Trade Grades: Clippers get Stephenson from Hornets
ByKEVIN PELTON
June 15, 2015, 11:50 PM
The Deal
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Clippers get: Guard/forward Lance Stephenson
Hornets get: Forward Matt Barnes and center Spencer Hawes
Los Angeles Clippers: D
Here's the good news for the Clippers: Trading for Lance Stephenson carries almost no long-term risk. If he flops next season, L.A. can merely turn down his 2016-17 team option and walk away having shed the final two seasons of Hawes' contract.