Brook Lopez's arrival with the Los Angeles Clippers comes at arguably the perfect time in his career. He's going to get exactly what he wants playing in Southern California the ability to play exactly the brand of basketball that suits him best.
Maybe not every Clippers fan knows a ton about Lopez and his strengths and weaknesses just yet. But if we go back to a November 2023 article from Eric Nehm at The Athletic, we get a pretty good idea of why playing drop coverage and protecting the rim are two of the strengths that it makes sense for Lopez to lean into.