No place like home for Lopez, Young
Free-Agent Tandem Reportedly Set to Stay in Brooklyn
That didn’t take long, nor was it expected to.
Free agent big men Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young have reportedly both agreed to remain with the Brooklyn Nets, signing a pair of lucrative deals that make them the foundation players for our borough’s NBA franchise going forward.
Lopez, a career Net who was selected by the then-New Jersey based franchise with the 10th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, will net $60 million over the next three seasons, according to various print and internet reports.
Young, acquired by Brooklyn general manager Billy King prior to last February’s trade deadline in exchange for future Hall of Fame power forward Kevin Garnett, is expected to receive $50 across the next four seasons.