Splash Mountain came whirling into Milwaukee Bucks’ fans lives like a geyser of refreshingly cool water after a decade blisteringly lukewarm centers. After years of wandering through the forest of mediocre big men, Milwaukee finally snagged Brook Lopez for the bi-annual exception in 2018. The lumbering Lopez brother cut his teeth in the Nets organization for years as a low-post brute before getting shipped to the Los Angeles Lakers in the D’Angelo Russell trade. When Lebron James and the Lakers opted not to retain Lopez’s services, Jon Horst soundly swooped in to pair the growing 3-point gunner with Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Best Bucks Contract of the Last Decade: Brook Lopez Posts Up at #2
