Near the end of the 2016-17 season, Brook Lopez sat down with Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, to talk about his career with the Nets. He had just become the all-time leading scorer with the franchise, surpassing Buck Williams. Despite all the injuries, all the surgical “procedures,” all the losses and disappointment, Lopez was still proud of his tenure in New Jersey and Brooklyn. He was also realistic. He had been on and off the bus at trade deadlines, literally as well as figuratively.
Near the end of the interview, Mannix asked about how he wanted to viewed when he finally hung up those huge sneakers.