The 37-year-old Lopez provides the Clippers with a quality stretch option off the bench and someone who should ease starting center Ivica Zubac’s workload.

According to NBA insider Shams Charania, the Clippers have agreed to a two-year deal with former Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez that is worth $18 million. Lopez is a great fit for the Clippers. As a two-time All-Defensive Team player, he is somebody who can protect the rim while Zubac is off the floor.

The Clippers got the backup center they have yearned for when Brook Lopez agreed to a two-year, $18-million deal, according to people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Lopez, who spent the last seven seasons with Milwaukee, averaged 13 points, 5.0 rebounds and shot 37.3% from three-point range.

The NBA’s free agency period opens at 6 p.m. Eastern on Monday. Follow along as the notable agreements and trades roll in. The NBA’s summer free agency period officially opens Monday at 6 p.m. Eastern,

With free agency a few hours away, the LA Clippers basically have only two spots on the roster that need to be addressed: ball handling and frontcourt help. Those were the areas that president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank outlined days after the Clippers were eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in the West quarterfinals.

Free agent forward Nicolas Batum intends to sign a two-year, $11.5 million deal to return to the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN.

The versatile forward, 36, had expressed his desire to stay with the Clippers at the end of last season and has said that 2025-26 will likely be his final NBA season.

Free agent forward Nicolas Batum intends to sign a two-year, $11.5 million deal to return to the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell ESPN. Deal includes a team option as well as a