Nets Rumors: Lance Stephenson, Brook Lopez trade swap a possibility?

The Brooklyn Nets have been doing their due diligence when it comes to researching a potential trade for polarizing Charlotte Hornets shooting guard Lance Stephenson.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Brooklyn has done more work looking into Stephenson as a potential asset than actually talking with the Charlotte Hornets:

The Nets have talked with Charlotte on the possibility of a deal for Stephenson, a Brooklyn native, and have been scouring the league for intel on Stephenson, sources told Yahoo. Charlotte has had a willingness to consider taking center Brook Lopez, whom they nearly signed to an offer sheet in 2012, in a trade, league sources said. The two teams have exchanged ideas, but Brooklyn has been mostly spending time trying to investigate the risks and rewards of possible scenarios with Stephenson.

It's unclear as of right now as to what Brooklyn's research has shown them, but this is at least an intriguing trade scenario that will likely be revisited over the coming days.

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