Best Potential Free-Agent Landing Spots for Brook Lopez During 2015 Offseason

May 5th, 2015 by Zach Buckley Leave a reply »
Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez holds the type of scratch ticket others can only dream about.

For all the uncertainties surrounding the potential free-agent-to-be, one thing is irrefutable: The scoring 7-footer is quickly closing in on a jackpot payoff.

He has a $16.7 million player option for next season, but leaving that money on the table should be a no-brainer decision.

Lopez's history of foot problems (he's had surgeries on his right foot and left ankle) could propel him to pounce on long-term security. After storming through the final stretch of this campaign—19.7 points on 52.5 percent shooting and 9.2 rebounds after the All-Star break—many NBA executives expect him to opt out of his deal and test the free-agent market, according to Grantland's Zach Lowe.

What isn't nearly as clear, though, is figuring out where that venture will take him.

"You know, I don't know," Lopez said of his future, via Tim Bontemps of the New York Post. "There's lots of different stuff. I haven't thought about it at all. The season just ended, so I haven’t given it any thought."

That may well be true ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by

Advertisement

Comments are closed.