I’m not sure why this deal never materialized, but this could have changed things for the Thunder. After acquring Dion Waiters on Monday, OKC had a shot to land the Nets Brook Lopez as well according to reports.
Per Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN New York:
Was told Nets + OKC recently talked involving Lopez, K. Perkins (expiring deal), P. Jones, L. Thomas but stood pat liking how they've played
— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) January 6, 2015
Lopez is averaging 20.7 ppg and 8.2 rebounds in last four games and would have made the Thunder really scary for the second half.
