowed to sign players to a maximum of two 10-day deals in a season. In six appearances this season, Memphis saw enough to keep Stevens around through the end of the season. He made his biggest impact in Monday’s 120-118 win against the Phoenix Suns. Stevens finished that game with 13 points and a career-high four made 3-pointers.

Stevens, 27, played in 19 games with Memphis at the end of the 2023–24 season. He scored a career-high 11.5 points per game on average during that span. Before Wednesday’s game against the Utah Jazz, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins remarked, “He is got a positive and honest voice in the locker room, which is excellent.” “He is the type of guy who will compete fiercely in any capacity that he is assigned to. I adore him because of that. We witnessed that

The 6-foot-6, 230-pound Stevens is a physical presence, and the Grizzlies appreciate his versatility. The natural small forward has been playing more power forward lately as Jaren Jackson Jr. and Santi Aldama have been sidelined, and he guarded Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant late on Monday.

Jenkins stated, “He is a guy that can be a jack-of-all trades on that side of the floor.” “He plays with physicality. I think he is got good feel for the game.” Roster outlook By committing Stevens to a contract for the rest of the season, the Grizzlies will have a 15-man roster, barring any last-minute changes. At the trade deadline on February 6, the Grizzlies traded Marcus Smart and Jake LaRavia, while Memphis acquired Marvin Bagley III and Johnny Davis, who was later waived.