Lance Stephenson/Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets

Lance Stephenson is among the many new players who will suit up for the Clippers this season. He is talented, and – as Doc Rivers likes to say – “multi-positional.”

The 6-foot-5 wing fits the profile of the type of player Rivers was looking for this off-season.

“I like the way Lance plays,” Rivers said Friday at media day in Playa Vista. “I think he adds a dimension to our offense, I think he gives us a great defender and a multi-positional player.”

Rivers, who doubles as president of basketball operations, said he stressed that to his front-office staff.

“I don’t want the one-position guy,” he said. “You’ve gotta sign a couple of those, but I wanted multi positions. I wanted guys who can play 1 and 2, 2 and 3, 3 and 4, 4 and 5. And when they’re on the floor, we’re not sure actually what position we’re playing. That was my goal, especially for the bench. And Lance is the poster child of that.”