NOVEMBER 22: Lopez’s deal is now official, per a press release from the Wizards. It’s worth $7.3MM for one year, tweets Fred Katz of The Athletic.
NOVEMBER 20: The Wizards have agreed to a deal with free agent center Robin Lopez, marking their second transaction in free agency thus far, according to Yahoo Sports’ Keith Smith (Twitter link).
The agreement is a one-year deal, Smith adds (via Twitter). The exact value isn’t clear, but it’ll be worth less than the full mid-level exception of $9.258MM, fitting into that MLE.
Lopez, 32, joins the Wizards after spending one season with the Bucks. He averaged 5.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 14.5 minutes per game, seeing the least amount of playing time since the first few seasons of his career.
Lopez has played over 800 NBA games, making past stops with Phoenix, New Orleans, Portland, New York and Chicago. He’s expected to provide depth at center behind Thomas Bryant as the Wizards look to make a playoff push this season.
Washington had been searching for a defensive-minded back-up center, with Lopez holding 12 years of past NBA experience. The team also agreed to a five-year, $80MM deal with forward Davis Bertans on Friday.
Interesting
As I said two days ago, he should be able to sign one year 8M.
What? Oh yeah, let’s give him money in the same ballpark as Harrell…Am I missing something? He isn’t worth that, right?
No, is what happens when your center depth is trash and you can’t get decent dudes to sign with your squad.
There are so many more options i think, like if they just waited an hour they would have saw dedmon is available
Wish it was Whiteside
Biden won, so they wanted a longhair. ?
They probably mixed him up with his brother.
Still better than Houston.
Much better than Houston. When they face the Wizards next, the Rockets will choke with their tales between their legs as they always do
They need a C. Robin plays D and rebounds. He’s worth it.
Why not take a flyer on a guy like Demarcus Cousins? He would’ve been a little cheaper and his ceiling is a lot higher than an old veteran like Lopez assuming he stays healthy. I like Bryant but he’s not a true center, he’d be best positioned as a stretch four. If not Cousins then there are other guys that would give this team more value at the center position around the same money as Lopez would. I’m not a fan of this signing at all. I’m fine overpaying for players in their prime but not for an aging veteran. Maybe for Brook Lopez, not Robin.
Lopez…get a haircut!