Woj: Brook Lopez getting Max contract

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--nets-near-contract-agreement-with-brook-lopez.html

WTF :biggums:

[D-Rose]

Either it means the Nets actually think this will force ORL into making the trade, or it signals the end of their pursuit. I think the latter as the other deal(s) are far more enticing.

[It's A VC3!!!]

He is a 20 ppg scoring center. Only 3 exist in the NBA currently. He is worth the max in my opinion. Yes his rebounding is poor but he has it in him. He did average 9 rebounds one season and he didn't just forget how to rebound. Plus the dude had a knack to put up HUGE points. He is probably the most likel center to put up a 50 point game. He had 38 this season so that's not a far stretch.

[MeLO MvP 15]

Nets logic= "Listen here Orlando, I'll do it! I'll take myself right out of the running for a HOF center to max out a SG stuck in a slow C's body! Damnit I swear I'll do it"

[Kblaze8855]

Hes a center who can score 17-20 a game if you give him the ball and get out of the way.

Thats all it takes. Shit...thats a lot more than it takes.

98 Ike Austin would get 11 million a year this offseason.

[bagelred]

But can he score 20 PPG........on one foot?

:coleman:

[Kingwillball]

Billy King Wasted so many good Assets between Cap space, Expiring COntracts and multitude of draft picks and SHOULD of done alot better. If he didnt waste that Draft pick on Wallace He could of traded #6 pick and Lopez and future picks to Magicand D12 would of already been a Net. Instead he is Wasting Money on bad contracts and the Nets will be a first round Playoff exit type of team instead.

[Freedom Kid7]

:biggums: . Are they crazy? He was injured for a majority of last season and he can't even rebound properly for a guy his size.

[rawimpact]

i think everyones sick of orlando's pussyfooting... they themselves dont know what they want, rebuild completely or partially. Thats what they get when they hire a young GM.

[1987_Lakers]

Nets.:facepalm

This team will be the 2008-2012 Atlanta Hawks. They will never reach the ECF.

[Tenchi Ryu]

So this is officially the white flag right?

[niko]

Nets near contract agreement with Brook Lopez
26 minutes ago

Restricted free-agent center Brook Lopez is progressing toward an agreement for a maximum contract with the Brooklyn Nets, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Brook Lopez played in only five games last season for the Nets. (AP)Nets president Billy King and Lopez

[martycrane]

Billy King Wasted so many good Assets between Cap space, Expiring COntracts and multitude of draft picks and SHOULD of done alot better. If he didnt waste that Draft pick on Wallace He could of traded #6 pick and Lopez and future picks to Magicand D12 would of already been a Net. Instead he is Wasting Money on bad contracts and the Nets will be a first round Playoff exit type of team instead.


u rly cant blame billy king for this.

u have to blame whoever thought itd be a good idea to hire billy king

[HylianNightmare]

going to the magic i bet

[Batz]

Probably just the Nets pressuring the Magic. An ultimatum really.

[hawkfan]

If Lopez is healthy and Humphries comes back and Brooks isn't traded, Nets have

PG: Williams
SG: Johnson
SF: Wallace
PF: Humphries
C: Lopez

with Brooks and Evans off the bench.

Should be enough to get into the playoffs.

[It's A VC3!!!]

Nets.:facepalm

This team will be the 2008-2012 Atlanta Hawks. They will never reach the ECF.
And you have to rub it in? We are aware and I'm slightly upset.

[hawkfan]

And you have to rub it in? We are aware and I'm slightly upset.

Joe's on the decline, so expect less production every year by 10 percent.

[1987_Lakers]

Joe's on the decline, so expect less production every year by 10 percent.
:oldlol:

[Kblaze8855]

But can he score 20 PPG........on one foot?

Hes like 23 or 24. Teams never assume youre Greg Oden or Yao Ming till you break 3 years in a row. People break a foot, suffer complications that double the expected recovery time, and then never get hurt again(Jordan for one). Cant call it. But at least it isnt a knee.

Though Waltons main issue was a foot....

[G-train]

:biggums: . Are they crazy? He was injured for a majority of last season and he can't even rebound properly for a guy his size.

Didnt miss a game prior to that though.
He is better than Hibbert, 4/58m or 5/78m is fine for him.

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

He is a 20 ppg scoring center. Only 3 exist in the NBA currently. He is worth the max in my opinion. Yes his rebounding is poor but he has it in him. He did average 9 rebounds one season and he didn't just forget how to rebound. Plus the dude had a knack to put up HUGE points. He is probably the most likel center to put up a 50 point game. He had 38 this season so that's not a far stretch.

lol sure...whatever makes u happy

[It's A VC3!!!]

Joe's on the decline, so expect less production every year by 10 percent.
Well, I wouldn't expect his production to rise from here on in.:lol
It's obvious that he will decline. However, he can still be very productive until his contract runs out or near the tail end of it.

[Silenttristo]

Billy King Wasted so many good Assets between Cap space, Expiring COntracts and multitude of draft picks and SHOULD of done alot better. If he didnt waste that Draft pick on Wallace He could of traded #6 pick and Lopez and future picks to Magicand D12 would of already been a Net. Instead he is Wasting Money on bad contracts and the Nets will be a first round Playoff exit type of team instead.

Really? Name the teams in the east that will beat a lineup of -

D-Will - Taylor
JJ - Brooks
Crash - Green
Hump - Teletovic
Lopez

[StateOfMind12]

Nets.:facepalm

This team will be the 2008-2012 Atlanta Hawks. They will never reach the ECF.
This team looks pretty capable of making it to the ECF, but no further than that.

I hope Lopez stays and plays in Brooklyn though because that means Howard doesn't play there. I want Dwight to go to any team except the Nets since that is his preferred destination.

[nbaballllller]

i feel bad for nets fans

their team has sucked for so long and now they probs wont get howard so they will continue to suck for the foreseeable future.

if only howard didnt opt in then he would be a free agent and definitely a net by now

edit: actually they wont suck, thats unfair to say, but they aren't favourites... although their lineup could still be very good

[Kingwillball]

Really? Name the teams in the east that will beat a lineup of -

D-Will - Taylor
JJ - Brooks
Crash - Green
Hump - Teletovic
Lopez


Heat Def, and Celtics, Bulls, Pacers, Knicks all have a legit shot

[Meticode]

Hes a center who can score 17-20 a game if you give him the ball and get out of the way.

Thats all it takes. Shit...thats a lot more than it takes.

98 Ike Austin would get 11 million a year this offseason.
I remember when Ike went to the Magic and failed miserably.

[tpols]

Christ:facepalm

[Kblaze8855]

He would do the same now. Only it would be the Blazers giving him 4 years 52 million to be a 9th man in 2 years.

[Hotlantadude81]

Nets.:facepalm

This team will be the 2008-2012 Atlanta Hawks. They will never reach the ECF.

They're not beating Miami without Howard.

[G-Funk]

Well if this deal goes through they won't be able to sign and trade him Magic...Basically they have moved on.

[DStebb716]

I would pay Brook Lopez 5 million a year. That's it. This NBA is a ****ing mess. WORST run league in the US. Should be ashamed.

[G-Funk]

I would pay Brook Lopez 5 million a year. That's it. This NBA is a ****ing mess. WORST run league in the US. Should be ashamed.

9mill sounds right

[mmsupra]

I would pay Brook Lopez 5 million a year. That's it. This NBA is a ****ing mess. WORST run league in the US. Should be ashamed.
See my ..NBA is a joke thread

[wang4three]

I don't know why you guys are acting like you're surprised. Anyway you sliced it, Brook Lopez was going to get a max deal.

[Kiddlovesnets]

I would pay Brook Lopez 5 million a year. That's it. This NBA is a ****ing mess. WORST run league in the US. Should be ashamed.

Ditto, even 5M a year is too much for the likes of Brook Lopez, and I am a Nets fan...
:banghead:

[PJR]

I would never max out a big who averaged 6 rebounds per 36.

[Heavincent]

**** :facepalm

I don't even want Lopez on the damn team, let alone give him a max contract :facepalm

[G-train]

This is a 20/8 big guy, who was an iron man prior to a foot injury.

Sure, offer him $5m.

Meanwhile, in reality he declines and someone pays him max and gets a top centre while you cant get a bucket inside the paint.

[coin24]

Well its not like they have a choice now, a healthy Lopez is better than no center:oldlol:

Orlando are fu*king around too long. Just trade Dwight already so everyone can move on:facepalm So sick of this bullshit...

[Pra]

Well its not like they have a choice now, a healthy Lopez is better than no center:oldlol:

Orlando are fu*king around too long. Just trade Dwight already so everyone can move on:facepalm So sick of this bullshit...


Yea, it sucks dude. Orlando has the leverage right now, and they don't have a retarded GM like their last one.Therefore we'll be seeing rumors/drama and other BS for the next few weeks or even months.

Surprised that not more teams are jumping into the Dwight rental, hell even mid season prior to playoffs they could pull something off.

[All Net]

:rolleyes: :facepalm

[Maniak]

Talented big men are at a low in the NBA. Max could go to worse.

[midatlantic09]

Why is this a surprise? If guys like Deandre Jordan can get $10+ million a year, I'd say Lopez should definitely get the max.

[miles berg]

This scrub is getting a max deal?

Wow.

That CBA really worked lol.

This guy is worth 4 years/$24 million.

[G-train]

This scrub is getting a max deal?

Wow.

That CBA really worked lol.

This guy is worth 4 years/$24 million.

Are you serious?

Or just don't know anything about the NBA?

[Poetry]

Talented big men are at a low in the NBA

Is anything being done to resolve this? There have to be some hidden gems out there somewhere.

[El Kabong]

Well if you can't get Dwight you may as well pay whatever it costs to lock this guy up.

[Nets fan 93]

This scrub is getting a max deal?

Wow.

That CBA really worked lol.

This guy is worth 4 years/$24 million.
:wtf: That would be a BARGAIN

[Kiddlovesnets]

:wtf: That would be a BARGAIN

Not really, he is not worth 4yrs/20M as a Net.

[Nets fan 93]

All you guys are gonna be surprised when the Nets are actually televised next season. Some of the posts in here made me lol. You guys are severely uneducated. Lopez is young and has tons of room to improve. His job will be a lot easier and he can focus on more than 1 side of the court now that he has help.

[1987_Lakers]

All you guys are gonna be surprised when the Nets are actually televised next season. Some of the posts in here made me lol. You guys are severely uneducated. Lopez is young and has tons of room to improve. His job will be a lot easier and he can focus on more than 1 side of the court now that he has help.

7 feet tall
35 MPG
6 RPG

:roll:

[Kiddlovesnets]

7 feet tall
35 MPG
6 RPG

:roll:

Dont remind me of that...
:banghead:

[G-train]

All you guys are gonna be surprised when the Nets are actually televised next season. Some of the posts in here made me lol. You guys are severely uneducated. Lopez is young and has tons of room to improve. His job will be a lot easier and he can focus on more than 1 side of the court now that he has help.

He doesn't need to improve much. He is worth the money to the Nets for being 7 foot and a great player.

If you are 7 foot and a good to average player, they aren't getting much less.

In fact some people need to check the salaries, plenty of worse players are on more money.

[G-train]

7 feet tall
35 MPG
6 RPG

:roll:

20 ppg and 1.5 bpg.

And two seasons of 8-9 boards per game prior.

[Nets fan 93]

7 feet tall
35 MPG
6 RPG

:roll:
Yao was 7'6 he must have gobbled up at least 20 per game. Oh wait... It about how you position yourself. Humphries is barely 6'9" and got 11 per game. Brookhas had years of better rebounding numbers. The last two seasons were affected by, first season: MONO, and last season: broken toe. And he doesn't play the best defense but you guys make it sound like he is playing Derek Fisher D. I think a lot of you guys are just so used to seeing people say his d isn't great that you think he doesn't play it at all. He's a really good help defender.

I don't think he is worth max. But 6 mill(close to MLE) no way. He has more value than that.let's be real

I'm done. I hope you guys get my point. If you don't oh well. Just gonna have to wait until the nets are televised.

[Faberg]

If Lopez can grab more than 8 rebounds a game, he's somewhat worth it. But it doesn't matter. Everybody is getting overpaid.

[Trentknicks]

He shouldn't be earning over 10mill/year, he is good offensively but brings nothing that you really want from a centre. Defense, rebounding and shotblocking are all pretty poor. I mean he can be a legit 20ppg center but you really need a tough presence inside.

[GOBB]

Niko do you remember the thread where people said he wasn't getting
Max? We told people but nooooooo he is coming off an
Injury (didn't stop brand or Eric Gordon getting paid). But nooooooo he is a weak rebounder. Don't let me find that thread.

[Nash]

They're not beating Miami without Howard.
They won't even beat Miami WITH Howard. Honestly, people talk Howard this and that but they seem to totally forget that Miami have the best player in the world playing in a team with other superstar players.

[wagexslave]

Both of the Lopez twins suck. At least Brook can score consistently though I guess...

But there's no way in hell Brook is worth even 10mil a year. He's garbage in almost every area aside from scoring.

[ZHAKIDD532]

They're ready to move on. Finally. They're paying him this much because at this point, it doesn't really matter. Won't have cap space for the next 4 years anyway. And Prokhorov laughs at the luxury tax.

People are going to find out how good Lopez is this year. Mark it down. He averaged over 8 RPG his first 2 years. Got sick and it sapped his strength for the season, and unfortunately had foot problems last year. This is his year playing with Deron Williams and Joe Johnson.

[DirtySanchez]

It's sad to see the era of big men have come to this.

[niko]

The news is Brook may start looking at offer sheets, with Charlotte as the team most interested. Apparently after all summer being told that he would get max dollars, the Nets putting clauses in the last few years to reduce guaranteed money if injured aren't making him happy. We should know pretty soon. It looks like they may have reached an impasse.

[niko]

Yao was 7'6 he must have gobbled up at least 20 per game. Oh wait... It about how you position yourself. Humphries is barely 6'9" and got 11 per game. Brookhas had years of better rebounding numbers. The last two seasons were affected by, first season: MONO, and last season: broken toe. And he doesn't play the best defense but you guys make it sound like he is playing Derek Fisher D. I think a lot of you guys are just so used to seeing people say his d isn't great that you think he doesn't play it at all. He's a really good help defender.

I don't think he is worth max. But 6 mill(close to MLE) no way. He has more value than that.let's be real

I'm done. I hope you guys get my point. If you don't oh well. Just gonna have to wait until the nets are televised.
He had a stress fracture in the middle of his foot, not a broken toe. THe Nets are not hedging against a broken toe.

[longtime lurker]

I read Brook Lopez and max contract and just threw up in my mouth a little.

[NOHCP3]

I don't get the outrage to the money. He was going to get paid that even if he was traded I thought. He's a good-decent C of course he's going to get outrageous money

[Nick Young]

HE IS A SCRUB-Sharif Abdur-Rahim of centers

EMPTY STATS

[hawksdogsbraves]

u rly cant blame billy king for this.

u have to blame whoever thought itd be a good idea to hire billy king

Haha that's so true, you can't blame a dog for barking, and you can't blame Billy King for being a moron :oldlol:

[It's A VC3!!!]

Haha that's so true, you can't blame a dog for barking, and you can't blame Billy King for being a moron :oldlol:

He's a moron is he doesn't land Howard, but a genius if he lands him according to you.:facepalm Billy King has turned the Nets into a playoff team. He has done a lot for this team and since I'm going to eat right now, I'll leave and say your the moron.

[DCL]

lopez cant rebound for sh!t.

[R.I.P.]

Lopez making his move. He

[DirtySanchez]

Remember Andres Beindrens got paid? Any bian can get max money now a days. Sad....so sad.