Overview
- Lopez declined offers from Milwaukee and Los Angeles before inking a two-year, $18 million free-agent contract with the Clippers on July 14–15.
- For the first time in his 17-season career, the veteran will come off the bench to back up second-team All-Defense center Ivica Zubac.
- He debuted with the team in NBA Summer League, outlining a “twin towers” pairing aimed at dominating the paint defensively and spacing the floor offensively.
- Lopez joins Kawhi Leonard, James Harden and John Collins on a star-studded roster that he credited as a key factor in his decision to pursue another title.
- Under coach Tyronn Lue, president Lawrence Frank and owner Steve Ballmer, the Clippers have posted 14 straight winning seasons and now play in the new Intuit Dome.