Forward

Career profile · Updated July 2026

Lamar Stevens

Forward · 6'7" · 230 lbs · ~~Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade~~

Philadelphia-born two-way forward with 220 NBA regular-season games across five seasons and three franchises, a full EuroLeague season under his belt, and one of the most productive four-year careers in Penn State history — 2,207 points, second all-time, with program records for field goals made and games started.

Born: Jul 9, 1997 (29)
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
High School: Roman Catholic (PA)
College: Penn State '20
NBA Draft: Undrafted, 2020
NBA Games: 220
Leagues: EuroLeague · ABA · NBA
Nationality: United States

Professional career

NBA & EuroLeague · 2020–present

National Basketball Association — regular season, per game
Season	Team	GP	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG
2020–21	Cleveland Cavaliers Two-way	40	0	12.5	4.1	2.4
2021–22	Cleveland Cavaliers	63	13	16.1	6.1	2.6
2022–23	Cleveland Cavaliers	62	25	18.1	5.3	3.3
2023–24	Boston / Memphis Career-best 7.1 PPG	38	3	15.9	7.1	3.4
2024–25	Memphis Grizzlies	17	1	9.1	4.4	2.2
Career	5 seasons	220	42	15.4	5.6	2.9

Career row averages are weighted from published season averages and are approximate to one decimal. Also appeared in 4 NBA playoff games (Cleveland 2023, Memphis 2025). Following the February 2024 trade to Memphis he averaged 11.5 points per game over 19 games for the Grizzlies.

Europe — regular season, per game
Season	Team / Competition	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG%	3P%
2025–26	Paris Basketball — EuroLeague	23	20.0	9.3	3.3	48.0	41.7
2025–26	Paris Basketball — Betclic Élite Finalist	—	—	9.9	3.5	—	—
2026–28	Partizan Belgrade — EuroLeague / ABA	—	—	—	—	—	—

Missed the first two months of the 2025–26 season through injury before returning to the Paris rotation. Paris finished the Betclic Élite regular season as the No. 1 seed at 22–8 and reached the Finals, falling 3–2 to AS Monaco.

Lamar Stevens driving to the basket for Paris Basketball in the EuroLeague — EuroLeague, 2025–26. First season outside North America.

Penn State · 2016–2020

Big Ten Conference

NCAA Division I — per game
Season	Honors	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG
2016–17	Big Ten All-Freshman Team	33	—	12.7	5.5	1.7
2017–18	NIT Champion · NIT MVP · All-Big Ten	39	—	15.5	5.9	1.9
2018–19	First-team All-Big Ten	32	—	19.9	7.7	2.1
2019–20	First-team All-Big Ten · Wooden watch list	31	—	17.6	6.9	2.2
Career	2,207 points — 2nd all-time	135	—	16.3	6.5	2.0

2,207

Second all-time at Penn State

Seven points short of the program record. Only the third player in school history to reach 2,000 career points.

801

Field goals made — school record

The most made field goals by any player in Penn State history.

134

Career starts — school record

Started essentially every game of a four-year career. Durability and availability as a résumé line.

Signature performances

Career highs & big nights

31 PTS

NBA career high — Memphis vs. Dallas

April 13, 2025. Stevens leads the Grizzlies to a 132–97 win over the Mavericks in the regular-season finale, setting a career scoring high in his second stint with Memphis.

24 PTS

Betclic Élite Finals — at AS Monaco

Playoff career high in Europe. Stevens leads Paris to an 88–77 win inside Salle Gaston Médecin in the French league Finals, with Paris closing the fourth quarter 30–16.

14 FGM

Bryce Jordan Center record

A then-career-high 30-point night against Northwestern on a building-record 14 made field goals.

2018

NIT Champion & Most Valuable Player

Carries Penn State to the NIT championship at Madison Square Garden as a sophomore and is named the tournament's MVP.

Player profile

What the tape shows

Positional size

6'7", 230 lbs with a forward's frame that has guarded up and down the lineup in the NBA and EuroLeague. Comfortable defending wings on the perimeter and holding position against bigs in the post.

Motor

The trait every organization cites first. Offensive rebounding, deflections, transition sprints, loose balls — the possessions that don't appear in a box score and win rotation minutes on good teams.

Expanding range

Entered the league as a slasher and interior finisher; shot 41.7% from three on EuroLeague volume in 2025–26 while converting 48% from the field overall. The jumper is no longer a question mark.

Availability

A school-record 134 starts across four college seasons, and 165 NBA games in a three-year stretch in Cleveland. Reliably on the floor.

Adaptability

Has earned minutes for a rebuilding team, a title contender, and a EuroLeague playoff club — moving from two-way contract to standard deal to multi-year European commitment on merit each time.

Locker room

Repeatedly described by teammates and staff as a connector and a culture piece. Published a children's book in his senior year of college, co-created with six artists with Down syndrome.

Primary defensive assignments

Ten combined MVP awards and a two-time Finals MVP. Three franchises have used him the same way.

LeBron James4× MVP

Kevin DurantMVP

Giannis Antetokounmpo2× MVP

Nikola Jokić3× MVP

Kawhi Leonard2× Finals MVP

Career path

Transactions & milestones

Jul 2026Signs a two-year deal with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade — EuroLeague, ABA League, Serbian SuperLeague.
2025–26First season in Europe with Paris Basketball; reaches the Betclic Élite Finals.
Jul 22, 2025Signs a one-year deal with Paris Basketball (EuroLeague).
Apr 13, 2025Sets an NBA career high with 31 points vs. Dallas.
Mar 13, 2025Signs a standard contract with Memphis for the remainder of the season.
Feb 21, 2025Signs a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.
2024–25Plays for the Motor City Cruise in the NBA G League.
Sep–Oct 2024Training-camp deal with the Detroit Pistons.
Jul 2024Traded to San Antonio in a three-team deal, then waived.
Feb 7, 2024Traded from Boston to the Memphis Grizzlies; averages 11.5 PPG in 19 games.
2023–24Plays 19 games for the Boston Celtics, including a start vs. Orlando on Dec 15.
Apr 2021Two-way contract converted to a standard multi-year deal with Cleveland.
Dec 28, 2020NBA debut vs. the Philadelphia 76ers — his hometown team.
Nov 28, 2020Signs a two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers after going undrafted.
Feb 1, 2020Becomes the third player in Penn State history to reach 2,000 career points.

Honors

Professional · College · High school

Year	Honor	Level
2026	Betclic Élite Finalist — Paris Basketball	Professional
2020	Second all-time leading scorer, Penn State (2,207 pts)	College
2020	Penn State record — field goals made (801) & games started (134)	College
2020	John R. Wooden Award late-season top-20 watch list	College
2020	First-team All-Big Ten	College
2019	First-team All-Big Ten	College
2018	NIT Champion & NIT Most Valuable Player	College
2018	All-Big Ten selection	College
2017	Big Ten All-Freshman Team	College
2016	PIAA Class AAAA State Champion — Roman Catholic HS	High school
2016	Philadelphia Player of the Year · All-Philadelphia First Team	High school
2016	ESPN Top 100 recruit — No. 100 nationally, No. 3 in Pennsylvania	High school
2014–16	Three-time PIAA All-State selection	High school