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          Trade Grades: Clippers get Stephenson from Hornets

          Jun 15, 2015
          • Kevin PeltonESPN Senior Writer
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            • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series
            • Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers
            • Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system
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          The Deal

          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.