Report: Lance Stephenson verbally agreed to join Mavs in free agency

Charlotte Hornets guard Lance Stephenson almost joined the Dallas Mavericks this past summer, according to Bleacher Report's Jared Zwerling.

By the weekend of July 11, both sides had verbally committed to a two-year contract worth slightly more than Stephenson's eventual deal with the Hornets, according to Ebanks. But Dallas was in a holding pattern; the Houston Rockets first had to match Chandler Parsons' Mavericks offer, or it wouldn't happen.

"It was a domino effect," Ebanks said. "Dallas did not think that Houston was going to let Parsons walk. Lance was very close to being a member of the Mavericks. When you're a little further along into free agency, people are more in the position to pull the trigger when they see what they're looking for."

This news comes just days after we learned that the Cleveland Cavaliers had told Chandler Parsons he was "their guy" if they didn't sign LeBron James. Both of these stories illustrate how chaotic July is for free agents and front offices.


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