After spending seven seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, Brook Lopez left Wisconsin and signed a two-year, $18 million deal with the Clippers. Los Angeles thought it had the best backup center in the league, but the first month of the season has proved otherwise. Ty Lue didn't play Lopez at all in the Clippers' loss to the Lakers on Tuesday.
It's not abnormal for players who are in their mid-to-late 30s to decline. In fact, that's the standard, unless you're LeBron James, Steph Curry, or Kevin Durant. However, in Lopez's case, it appears he aged at least five years during the offseason.