Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez holds the type of scratch ticket others can only dream about.
For all the uncertainties surrounding the potential free-agent-to-be, one thing is irrefutable: The scoring 7-footer is quickly closing in on a jackpot payoff.
He has a $16.7 million player option for next season, but leaving that money on the table should be a no-brainer decision.
Lopez's history of foot problems (he's had surgeries on his right foot and left ankle) could propel him to pounce on long-term security. After storming through the final stretch of this campaign—19.