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.
Stephenson's on the trading BLOCK do we want him????
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Stephenson can play perimeter defense 10x better than anyone on our roster currently. He could be our 6th man.
fallenchicken
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What would we have to give
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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).
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.
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.
makes me think of gay situation in raptors.
The signing was great in a vacuum. None of the Hornet's pieces fit though. Not sure it's even possible to construct a worse team around Jefferson for his skillset.
That Kemba Walker signing though. Pretty much the same player that Burke is, just he gets higher usage. Imagine if we signed Burke to a $48/4 contract. Hornets are ****ed as a franchise for another few years.