I thought that they were calling him STUFFINS. Then I realized that they were saying Stephens. But his nickname was born in my mind.
Other than that... we have 16 on the roster or under contract last I checked. So, who's seat on the bench would he get? Alex Jensen? NEVAhhhhhhhh! Looks like Stuffins would be the bounciest waterboy we ever had. Think of him on the Dunk Team with a trampoline under that trampoline. Alright. We found a spot for you Doc McStuffins.
I don't know if Stephens can really play at the wings and I've read somewhere that he used to be a 4, but according to draftexpress, this dude's max vertical was 46 inches in 2013 during a Nets workout, which should put him on top of their all-time ranking. Besides, he is 6'5.5 in shoes and has a 7'0.25 wingspan, which means he is basically Michael Jordan's size (minus the enormous hands, of course). The Jazz have a logjam at the wings right now but if/when the trade someone - probably Burks - I would be all for giving the guy a 10-day contract to see how well he can fit in.
https://www.draftexpress.com/profile/D.J.-Stephens-18842/stats/
https://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pr...raft+Combine&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=0&sort=12