


Tyrus Thomas
Scott Fowler: The Charlotte Hornets should trade Lance Stephenson, now

It is time for the Charlotte Hornets to cut their losses on the Great Lance Stephenson Experiment. Dealing Stephenson won't be easy, for everyone in the NBA has seen how disjointed the Hornets have become since he arrived. But it's something the Hornets need to do. The Hornets took a chance on Lance. It failed. Time to bail. Trade him. Charlotte is a worse team with Stephenson on the court than without him, which is bizarre but absolutely true in the Hornets' current incarnation. The primary problem is that Stephenson needs the ball on offense a lot to get into a rhythm. But Kemba Walker is a "score-first" point guard who also needs the ball to be effective. And...