Hornets Nets and OKC in three way trade talks

[HeatCheck]

I think the Hornets should have tried to trade Lance earlier.  They thought about it, but decided to hold off on it.  Now, they can't get rid of the guy.  Yet as some have already said, his contract makes it easier to part ways with him in the coming years.  So it's not like we threw a lot of cash his way.

 

How do you know they didn't try earlier?

 

It's not like you could have tried too much earlier considering you couldn't trade him until mid Decmeber.

[setzer2030]

If we can't flip him for anything what's next? Im sure he can't be too happy and that will affect his performance. 

I'd really really hate to see the amazing performance we've seen out of Lance this season take a dip...

[setzer2030]

I still have this gut feeling that Lance, given some more time with this team, will gel and become the leader and dynamic player we hoped for when signing him.

He just hasn't had enough time to really get his feet wet and settle into the system.

Kemba is gonna be the leader of this team for the foreseeable future. Lance wasn't even a leader on the Pacers. He's not mature enough to lead anyone.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

Amazing what value some think Lance has... His play in Charlotte and now lockeroom battles in two of his stops..KILLS IT

Jack is a great backup guard who can start and can fill a stat sheet efficiently. Lamb gives this team a more consistent catch and shoot guy that PJ has not been as of yet.

This move improves the team and Kemba may miss games bc he has a knee injury at the moment(per Clifford this morn on WFNZ)

[KendrickPanther]

Why can't we leave OKC out of it and get Lopez? Isn't he a solid big?

[davos]

Fell through

 

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12179102&ex_cid=espnapi_public

[rmoneyg35]

If that's all we can get for Lance than we just need to keep him. Let him play and get some minutes and maybe just maybe he can improve his trade value. NBA scouts were saying at the beginning of the season he was out of shape so maybe he just needs to get into shape to become the player we wanted.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

"out of shape"

"not a leader"

"cant shoot"

Huddle reaction? "Lets keep him!!" "We should get more!" "id hate to see his performance dip" "id rather bury him on the bench"

[Guest]

Amazing what value some think Lance has... His play in Charlotte and now lockeroom battles in two of his stops..KILLS IT

Jack is a great backup guard who can start and can fill a stat sheet efficiently. Lamb gives this team a more consistent catch and shoot guy that PJ has not been as of yet.

This move improves the team and Kemba may miss games bc he has a knee injury at the moment(per Clifford this morn on WFNZ)

It's a shame it fell through. It would have given us two valuable rotation players, and would get Stephenson off our hands. Hopefully it gets revived, or at least some similar deal comes up.

Why can't we leave OKC out of it and get Lopez? Isn't he a solid big?

Talented player, though injury prone. Would mean Al would have to shift to PF, which may not be an issue for him since he's played it before. But the issue here is Lopez comes with a bad contract, which is why he hasn't been traded yet.

If that's all we can get for Lance than we just need to keep him. Let him play and get some minutes and maybe just maybe he can improve his trade value. NBA scouts were saying at the beginning of the season he was out of shape so maybe he just needs to get into shape to become the player we wanted.

The deal might not land us an all star, or future starting young talent, but you can't expect that for a guy whose stock is low. Now we could keep him, like you say, but he's not a good fit for our line up and consequently improving his numbers may prove difficult. If he continues this downward trend we'll struggle to get rid of him, and may have to look at him as a salary dump.

For me, the deal that was on the table would have made us stronger.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

So word came out today that Brooklyn never wanted Lance.

They were just interested in shipping Lopez out but they didn't want to have to take on Perkins in return.

[carpanfan96]

So word came out today that Brooklyn never wanted Lance.

They were just interested in shipping Lopez out but they didn't want to have to take on Perkins in return.

Yep, they didnt want him at all, only way he was going to Nets was with a first round pick joining him. Posted it on the 16th.

[YoungPanthers89]

 

 

Sources: Hornets, Nets resume trade talks, this time focusing on Joe Johnson, Lance Stephenson

The Charlotte Hornets and Brooklyn Nets have restarted trade discussions, this time focused on guard Joe Johnson, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

The Hornets and Nets are discussing a larger package that would likely include guards Lance Stephenson and Gerald Henderson and forward Marvin Williams, league sources told Yahoo Sports

 

uhhhhh no