Needing an enormous man, Brook Lopez was rumored to be the Los Angeles Lakers prime free-agent goal. He did go to Los Angeles — however to the Clippers as a substitute.
It is a shock signing by the Clippers, who already had Ivica Zubac manning the pivot, the place he made the All-Defensive second crew in 2024-25. However Lopez brings a special dimension to the middle place than Zubac. Lopez made 139 three-pointers final 12 months, at a 37.3% clip. Zubac has tried solely 12 threes in his nine-year NBA profession.
However Lopez must be a superb addition to the Clippers, whose lack of three-point capturing was an enormous weak spot. They had been seventh within the NBA in three-point proportion, however solely twenty ninth in makes an attempt. Including Lopez, even for 18-20 minutes per recreation, provides them much more spacing and choices with their lineups.
There’s one other bonus for Lopez heading to L.A. He and his twin brother Robin are large followers of Disney, The elder Lopez twin (Brook is one minute older) even owns a home on the grounds of Walt Disney World in Florida. That is why the sweet-shooting Lopez is nicknamed “Splash Mountain.”
Now he can go to the unique Disneyland in California, the place he grew up. The Intuit Dome is the closest factor within the NBA to an amusement park, and whereas Lopez is clearly nonetheless a child at coronary heart, he’ll additionally play with gamers his personal age in James Harden and Kawhi Leonard.
He might or might not have wished upon a star, however Lopez and the Clippers each may even see their desires come true.
