Brook Lopez

The struggling Lakers will be receiving some reinforcements quickly. In what will be a pleasant surprise for Lakers fans, the greatest player in NBA history, Lonzo Ball (sorry LaVar typed that for me) and starting center Brook Lopez have been cleared to return to practice. [tweet https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/948312934979010566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] You can say what you want about Ball, [...]

The Pelicans have seemed to be one of the most active teams in the trade market the past few weeks as they desperately search for a talented big man to play alongside Anthony Davis. I mean when their only other true center options are Omer Asik and Alexis Ajinca can you blame them? While they [...]

In the event you were thinking the Brooklyn Nets would lower their asking price in a Brook Lopez trade as the Feb. 23 deadline inches ever closer, think again. Lopez’s name, as it tends to do, was thrust back into the rumor mill when The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the New Orleans Pelicans were showing [...]

At 28 years old, firmly entrenched in his prime, with only one year remaining after this one on his contract, Brook Lopez profiles as one of the NBA’s best trade assets. But only if the Brooklyn Nets view him as one, and it’s unclear if they do. Indeed, the Nets have the worst record in [...]

Just when you think the Brook Lopez rumor mill has ground down to a slow, agreeable halt, here comes another stance pulling us in a different direction. From the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: The Nets have been willing to trade Lopez all season, but interest has been limited so far. His numbers are typical of [...]

Entering the 2016-17 season, many people just assumed the Brooklyn Nets were going to trade Brook Lopez. And with the way he’s playing now, you’d think that would remain the prevailing mindset. It hasn’t. Per Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: [tweet https://twitter.com/stevekylerNBA/status/814808489516269568] Indeed, from an outsider’s perspective, all has seemed quiet on the Lopez front—save for [...]

As you should all know by now, the NBA season cannot officially begin until there’s been at least one Brook Lopez trade rumor. Related: The NBA season is officially underway. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: But what’s happening behind the scenes is newsy, too. Some rival executives are increasingly convinced that the Nets are open to [...]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks sees Brook Lopez as an important part of the team’s future. This might surprise some, since many believed Marks would stage a full-scale roster teardown to begin his tenure in Brooklyn. But of the many roster casualties that are sure to follow the Nets’ 2015-16 season, Lopez isn’t expected [...]

Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young have played their final games for the Brooklyn Nets this season. Mike Mazzeo of ESPN.com first brought word of the news: The Brooklyn Nets will shut down Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young for the rest of the season, Brooklyn interim coach Tony Brown said before Sunday’s game against the New [...]

Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is still championing the same cause that buried his team beneath a pile of rubble from which they cannot escape. Let’s see how that works out for him. Howard Beck of Bleacher Report dropped some knowledge for anyone hoping the Nets, who don’t have the rights to their own first-round [...]