Pelicans sign DJ Stephens to camp deal

[Kumar]

Free agent D.J. Stephens, a freak athlete, has agreed to a training camp deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources tell RealGM.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 29, 2014

[Delko]

Dude can fly

[RaisingTheBar]

Obligatory : DJ Stephens - Ilysiakos 2013/14 Highlights: http://youtu.be/hkJlz_AlDS0

Sorry couldn't embed. Posting from phone.

[Eman5805]

Right. I remember him well. Dude has Jason Richardson hops. Too bad it means his knees will be wrecked by age 30 and he better become a 3pt specialist.

[AUSSIE_PELICAN]

Gerald Green type.
To bad he's only 6'5".
He does have a 7' wingspan though.

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[kinglio21093]

Dem hops doe.

[MMEmbreno]

We had a guy on our team last year that almost mirrors this guy. Very athletic, can run like a gazelle down the floor, horrible ballhandling ability and terrible shooting. This guy is shorter, and does have the edge on athleticism, but not sure how or why he would make the team over a Kevin jones or Babbitt but I've been wrong before.

[DroopyDawg]

Obligatory : DJ Stephens - Ilysiakos 2013/14 Highlights: http://youtu.be/hkJlz_AlDS0

Sorry couldn't embed. Posting from phone.

Good lookin out I gotchu.

[Rafa Brazil]

Has always played as PF, but stands only 6-5... Another body for training camp.

[fullcourtpress]

He has the highest MAX VERTICAL and MAX VERTICAL REACH in NBA history

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-...ce=All&sort=12

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-...ce=All&sort=13


and 2nd highest no step vertical to greg oden

[fullcourtpress]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wlJXIrB9TM

[Eman5805]

46 inches. Good God...practically 4 feet straight up.

[DRDJ1]

We had a guy on our team last year that almost mirrors this guy. Very athletic, can run like a gazelle down the floor, horrible ballhandling ability and terrible shooting. This guy is shorter, and does have the edge on athleticism, but not sure how or why he would make the team over a Kevin jones or Babbitt but I've been wrong before.

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[j_bones]

Free agent D.J. Stephens, a freak athlete, has agreed to a training camp deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources tell RealGM.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 29, 2014

Reminds me of pops mensu-bonsu

[fullcourtpress]

When we have Anderson and Fredette in with Davis at center; we could use a little freakish athlete playing SF akA tHE cHIEF. i HOPE HE MAKES IT

[AUSSIE_PELICAN]

Does anyone know if the four additional players that have been signed for training camp can be sent to the teams D-league, just in case of injuries or is 15 the limit?

Thanks

[MichaelMcNamara]

If a player is one of your 15, you can send him to the D-League. If not - no you do not have their rights. They might play in the D-League, but the Pels wouldn't have rights to them. Anybody would be able to sign them and bring them in.

[AUSSIE_PELICAN]

If a player is one of your 15, you can send him to the D-League. If not - no you do not have their rights. They might play in the D-League, but the Pels wouldn't have rights to them. Anybody would be able to sign them and bring them in.

Ok thanks that's what I thought.
So I guess basically these guy's are just hoping to get a gig with teams that haven't filled their rosters with guaranteed contracts already.

[Mythrol]

Ok thanks that's what I thought.
So I guess basically these guy's are just hoping to get a gig with teams that haven't filled their rosters with guaranteed contracts already.

And they still get paid for it. When you have the option of getting some training camp money or working at ATT, you are usually going to take the TC money.