5 Players Who Should Be on the Pacers Trade Deadline Wish List
By Adam Lukach
Lance Stephenson
Last but not least, Stephenson’s name has not stopped flowing in trade rumors during the last couple months, and his play since returning from a groin injury has done nothing to change that.
Lance stays averaging fewer than 10 points per game and shooting less than 40 percent from the field for the Hornets, which is definitely not what they’re paying him $9 million this year to do.
Kemba Walker will be out of the Charlotte’s lineup for a few more weeks after his knee injury, and Stephenson has failed to adequately replace him. It seems more likely that the Hornets will continue to dangle him in their search for someone better to hold things down in Walker’s stead, especially as Lance continues to flop.
If they become more eager to deal him, say, including a first-round pick in the deal, the Pacers might be more willing to listen, though their lack of interest earlier in the year would seem to indicate that a Born Ready homecoming won’t be happening.