Stephenson's on the trading BLOCK do we want him????

[The Midnight]

We need a defensive guy to pair with Hayward. His contract is cheap in light of new TV deals, $27m over 3 years.

I'd say yes.


https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12028590/charlotte-hornets-explore-lance-stephenson-trade

 

[b_line]

No

 

[Hotdog]

I'm not advocating trading for him, but I would say that he would probably be a better fit here than on Charlotte. Al Jefferson can be a difficult person to play with. I bet he'd look a lot better here.

 

[mellow]

Yes, are they tired of waiting for Biyombo or MKG too?

 

[enchilada_style]

It may be a disaster at the very least it will be an entertaining disaster. I'm in.

 

[The Midnight]

It may be a disaster at the very least it will be an entertaining disaster. I'm in.

That's the spirit!!!


He should bring some defensive backbone to our backcourt.

 

[b_line]

He should bring some disruption to our backcourt.

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[The Midnight]

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He starts at SG and is tasked at shutting down opponent's scoring PG/SG/SF, with Burks being the true scoring 6th man off the bench.


Exum/Burke
Stephenson/Burks
Hayward/Hood
Favors/Booker
Gobert/Kanter


That's a nice & deep lineup and could be scary good defensively in just a couple of years.

 

[fishonjazz]

He starts at SG and is tasked at shutting down opponent's scoring PG/SG/SF, with Burks being the true scoring 6th man off the bench.


Exum/Burke
Stephenson/Burks
Hayward/Hood
Favors/Booker
Gobert/Kanter


That's a nice & deep lineup and could be scary good defensively in just a couple of years.

Wouldn't we have to give up someone in the trade or do we get him for a second round pick lol

 

[framer]

He starts at SG and is tasked at shutting down opponent's scoring PG/SG/SF, with Burks being the true scoring 6th man off the bench.


Exum/Burke
Stephenson/Burks
Hayward/Hood
Favors/Booker
Gobert/Kanter


That's a nice & deep lineup and could be scary good defensively in just a couple of years.

Except you will need to be trading one of our guys to get him.

 

[fishonjazz]

I don't want lance

 

[b_line]

If he was not a head case then he would be a fine pickup. He is crazy, so it's not even worth talking about getting him.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If we don't have to give up much to get him, yes. He clearly has the talent to be worth his contract and then some.

 

[stitches]

If we don't have to give up much to get him, yes. He clearly has the talent to be worth his contract and then some.

At his current contract he has the talent to be a bargain and the attitude to be a liability. I'd love to see him pull some **** off with Quin...

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Stephenson can play perimeter defense 10x better than anyone on our roster currently. He could be our 6th man.

 

[fallenchicken]

What would we have to give

 

[Stifle Tower]

What would we have to give

Hayward should do it.

I'm sure they would take our unprotected first + Booker and Evans to make salaries close enough for the trade to go through.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Hayward should do it.

I'm sure they would take our unprotected first + Booker and Evans to make salaries close enough for the trade to go through.

At this point I'd think they just take expiring contracts and either a protected pick (don't think anyone would have to give up a lottery pick to get him) or a young guy with potential (think Hood).

 

[The Midnight]

What would we have to give

Considering the Hornets didn't actually do much to get him, I don't think it will take much to take him off their hands... a 2nd round pick should do the trick I think.

 

[stitches]

Hayward should do it.

I'm sure they would take our unprotected first + Booker and Evans to make salaries close enough for the trade to go through.

At this point I think he's in the "liability" column for them, meaning they probably need to get rid off him as much as or more than anybody would need to acquire him. Right now I wouldn't give up unprotected pick for him. Maybe a second or top 15 protected first(maybe the Warriors pick) + filling(expiring or non-guaranteed contracts) is the best I'd be willing to give them.