Pacers sign Rodney Stuckey to 1-year deal

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-bas ... -departure

With Lance Stephenson signing with the Charlotte Hornets and the Evan Turner experiment ending up as a disaster last season, the Indiana Pacers now have a huge hole to fill in their backcourt. Stephenson was a huge part of the team's attack on both ends of the floor and with the East being so wide-open with the change of the landscape following LeBron's decision, the Pacers can't squander a potential opportunity here. They're looking toward a former Detroit Pistons' guard to fill that void.

Marc Stein of ESPN.com is reporting the Pacers are expressing interest in guard Rodney Stuckey to join George Hill in a suddenly thin backcourt. Stuckey has spent all seven seasons of his career so far with the Pistons, but with the new direction the team is taking behind Stan Van Gundy, the guard from Washington State has been made expendable.

Apparently he's headed there on a one year deal. Even if it doesn't pan out, it won't hurt them much in the long run. I'm not sure that he's the player they need, but a one year deal makes it low-risk.

I'm pretty much sure, he's not the player they wanted in first place. I've never been a big fan of Stuckey and I think it will be interesting to see how he fits with the Pacers.

The FA market has nearly dried out so I think Rodney's a good pick up. He's not even a gamble at 1 year deal. And he actually might surprise. The Pistons were quite a mess in recent years so that might have brought his game down. Maybe he can be more effective in Pacers' system.

Massive pay cut! I'm not a fan of stuckey's game but it's shocking to see a scrub like Ben Gordon get several times as much money. He's not efficient but can still out points on the board and can't be any worse than Evan Turner was. Good signing.