LAS VEGAS -- Brook Lopez grew up in Southern California. He remembers the days when the LA Clippers were awful.
Those years are long gone -- and Lopez is betting that even better years are ahead.
Lopez discussed his decision to join the Clippers on a two-year contract worth nearly $18 million on Monday at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, raving about how far the once-woebegone franchise has come. The Clippers have posted 14 consecutive winning seasons, the longest active streak in the NBA.
"It's crazy to see, but it's very cool," Lopez told reporters.