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Breaking: Clippers Sign Ex-Lakers, Bucks Center To Two-Year Deal

The LA Clippers found a tenable backup center behind Ivica Zubac when the free agency window opened Monday evening
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Apr 3, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (11) warms up before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center.
Apr 3, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (11) warms up before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. | Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

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The LA Clippers sought out a way to improve their roster beyond the 2025 NBA Draft this offseason. Luckily for them, they found one.

After Monday's free agency window opened, LA struck a deal with 17-year veteran center Brook Lopez, enticing him away from the Milwaukee Bucks to close his career. Lopez agreed to a two-year, $18 million deal.

Last season, Lopez averaged 13 points, five rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.9 blocks in 80 appearances. He played 2,546 minutes — the third-most of his career — and the most since 2010-11. Now, he joins an already talented roster featuring James Harden and Kawhi Leonard.

Beyond Lopez, LA was linked to Houston's Clint Capela, who signed a three-year, $21.5 million deal to return to the Rockets, and Minnesota's Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who agreed to join Kristaps Porzingis and Trae Young in Atlanta on a four-year, $62 million deal.

Additionally, the Clippers have been searching for a quality backup center behind Ivica Zubac since Isaiah Hartenstein's departure in 2022, and Lopez fills such a need.

He also brings winning experience as a former NBA Champion in 2021. LA just hopes it can begin to rub off on its other players as it continues its quest to make a deep playoff run with a core of Leonard, Harden and Zubac.

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Matt Guzman is a sports journalist and storyteller from Austin, Texas. He serves as a credentialed reporter and site manager for San Antonio Spurs On SI and a staff writer for multiple collegiate sites in the same network. In the world of professional sports, he is a firm believer that athletes are people, too, and intends to tell stories of players and teams’ true, behind-the-scenes character that otherwise would not be seen through strong narrative writing, hooking ledes and passionate words.

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