<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-buy-sell-bradley-beal-chris-paul-brook-lopez-elevate-past-lakers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers Buy or Sell: Bradley Beal, Chris Paul, Brook Lopez elevate LA past Lakers in West');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Clippers-Buy-or-Sell-Bradley-Beal-Chris-Paul-Brook-Lopez-elevate-LA-past-Lakers-in-West-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers Buy or Sell: Bradley Beal, Chris Paul, Brook Lopez elevate LA past Lakers in West</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-21T10:31:04-07:00">August 21st, 10:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-21T10:31:04-07:00">August 21st, 10:31am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If there is one team in the Western Conference that is always right in the mix but has failed to get over the hump in recent years, it’s the Los Angeles Clippers. Despite going on a run and making their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance during the shortened 2020-21 season, the Clippers have lost in the first round of the playoffs each of the last three years.</p><p>Steve Ballmer is an active owner in the sense that he is willing to pay any price for his team to win. His <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-steve-ballmer-la-special-offer-intuit-domes-first-nba-playoffs">state-of-the-art facilities and $2 billion Intuit Dome investment</a> prove such.</p><p>Unlike other owners, who try to dictate all the moves their organization makes, Ballmer has instilled a lot of confidence and trust in his leadership to make championship-defining roster decisions.</p><p>This offseason, the Clippers have done just that on the trade market and in free agency.</p><p>While Los Angeles was one of the best defensive teams in the league last season, a staple of Tyronn Lue’s teams through the years, the Clippers found themselves struggling to produce on offense at times outside of James Harden and Kawhi Leonard.</p><p>Between turning the ball over and struggling to find productivity in their frontcourt, it became clear to Ballmer, executive Lawrence Frank, and the front office that it was vital to take big swings this offseason. This was especially true given that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-james-harden-decides-36-3m-option-2025-26-season">Harden declined his player option</a> and Leonard is only under contract for two more years.</p><p>The Clippers understood their two-year timeline entering the offseason, and that is why this franchise’s focus was on adding experience at every position to go all-in on pursuing a championship during the 2025-26 season.</p><p>Although this mindset ended up costing the Clippers key contributors like Norman Powell and Amir Coffey, Ballmer’s team drastically improved with the likes of Bradley Beal, Chris Paul, Brook Lopez, and John Collins. Now, when you look at the Clippers’ roster, there is a lot more firepower than just Harden and Leonard.</p><p>The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off a championship and may still be the best team in the league, but the Clippers have made it clear they, too, are a formidable group that isn’t to be trifled with. Is this finally the year Los Angeles can be rid of their lackluster past and truly cement themselves as a title contender?</p><h2><b>Did the Clippers just become West’s deepest team?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Clippers-veteran-Bradley-Beal.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When evaluating the last handful of NBA champions, one common denominator sticks out: depth.</p><p>This past season, the Thunder ran the table from start to finish as a young team with a very deep rotation of players at every position. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was obviously their catalyst and the league MVP, but Oklahoma City beat teams in more ways than one.</p><p>As good as some of the starting lineups have been for the NBA’s previous champions, depth has always played an enormous role. This is even more true now, given the parity existing across the league and virtually every organization having All-Star-like talents.</p><p>The NBA has evolved into such a talent-rich league, which is why roster depth and skill at every position outweigh how many superstars a team can pair with one another. If you need an example of this, just look at the Phoenix Suns and the little success they found by choosing Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal as a three-headed monster over role players and key contributors.</p><p>The Clippers recognized their need to spread out skill at every position outside of Harden and Leonard this offseason, which is why the additions Frank and the front office made are vital.</p><p>As a result of Harden’s generosity and taking a slight pay cut, the Clippers were able to sign three key contributors in free agency that all bring a unique set of skills to immediately aid the team’s championship pursuit.</p><p>While still having Harden’s playmaking and Kris Dunn’s defensive tenacity in the backcourt, LA now has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-chris-paul-signing-for-likely-final-year-draws-perfect-message-from-lawrence-frank">Paul’s leadership</a> and passing on the bench.</p><p>Even though Powell is no longer on the roster as the team’s third go-to scoring option, he is replaced by a three-time All-Star and proven scoring weapon in Beal. Whether he starts or comes off the bench, Beal is in a much better situation than he was in Phoenix since he will play freely and be allowed to make decisions with the ball in his hands next to Harden and Leonard.</p><p>Outside of Ivica Zubac, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-dyson-daniels-beats-ivica-zubac-most-improved-player-award">took a major step forward last season</a>, the Clippers have struggled to find consistent production in their frontcourt. Lopez gives the Clippers another key defensive big man who also has the ability to knock down perimeter shots, and Collins’ athleticism supplies Los Angeles with an above-the-rim threat they’ve lacked in pick-and-roll sets.</p><p>Not to mention, Collins is a terrific slasher off the ball and is also a very underrated rebounder who quietly ranked inside the top 30 in rebounding during the 2024-25 season.</p><p>In addition to those the Clippers brought in this offseason, all being key veterans who understand their respective roles next to superstar talents, LA still has key factors like Nic Batum, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and Derrick Jones Jr. on their bench.</p><p>Ty Lue finally has a legitimate 10- or 11-man rotation he can consistently count on, and all of these players bring a wealth of experience with them to the table.</p><p>While they may be older and could be more susceptible to injuries, the Clippers are definitely right there with the Thunder in terms of having the best depth in the Western Conference.</p><p>Outside of contending at the very top of the standings, the other big question facing the Clippers is whether they have officially killed the “little brother” title and surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason.</p><h2><b>Are Clippers or Lakers the best team in LA?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/LeBron-James-vs.-Kawhi-Leonard.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The goal in Los Angeles, for both the Clippers and Lakers, is to win by any means necessary.</p><p>These are two passionate organizations with very different histories, yet they have been on even ground with one another over the last few seasons. Both teams have been searching for ways to emerge as legitimate title contenders in a crowded Western Conference, and they enter the 2025-26 season as favorites to make the playoffs again as high-seeded teams.</p><p>Unlike the Lakers, who are built around two superstars in LeBron James and Luka Doncic, the Clippers are truly focused on the team-first dynamic of their roster. This ideology has existed previously but has really come to fruition this offseason with former All-Stars and veteran talents joining without egos.</p><p>Paul, who is 40 years old and entering his 21st NBA season, is at peace with the idea of coming off the bench and not playing every game because he believes in what the Clippers have built. Instead of joining another team in free agency and possibly holding a greater role, the future Hall of Famer <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-chris-paul-gets-emotional-in-viral-moment-with-la-fans">wanted to play in Los Angeles</a> because of the team’s opportunity.</p><p>“It was a no-brainer,” Paul said when being reintroduced by the franchise this offseason. “If I’m really honest, I wanted to get back and play here by any means necessary.”</p><p>Although Lopez has started with the Milwaukee Bucks over the last handful of years, winning a championship alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021, he is also at peace with the idea of contributing behind Zubac in his set role.</p><p>As for Beal, the main reason he chose the Clippers over others after securing a buyout from the Suns was because he believes this team has the talent to <a href="https://x.com/tamar_sher/status/1954726332270628972" rel="noopener">win the NBA Finals</a>.</p><p>“I need a ring. I want one bad and I feel like I have a new life of rejuvenation, for sure — a new hunger,” Beal told Tamar Sher of KMOV in St. Louis this summer. “(I am) Excited about the opportunity. New city. New environment, but a hungry environment, too. I’m definitely excited about the opportunity to go win.”</p><p>Each of the Clippers’ new additions keeps talking about how excited they are for the opportunity to play together, and they all have massive smiles on their faces while doing so.</p><p>This team’s chemistry will be at an all-time high entering the 2025-26 season, and Ty Lue is a championship-proven head coach. Between their talent and experience in this league, the Clippers have everything they need to contend for a championship.</p><p>If this group stays healthy, there is no reason why the Clippers can’t be right in the mix with the Thunder, while their cross-city counterparts try and figure out their problems.</p><p><b><i>BUY OR SELL HEADLINE: </i>BUY — The Clippers have more depth, experience, and defensive intensity than the Lakers.</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers Buy or Sell: Bradley Beal, Chris Paul, Brook Lopez elevate LA past Lakers in West

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-bradley-beal-norman-powell-brook-lopez-return-games-announced');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bradley Beal, Norman Powell, Brook Lopez return games announced');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bradley-Beal-Los-Angeles-Clippers-Norman-Powell-Miami-Heat-Chris-Paul-San-Antonio-Spurs-Brook-Lopez-Milwaukee-Bucks.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Bradley Beal, Norman Powell, Brook Lopez return games announced</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-14T12:21:55-07:00">August 14th, 12:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-14T12:23:01-07:00">August 14th, 12:23pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers are hopeful to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/la-clippers-perfect-move-in-2025-nba-offseason">compete for an NBA Championship</a> after an offseason that many would <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/why-james-harden-was-superstar-la-clippers-needed">consider a home run</a>. The franchise lost Norman Powell, but was able to add Bradley Beal, John Collins, Brook Lopez, and Chris Paul to the team.</p><p>With the NBA’s schedule release on Thursday afternoon, the Clippers will have some big return games on the docket.</p><h2><b>Clippers’ Bradley Beal, Norman Powell, Brook Lopez return game dates announced</b></h2><p>Bradley Beal played two seasons with the Phoenix Suns, but struggled to develop any kind of chemistry or consistency with Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and his teammates in the Valley. The teams were never well-constructed, which led to a number of disappointing games for everyone involved.</p><p>But Suns fans won’t have to wait long to boo their former player.</p><p>Bradley Beal and the LA Clippers will head to Phoenix to take on the Suns on Thursday, November 6, 2025. It will be one of four matchups for the division rivals.</p><p>Norman Powell had a career year with the Clippers in the 2024-25 season, nearly earning an All-Star selection. This past offseason, however, the Clippers targeted size as a need for the roster. Powell was traded to the Miami Heat in a three-team deal that also sent John Collins to the Clippers.</p><p>The Clippers and Heat won’t have to wait long to get that game out of the way either.</p><p>Norman Powell and the Miami Heat will come to Los Angeles to take on the Clippers on Monday, November 3, 2025. It will be one of two matchups for the teams on opposite ends of the coast.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Brook-Lopez-Milwaukee-Bucks-Los-Angeles-Clippers.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><p>Brook Lopez was a splashy move for the LA Clippers to start free agency. The floor-spacing center elected to leave the Milwaukee Bucks in free agency after seven seasons and an NBA Championship.</p><p>The Bucks, however, will have quite a while to prepare their tribute video for the guy nicknamed, “Splash Mountain,” due to his three-point shooting prowess.</p><p>Brook Lopez will make his return to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks as a member of the LA Clippers on Sunday, March 29, 2026. That will be about two weeks before the NBA’s regular season is expected to end.</p><p>Chris Paul was the final player to sign a standard contract with the Clippers this summer, capping off what was an incredible summer for the franchise.</p><p>Paul only played one season with the San Antonio Spurs, but if you ask guys like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle, one season can be incredibly impactful on one’s career.</p><p>For the second time as a Los Angeles Clippers guard, Chris Paul will return to San Antonio for the first time to take on the Spurs on March 6, 2026.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bradley Beal, Norman Powell, Brook Lopez return games announced

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-sends-message-to-bucks-excited-for-potential-with-la');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brook Lopez sends message to Bucks, excited for Clippers potential');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Brook-Lopez-Milwaukee-Bucks-Los-Angeles-Clippers.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Brook Lopez sends message to Bucks, excited for Clippers potential</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-12T14:12:00-07:00">August 12th, 2:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-12T14:15:12-07:00">August 12th, 2:15pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers made some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-bradley-beal-plans-for-2026-free-agency-after-signing-with-la">big splashes this offseason</a>, none bigger than the guy nicknamed “Splash Mountain” himself in Brook Lopez. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-agrees-to-2-year-18-million-deal-with-la">former NBA champion left</a> the Milwaukee Bucks in free agency and headed West to Los Angeles.</p><p>Now that he’s back home, Lopez is hoping to have another chance at an NBA Championship with his new-look squad.</p><h2><b>Brook Lopez sends message to Bucks after free agency decision</b></h2><p>Brook Lopez made the difficult decision to leave the Bucks this summer after spending seven seasons alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee.</p><p>The big man joined the Bucks in free agency back in the summer of 2018 and was a significant contributor to multiple playoff runs for Milwaukee, including one that culminated with the NBA Championship back in July 2021.</p><p>In his introductory press conference with a contingent of media members from Los Angeles, Lopez took time to reflect on his time with the Milwaukee Bucks and ending a 50-year NBA Championship drought.</p><p>“I’m obviously proud of winning the championship,” Brook Lopez said in Las Vegas. “But I’m thankful to all the players I played with, the coaches and staff, physical therapists, strength and conditioning people, all the people that helped put me in the position to be successful. Those guys took care of me, and we have such a special bond beyond the basketball court. That’s never going to go away, and I’m just very thankful for them.”</p><p>Lopez will be entering his 18th year in the NBA next season, but has still been a very impactful player at the age of 37. The motivation for the new Clippers big man: winning.</p><p>“The money is nice,” Lopez joked. “But that’s not what it’s about for me. I love playing, I love hooping, and I’ve loved it since I was a little kid. I watched my older brothers play, I just always been around it. And I love winning just as much. I just want to keep winning. I got got a great taste for it in Milwaukee, and these guys are all about that here and I’m all about it, so it’s a perfect fit.”</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Brook-Lopez-draws-contact.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Brook Lopez grew up in North Hollywood, California, smack dab in the middle of the San Fernando Valley. So not many have had a chance to see how far the Clippers have come, from being an afterthought in the NBA to a highly-respected organization league-wide.</p><p>“It’s crazy to see, but it’s very cool. Seeing the climb, the ascent. I’m a Cali boy, so I grew up in the Valley in North Hollywood. Obviously, things were very different back then and to see where the Clippers have come now, it’s just astonishing, it’s beautiful, I’m glad to be a part of it, and hopefully I can help take him even further up.</p><p>“Free agency came, everything happened pretty fast, but looking at my options, I was just thrilled the Clippers reached out and were one of them. They’ve been a great team for quite a while now. They have a ton of great players, obviously Hall of Famers, All-Stars, some great young players. My guy Zuby. There’s just a great chance to win a championship here.”</p><p>In seven seasons with the Bucks, Brook Lopez averaged 13 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from three.</p><p>Lopez’s career arc looks even more extraordinary when you take into account the sharpshooting big man attempted only 31 three-pointers in his first eight seasons in the NBA combined. Since then, Lopez has attempted an average of 336 three-pointers a season and 401 threes per 82-games played. </p><p>NBA writer Justin Russo took a <a href="https://justinrusso.substack.com/p/how-brook-lopez-fits-clippers">deep dive into Brook Lopez’s effectiveness</a> and impact on his team’s success, which includes the drastic change he took going from a paint-to-mid-range presence to floor spacer shooting efficiently multiple feet behind the three-point line.</p><p>Lopez is still a capable starter in the NBA, but will begin the year as the backup big man behind Ivica Zubac. Alongside Zubac and John Collins, the Clippers potentially have some of the best frontcourt depth in the entire NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brook Lopez sends message to Bucks, excited for Clippers potential

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-draws-brook-lopez-comparison');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner draws Brook Lopez comparison');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Former-Pacers-center-Myles-Turner-guards-former-Bucks-center-Brook-Lopez.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner draws Brook Lopez comparison</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-22T08:57:21-07:00">July 22nd, 8:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-22T08:57:21-07:00">July 22nd, 8:57am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks may be undergoing a roster transition, but one thing remains unchanged: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/milwaukee-bucks-perfect-move-2025-nba-offseason">everything still revolves around Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>. Milwaukee knows it, and they’ve embraced that franchise-defining reality. The Bucks believe they’ve struck gold once again, this time in the form of Myles Turner. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/grading-myles-turners-107-million-bucks-contract-2025-nba-free-agency">Milwaukee acquired Turner in one of its most deliberate NBA Free Agency moves</a>. Already, Turner is <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/2912/eastern-conference-summer-league-notes" rel="noopener">drawing comparisons</a> to Brook Lopez, the longtime anchor of the team’s defensive scheme.</p><p>“When we signed Brook forever ago, it was because we knew adding a floor spacer who could protect the rim next to Giannis would make us hard to deal with on both ends,” a Bucks coach shared. “We’re doing the same with Myles. He’s not exactly the same as Brook, but we don’t have to completely change our identity with Myles either. That’s huge for continuity.”</p><p>That continuity is exactly what the Bucks need in a summer of recalibration. With roster pieces shifting and rival contenders loading up, Milwaukee didn’t just aim to survive the NBA Free Agency. Instead, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-gm-explains-why-myles-turner-is-worth-damian-lillard-dead-money">Bucks made a calculated push to thrive</a>. A front office executive summed it up: “I know you’re a Moneyball guy from your tweets. ‘Adapt or die,’ right? When you have a player as good as Giannis, you have to be continually willing to do what it takes to win. That’s what we did.”</p><p>Turner is a two-way threat and one of the league’s premier shot-blockers. He offers a rare blend of modern spacing and elite rim protection. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-breaks-silence-leaving-bucks-la">Milwaukee will certainly miss Brook Lopez’s presence</a>, the team believes it has found a worthy successor, one who can preserve its identity without forcing Giannis to carry an even larger defensive burden.</p><p>As for the inevitable questions about Giannis’ future? The team remains unbothered. “I know you’re asking about Giannis,” the executive said with a laugh. “We have no indication that anything is really changing. We rebuilt on the fly, in a really challenging situation, but we think we did it as well as it could be done.”</p><p>Now, with Myles Turner in place, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-gm-done-everything-possible-keep-giannis-antetokounmpo">Bucks are betting that their revamped core can keep Giannis happy</a>, and the title window wide open.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner draws Brook Lopez comparison

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Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-agrees-to-2-year-18-million-deal-with-la">Brook Lopez has finally opened up about his decision</a> to leave the Milwaukee Bucks amid NBA Free Agency. The 2021 NBA Champion agreed to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-18-million-contract-comes-twist">two-year, $18 million deal with the Clippers</a>. He joins a loaded roster featuring Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and head coach Tyronn Lue. For Lopez, the move to LA isn’t just a career shift, it’s a meaningful homecoming.</p><p>The 37-year-old center spoke at Summer League in Las Vegas, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45742454/brook-lopez-glad-join-clips-aims-help-take-even-further-up" rel="noopener">sharing his excitement</a> about joining a franchise on the rise. “It’s crazy to see, but it’s very cool,” Lopez said. “Seeing the climb, the ascent. I’m a Cali boy. I grew up in the Valley, in North Hollywood.”</p><p>He added, “I’m glad to be a part of it, and hopefully, I can help take them even further up.”</p><p>For Brook Lopez, the move is not just about basketball, it’s about returning to Southern California and reuniting with Clippers executive Lawrence Frank, who coached him early in his career with the Nets.</p><p>After seven successful seasons in Milwaukee, highlighted by a 2021 NBA championship, Lopez shifts to a new role in LA. While Ivica Zubac remains the starting center, the Clippers expect Lopez to play a key supporting role off the bench. “I think we complement each other extremely well. Obviously, we’ll be very big. I think we’ll be great defensively, just dominating the paint, sealing the paint off,” he explained.</p><p>Lopez emphasized that the depth and experience of the Clippers’ roster played a major role in his decision. He noted that the team has been successful for quite some time, with future Hall of Famers, All-Stars, and a strong culture, exactly the kind of environment he wants to be part of.</p><p>His decision also signals that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-milwaukee-ditches-damian-lillards-113-million-contract-make-room-myles-turner">the Bucks shifted direction</a>, as roster changes and cap constraints prevented them from keeping the core intact. Still, Lopez brings no regrets to LA and carries a clear mission.</p><p>He said the money is nice, but that’s not what drives him. “I love playing, I love winning, and these guys are all about that. So, it’s a perfect fit.”</p><p>For Lopez, it’s not just a new chapter, it’s a homecoming with championship goals. Amid a high-stakes NBA Free Agency period, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-la-makes-key-roster-decision-after-signing-brook-lopez">the Clippers have built a deep, veteran-loaded roster</a> that just might have the pieces to finally bring home their first NBA title</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ Brook Lopez breaks silence on leaving Bucks for LA

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/nba-rumors-lebron-james-situation-drove-brook-lopez-lakers-clippers');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: How LeBron James’ situation drove Brook Lopez from Lakers to Clippers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/LeBron-James-Brook-Lopez-Lakers-Bucks.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: How LeBron James’ situation drove Brook Lopez from Lakers to Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-13T10:54:07-07:00">July 13th, 10:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-13T10:56:52-07:00">July 13th, 10:56am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When Brook Lopez pivoted from a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sources-brook-lopez-lakers-top-free-agency-target-deandre-ayton">potential return to the Los Angeles Lakers</a> to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/clippers-news-brook-lopez-agrees-to-2-year-18-million-deal-with-la">signing with the rival LA Clippers</a>, it wasn’t about money, minutes, or even market. It was about uncertainty. More specifically, it was the uncertainty swirling around LeBron James and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-warriors-lebron-james-trade-offer-rich-paul-statement">his future with the Lakers</a>.</p><p>As detailed by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne, Lopez was initially enticed by the idea of returning to the Lakers and filling a starting role alongside Luka Doncic. But the moment Rich Paul, James’ longtime agent, issued a carefully worded statement about evaluating “what’s best for LeBron at this stage in his life and career,” Lopez backed off.</p><p>Despite James picking up his $52.6 million option for the 2025-26 season, the statement read more like a farewell letter than a recommitment. For Lopez and likely others, it raised questions about the Lakers’ direction. And the implications were immediate. According to ESPN, Lopez grew wary of the murky future and chose the stability of the Clippers instead.</p><h2><b>The Brook Lopez situation isn’t a new thing for the Lakers this offseason</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Brook-Lopez-Lakers.jpg"><figcaption>Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This wasn’t an isolated incident. Since the Lakers stunned the NBA world by trading Anthony Davis for Doncic in February, signals have pointed to a franchise pivoting away from James. From holding a high-stakes strategy dinner with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-rumors-espn-inside-luka-doncic-viral-dinner-meeting-lebron-james">Doncic, not James, at celebrity hotspot Craig’s</a>, to informing Doncic of ownership changes before informing James, the Lakers’ actions speak louder than words.</p><p>The organization’s refusal to extend James past 2026 further underlined that sentiment. While Pelinka once presented thick binders of team plans to James, those are now reserved for Doncic, the new face of the Lakers. For Lopez, the shift was too significant to ignore. His decision to sign with the Clippers underscores a growing perception: the Lakers are no longer all-in on James. They’re preparing for life after him.</p><p>LeBron’s cryptic social media posts referencing Cleveland and subtle jabs at the Lakers’ handling of his role suggest he’s aware of the changing tide. But for now, he remains an icon navigating a transition he didn’t script.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: How LeBron James’ situation drove Brook Lopez from Lakers to Clippers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-18-million-contract-comes-twist');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers addition Brook Lopez’s $18 million contract comes with twist');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Clippers-news-Brook-Lopez-contracts-comes-twist.jpg"><figcaption>© Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Clippers addition Brook Lopez’s $18 million contract comes with twist</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-07T06:57:14-07:00">July 7th, 6:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-07T06:57:14-07:00">July 7th, 6:57am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brook Lopez is officially a part of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers">the Los Angeles Clippers</a>, which seemed to catch some by surprise.</p><p>As The Athletic’s Fred Katz illustrated, it is not shocking <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-agrees-to-2-year-18-million-deal-with-la">Lopez signed with the Clippers</a> — they reportedly agreed to a deal shortly after teams and players could officially begin negotiating with each other — but rather<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/nba-free-agency-2025-offseason-trade-rumors-news/fnwUjcuMFEqi/w111Sw7JU2RP/" rel="noopener"> the timing of it.</a></p><p>“Lopez inking his deal today,” Katz wrote, “means the Clippers are using a large portion of the $14.1 million midlevel exception to sign him, which would not leave them much money to sign Bradley Beal (if he works a buyout with the Suns) or another more expensive player. (There’s optimism on both sides that Phoenix and Beal will eventually reach an agreement there, league sources tell The Athletic.)”</p><p>There had been some thought that instead of signing Lopez outright, they would execute a sign-and-trade with the Milwaukee Bucks. Whether the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-milwaukee-ditches-damian-lillards-113-million-contract-make-room-myles-turner">waiving and signing of Damian Lillard and Myles Turner</a>, respectively, played a role in this scenario is unknown.</p><p>Still, it does limit the Clippers’ options moving forward. Lopez signing for more than half of the mid-level leaves them with about $5.32 million in the exception, and with a few players seemingly short of contending. While the Clippers have retained James Harden with a two-year, $81.5 million deal and Nicolas Batum with a two-year, $11.7 million contract, Lopez is the only outside addition for L.A. since the draft.</p><p>Signing Beal could help matters.  At 32, Beal is no longer in the prime of his career, but he has proven to be a very good scorer and is able to play in a less emphasized role than he had with the Washington Wizards, and he could certainly lessen the burden on the likes of Harden and Kawhi Leonard in terms of scoring punch.</p><p>But with Lopez’s deal, it is unclear if the Clippers will have the necessary money to entice Beal to come to L.A. He is set to make $53.7 million this season and $57.1 million next, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-bradley-beal-negotiating-buyout-heat-lakers-suitors">if he takes a buyout like expected</a>, he will likely want a figure closer to the mid-level to make up for the money he loses being bought out. It is believed that the likes of the Miami Heat and Bucks, Lopez’s old team, would be among the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/ranking-best-bradley-beal-destinations-he-completes-suns-buyout">most likely landing spots for Beal in that scenario.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers addition Brook Lopez’s $18 million contract comes with twist

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-la-makes-key-roster-decision-after-signing-brook-lopez');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers make key roster decision after signing Brook Lopez');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Drew-Eubanks-Los-Angeles-Clippers.jpg"><figcaption>David Reginek-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Clippers make key roster decision after signing Brook Lopez</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-01T14:57:23-07:00">July 1st, 2:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-01T14:57:58-07:00">July 1st, 2:57pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a disappointing ending to their 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Clippers came into this summer with a number of priorities. One of the priorities was to address the backup big man position, which the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-agrees-to-2-year-18-million-deal-with-la">Clippers did immediately into free agency</a> with the commitment of Brook Lopez. </p><p>On Tuesday afternoon, the Clippers elected to move forward without Drew Eubanks.</p><h2>Clippers waive Drew Eubanks, who will join Kings</h2><p>According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, <a href="https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1940155316382912992">the LA Clippers are waiving</a> center Drew Eubanks after a two month stint with the team. Eubanks had a non-guarantee on the 2025-26 season of his deal worth $4.75 million. Although that deadline is in January, the team decided to make the move now and get $12.5 million below the first apron.</p><p>Once he clears waivers, Eubanks is expected to join the Sacramento Kings in free agency, Charania reports.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Los Angeles Clippers are waiving center Drew Eubanks and Eubanks plans to sign with the Sacramento Kings on a one-year deal after he clears waivers, sources tell ESPN. Additional frontcourt depth for the Kings. <a href="https://t.co/rBgBMV7iLg">pic.twitter.com/rBgBMV7iLg</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1940155316382912992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Eubanks appeared in 24 games for the LA Clippers after being acquired at the February trade deadline. He averaged 2.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per game for Los Angeles.</p><p>The Clippers kept Eubanks on the roster as they attempted to find trades that could require using his salary as potential filler. It’s unclear if waiving him means they couldn’t find a suitable trade or simply needed the roster spot to fill in.</p><p>As it stands, the Clippers still have a need for a backup point guard. At this time, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-chris-paul-reunion-suns-clippers-possibility">names that appear to be most connected</a> to the team are Chris Paul and Malcolm Brogdon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers make key roster decision after signing Brook Lopez

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-brook-lopez-posts-myles-turner-damian-lillard-stunners');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giannis’ Brook Lopez posts right before Myles Turner, Damian Lillard stunners');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Milwaukee-Bucks-forward-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-34-and-center-Brook-Lopez-11-and-guard-Damian-Lillard-0-on-the-court-during-the-third-quarter-against-the-Los-Angeles-Clippers.jpg"><figcaption>© Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Giannis’ Brook Lopez posts right before Myles Turner, Damian Lillard stunners</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-01T08:58:18-07:00">July 1st, 8:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-01T09:18:40-07:00">July 1st, 9:18am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks may have surprised the entire NBA world with the moves they made on the second day of free agency. Before the moves were made, Giannis Antetokounmpo made a series of posts on social media, one of which was about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/clippers-news-brook-lopez-agrees-to-2-year-18-million-deal-with-la">Brook Lopez, who signed with the Los Angeles Clippers</a> on the first day of free agency.</p><p>A <a href="https://x.com/Giannis_An34/status/1940061242552426998" rel="noopener">user wrote</a> on X, formerly Twitter, saying, “Brook Lopez should have his jersey retired in Milwaukee,” to which Antetokounmpo responded with “1,000,000%.”</p><p>In another post, Antetokounmpo posted a picture of himself when the Bucks won the NBA championship with a caption that said, “I don’t know what’s going on right now, man.”</p><p>There’s no doubt that there is a lot going on in free agency, right, and it looks like Antetokounmpo is just sitting back and watching it unfold.</p><h2><b>Bucks make flurry of free agency moves</b></h2><p>Right after Antetokounmpo made those posts, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/bucks-news-myles-turner-poaches-pacers-107-million-milwaukee-free-agency">Bucks struck a deal with Myles Turner</a> that surprised many people.</p><p>“Free agent center Myles Turner has agreed to a four-year, $107 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, plus a player option for year four in 2028-29 and a full 15% trade kicker, sources tell ESPN. Stunner,” ESPN’s Shams Charania wrote.</p><p>That was a big move for the Bucks, as they were able to replace Lopez with a younger option at the center position, and someone who can stretch the floor and be a rim protector.</p><p>Minutes after the deal was announced, it was reported that the Bucks were waiving Damian Lillard and stretching the remaining $113 million on his contract. Lillard was most likely not going to play most of next season, as he recovers from a torn Achilles. Now, his future is uncertain, but there should be several teams interested in him as he continues to rehab.</p><p>All eyes are now on Antetokounmpo to see if these moves were enough for him to stay with the Bucks, or will he decide to request a trade?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giannis’ Brook Lopez posts right before Myles Turner, Damian Lillard stunners

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-agrees-to-2-year-18-million-deal-with-la');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brook Lopez agrees to 2-year, $18 million deal with Clipper');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Brook-Lopez-Los-Angeles-Clippers-Milwaukee-Bucks.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Brook Lopez agrees to 2-year, $18 million deal with Clipper</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T17:37:19-07:00">June 30th, 5:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T17:49:22-07:00">June 30th, 5:49pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers entered free agency with a number of priorities: the main ones being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/nba-rumors-clippers-a-strong-potential-destination-for-likely-hawks-departure">addressing the backup center</a> as well as the backup point guard positions. Enter Brook Lopez.</p><p>As free agency starts on Monday evening, it appears as though the big man is headed to the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><h2><b>Brook Lopez agrees to 2-year, $18 million deal with Clippers</b></h2><p>According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, <a href="https://x.com/shamscharania/status/1939833558400418291?s=46">Brook Lopez has agreed</a> to a two-year, $18 million deal with the Clippers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent center Brook Lopez has agreed to a two-year, $18 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell ESPN. Clippers and Lopez's agents at Wasserman negotiate a new deal for the 2021 Bucks champion to exit Milwaukee and land in Los Angeles. <a href="https://t.co/vmxiXtoGqu">pic.twitter.com/vmxiXtoGqu</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939833558400418291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In 80 appearances for the Bucks last season, Brook Lopez has played thte last seven seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, playing 469 regular season games and 76 playoff games. Over his seven years, Lopez averaged 13 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.1 blocks in 29.1 minutes per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from three</p><p>The move to add Lopez comes as a bit of a surprise after the Los Angeles Lakers were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/sources-brook-lopez-lakers-top-free-agency-target-deandre-ayton">expected to be the landing spot</a> for the Milwaukee Bucks free agent center.</p><blockquote>The Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as the favorite to sign Brook Lopez away from the Milwaukee Bucks, according to sources close to the situation. Lopez, 37, would provide much-needed size and spacing, though the organization is split internally on whether he can still start full-time at this stage of his career.Sources also indicate that the Lakers have remained active in their pursuit of centers on the trade market, making regular calls, especially to the Portland Trail Blazers, given their crowded center rotation. The closest they got to talks progressing was a deal for Robert Williams III, but sources also indicate that Portland wanted Dalton Knecht and the Lakers were reluctant to include him.</blockquote><p>Heading into free agency, the Clippers were reportedly interested in Clint Capela as a potential backup for Los Angeles, but the Atlanta Hawks free agent center agreed to a three year, $21.5 million deal with the Houston Rockets.</p><p>Brook Lopez won a championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2020-21 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brook Lopez agrees to 2-year, $18 million deal with Clipper

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/sources-brook-lopez-lakers-top-free-agency-target-deandre-ayton');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sources: Brook Lopez emerging as Lakers’ top free agency target');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Lakers-Brook-Lopez-free-agency-pursuit-gaining-real-momentum.jpg"></figure><h1>Sources: Brook Lopez emerging as Lakers’ top free agency target</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T12:52:12-07:00">June 30th, 12:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T13:42:21-07:00">June 30th, 1:42pm</time><address><a>Anthony Irwin</a>Anthony Irwin has been covering the Lakers in some capacity for roughly a decade at outlets such as Locked on Lakers, Silver Screen &amp; Roll and Forum Blue &amp; Gold. He currently podcasts about the team on The Lakers Lounge and the NBA in general on Basketball Passport. He looks forward to continuing his reporting for ClutchPoints after entering the rumor foray over the last couple years.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as the favorite to sign Brook Lopez away from the Milwaukee Bucks, according to sources close to the situation. Lopez, 37, would provide much-needed size and spacing, though the organization is split internally on whether he can still start full-time at this stage of his career.</p><p>Sources also indicate that the Lakers have remained active in their pursuit of centers on the trade market, making regular calls, especially to the Portland Trail Blazers, given their crowded center rotation. The closest they got to talks progressing was a deal for Robert Williams III, but sources also indicate that Portland wanted Dalton Knecht and the Lakers were reluctant to include him.</p><p>A late development in this run-up to Lopez potentially heading back to Los Angeles was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/blazers-news-deandre-ayton-becomes-free-agent-center-portland-contract-buyout">Deandre Ayton getting surprisingly bought out by Portland</a>. While Rob Pelinka likes to bet on draft pedigree and Ayton’s skill set meshes well as a lob threat for Luka Doncic, sources say the Lakers remained zeroed in on Lopez.</p><p>Some of this had to do with the timing of Ayton heading toward a buyout, and also some concern internally about Ayton’s career trajectory. No matter how this plays out, Ayton being available and the Lakers winding up with someone else while they were so desperate for centers is going to be something to come back to.</p><p>It should also be stated now, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/rockets-news-houston-emerges-as-serious-dorian-finney-smith-suitor">Dorian Finney-Smith likely heading to the Houston Rockets</a>, many around the league do anticipate the Lakers reaching out to Ayton. Questions remain about Ayton’s interest in signing if they also add Lopez, given other potential landing spots that may offer more playing time, but the Lakers are indeed interested.</p><p>Back to Lopez. There was some concern that, because of how his last tenure with LA ended and his feelings toward the organization at that time, he would not return. But this stage of his career, this is probably his last chance to land a deal above the veteran minimum contract. If the Lakers offer the most money, he can apparently look past some things. It also helps that Luke Walton is no longer the head coach. Lopez wasn’t exactly thrilled about his role under Walton in their <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2018.html" rel="noopener">one season together</a>.</p><p>Things change quickly this time of year, though, so all of this is subject to change, but the Lakers may be up against it right from the onset of free agency.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sources: Brook Lopez emerging as Lakers’ top free agency target

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-obi-toppin-insane-dunk-brook-lopez');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Obi Toppin throws down insane dunk on Brook Lopez');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Pacers-news-Obi-Toppin-throws-down-insane-dunk-on-Brook-Lopez.jpg"></figure><h1>Pacers’ Obi Toppin throws down insane dunk on Brook Lopez</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-11T19:24:16-07:00">March 11th, 7:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-11T19:24:16-07:00">March 11th, 7:24pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-damian-lillard-injury-updates-pacers-game">Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks went at it in a spirited battle</a> during the latest chapter of one of the newer rivalries in the NBA on Tuesday night. Last season, the two squads had a few high-profile battles in both the NBA Cup and the first round of the playoffs.</p><p>The Pacers got the better of that first round series last year in six games against a banged-up Bucks squad, and they continued that reign in this one. The Bucks looked like they were going to come out on top, but an improbable four-point play by Tyrese Halliburton with just three seconds left gave the Pacers a 115-114 win.</p><p>Halliburton wasn’t the only Pacers player to have a moment. During the third quarter, Indiana forward Obi Toppin cut through the lane, received the pass and <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1899629556958441960" rel="noopener">threw down a monster dunk</a> over Bucks center Brook Lopez.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">OBI TOPPIN SLAMS IT DOWN OVER BROOK LOPEZ 🍿😳<a href="https://t.co/77Rt0A8Y2L">pic.twitter.com/77Rt0A8Y2L</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1899629556958441960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That was Toppin’s only field goal of the night, so he certainly made it count. The highlight slam gave the Pacers a lot of momentum that allowed them to stay close in this tight contest.</p><p>The Bucks had a chance to win it even after Haliburton’s heroics. Giannis Antetokounmpo raced up the court and pulled up for 3 at the buzzer, but the shot fell short and the Pacers escaped with a win that had to feel like it was stolen.</p><p>Not only is this a big win for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pacers-news-rick-carlisle-young-star-3-game-losing-streak">Pacers to get some momentum after a three-game losing streak</a>, it is a massive victory in terms of the Eastern Conference standings. Indiana is now tied for fourth place in the conference with the Bucks as they try to secure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.</p><p>As the season winds down, it’s possible that this result and that shot by Haliburton plays a huge role in the way the postseason shakes out. Regardless of who ends up as the higher seed, there’s no question that there will be plenty of fireworks from Haliburton, Toppin, Antetokounmpo and others if these two rivals square off in the first round again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers’ Obi Toppin throws down insane dunk on Brook Lopez

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bucks-news-brook-lopez-sized-up-conor-mcgregor-hilarous-bench-encounter');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Brook Lopez gets sized up by Conor McGregor in hilarious bench encounter');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Brook-Lopezs-net-worth-in-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Brook Lopez gets sized up by Conor McGregor in hilarious bench encounter</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-29T09:11:55-08:00">January 29th, 9:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-29T09:39:20-08:00">January 29th, 9:39am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez got a surprise visit from Conor McGregor during a recent <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-vs-jazz-prediction-odds-pick-spread-1-27-2025" rel="noopener">Bucks game against the Utah Jazz</a>. Instead of waiting to meet Lopez after the game, as most tend to do, McGregor took the opportunity to introduce himself during the second quarter of the Bucks’ 125-110 win against the Jazz.</p><p>McGregor <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFYOZ8jvH_I/?igsh=MWhhYjA2MTlqZW1xeA%3D%3D&amp;img_index=2" rel="noopener">went</a> to the Bucks’ bench in the first half via Instagram.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFYOZ8jvH_I/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFYOZ8jvH_I/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by @courtsidebuzzig</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Conor McGregor wanted to see the difference between his 5-foot-9 frame and the 7-foot center. But to do it mid-game is as rare of an encounter as you’ll ever see during an NBA game. Lopez is certainly known for his sense of humor, so he took it all in stride and had fun with it. The big man finished with 10 points and six rebounds in the Bucks’ win against the Jazz.</p><p>As for McGregor, he has made his share of headlines at NBA games. The UFC star took part in a skit during the 2023 NBA Finals in Miami in which he punched a mascot and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-conor-mcgregor-sent-miami-mascot-to-er-with-knockout-punch">accidentally sent him to the ER</a>, and he also found himself in hot water at those same Finals <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/conor-mcgregor-sued-alleged-sexual-assault-heat-2023-nba-finals-game">by getting accused of sexual assault</a>.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Bucks?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Heat-forward-Jimmy-Butler-against-Bucks-guard-Damian-Lillard.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Brook Lopez is having his fun and the Bucks continue to make their way through an eventful season that saw them start slow before bouncing back in a big way, all eyes turn to the trade deadline. Amid the trade rumors, some NBA teams wonder if Heat forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-rival-teams-bucks-jimmy-butler-trade-play">Jimmy Butler could head to the Bucks</a>. The Bucks are a team that could surprise people with <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/tons-of-nba-trade-season-talk?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=155811583&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">a move</a> for Butler, per NBA insider Marc Stein.</p><p>“The Bucks still can’t trade for a player in Butler’s salary range unless/until they shed Pat Connaughton’s $9.4 million salary … or come up with a Butler trade construction that also ships out Connaughton,” Stein wrote. “Would the Heat, just to end this draining Butler saga ASAP, be willing to trade Butler for Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis? Neither player, crucially, has a contract that extends past 2025-26, which — as Jake Fischer explained Saturday in detail — is a huge priority for Miami.</p><p>“The Bucks, though, currently possess only one tradeable first-round pick (2031) and one tradeable second-rounder to sweeten any deal that involves Miami and/or a team to take on Connaughton,” Stein concluded.</p><p>Will the Bucks trade for Jimmy Butler? Could Brook Lopez be on the move?<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bucks-determined-trade-deadline-jimmy-butler"> Milwaukee is looking to make some kind of trade</a>, so be on the lookout.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Brook Lopez gets sized up by Conor McGregor in hilarious bench encounter

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bucks-news-brook-lopez-hits-major-defensive-milestone-nets-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Brook Lopez hits major defensive milestone during Nets game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Brook-Lopez-hits-major-defensive-milestone-during-Nets-game.png"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Brook Lopez hits major defensive milestone during Nets game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-26T20:10:51-08:00">December 26th, 8:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-26T20:10:51-08:00">December 26th, 8:10pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez hit a major defensive milestone during Thursday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. The 16-year veteran has been a cornerstone of the franchise for seven seasons. And, like the team, he’s done yet. Lopez has helped significantly during the Bucks’ recent surge, which included winning the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-fans-go-wild-milwaukee-nba-cup-dominance-vs-thunder">In-Season Tournament final over the Oklahoma City Thunder</a>.</p><p>Looking to help the team continue its stellar form, Lopez <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1872463009358246323" rel="noopener">moved to</a> 20th on the all-time block list against the Nets. This accomplishment is remarkable for a player who has evolved into an elite defensive weapon in Milwaukee.</p><h2><b>Brook Lopez has been the centerpiece to the Bucks’ elite defenses</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bucks-center-Brook-Lopez.jpg"><figcaption>Michael McLoone-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Since he arrived in Milwaukee in 2018, Lopez has taken the franchise to the next level on both ends. It’s no coincidence that the Bucks were the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference the year before the center signed with the team. Once Lopez joined, the franchise has not been anything less than the N0. 3 seed in the East. This includes three years that the Bucks had the best record in the conference.</p><p>Of course, the crowning jewel of this era has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/all-27-moves-that-led-to-the-bucks-winning-the-2021-nba-championship">Milwaukee’s title win in 2021</a>. This championship was the franchise’s first since 1971. Lopez was a key piece to this run as the fourth-leading scorer and the team leader in blocks. Defense is where the elite center has seen his most significant improvement in Milwaukee. Lopez has recorded career-highs in blocks several times during this time and has made multiple NBA All-Defense teams.</p><p>Defense has been the calling card for Milwaukee’s evolution into a perennial title contender. The franchise has been <a href="https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/defensive-efficiency?date=2023-06-13" rel="noopener">near the top</a> of the league in defensive efficiency since 2018. However, that metric took a hit last year in large part due to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/damian-lillard-trade-grading-bucks-blazers-suns-deal">team’s decision to trade Jrue Holiday</a>. That transaction resulted in the team adding future first-ballot Hall-of-Famer Damian Lillard. It hasn’t been a seamless transition for the Blazer legend in Milwaukee. However, Dame is finding his footing this year.</p><p>The superstar point guard is exceeding his stats from last year in almost every major category. Lillard has also been crucial for a Bucks team that has won 13 out of their last 16 games. The team sits in the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference, and while that isn’t exactly a bad seed to have if the playoffs were to start right now, it looks to be moving up. Even at 36 years old, Brook Lopez will be crucial to Milwaukee’s continued rise up the standings and prospects of winning a third championship in franchise history.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Brook Lopez hits major defensive milestone during Nets game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/how-bucks-brook-lopez-delivered-an-early-christmas-miracle-to-104-year-old-fan');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Bucks’ Brook Lopez delivered an early Christmas miracle to 104-year-old fan');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bucks-news-How-Brook-Lopez-delivered-an-early-Christmas-miracle-to-104-year-old-fan.jpg"></figure><h1>How Bucks’ Brook Lopez delivered an early Christmas miracle to 104-year-old fan</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T12:05:17-08:00">December 24th, 12:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T12:05:17-08:00">December 24th, 12:05pm</time><address><a>Dan Simmons</a>Dan Simmons covers the Milwaukee Bucks for ClutchPoints. He lives a short bike ride away from Fiserv Forum with his wife and daughter. His favorite jersey number is 34, owing to his Minnesota childhood idol, Kirby Puckett, and of course the Greek Freak.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ann Bosman-Foltz faced a deadline that spawned a dream. The deadline: just before Christmas, when her grandmother would turn 104. The dream: find a way to involve her grandma’s favorite Milwaukee Buck in a birthday gift.</p><p>“She told me that number 11, Brook Lopez, is her favorite player,” Bosman-Foltz said. “She likes that he just goes out there and does his job. He’s not showing off. He’s a steady player on both offense and defense.”</p><p>Bosman-Foltz put out a call on Facebook: “Any of my friends have connections to the Bucks?” She explained how perfect it would be for her grandma, a devoted fan of all Wisconsin’s teams, to get an autographed photo.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_1878.jpg"></figure><p>Friends who have with ins with the Bucks went to work. Once the request reached Lopez, he didn’t hesitate.</p><p>“It’s something so rare and special, you know,” Lopez said after Saturday’s win over the Washington Wizards. “Just to hear that she was a fan, you know, she’s clearly still vibrant, still enjoying life. To be a part of something like that … I’m honored.”</p><p>When Mary Bosman opened the gift on Dec. 15, she could hardly believe her eyes: a large poster of Lopez in his Bucks uniform, addressed in his handwriting. “To Grandma Mary — Happy 104th B-DAY! Best wishes! Brook Lopez #11”</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_1778.jpg"></figure><p>“Her reaction when she opened the gift was one that I will treasure forever,” said Bosman-Foltz. “I think she was shocked that Brook actually signed it just for her. It brought her such immense joy which made my heart burst.”</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_1777.jpg"></figure><p>Lopez is 36 and remains a starter for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-brook-lopez-bobby-portis-reveal-scary-giannis-antetokounmpo-fact-after-nba-cup-win">Bucks, who’ve surged to a 14-4 record and NBA Cup title</a> after starting the season 2-8. The big man spends much of his off-court time these days with his first child, Julian, born to Lopez and his wife, Hailee, on Feb. 4, 2024.</p><p>After Saturday’s game, the last home game before Christmas, Lopez went through a line of Fiserv Forum employees, greeting each and wishing them a Merry Christmas. It’s a gesture that Bucks’ staffers have come to expect from Lopez, and indicative of why he’s Mary Bosman’s favorite player.</p><p>“I think she also appreciates the humble person he is outside of basketball,” said Bosman-Foltz. “Great family man and human.”</p><p>Lopez said he was honored to be her favorite player and be able to bring some joy to her 104th birthday. He’s got bigger plans for next year.</p><p>“We’ve got to do something real special, like get Giannis, Dame, get everyone in on it,” he said. “I’d definitely love to meet her one day.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
8.7	4.3	0.3	1.7	0.3

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
8.7	4.3	0.3	1.7	0.3

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