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The Warriors will focus on the Bucks veteran inside this summer, but his performance in the playoffs is extremely bad

4:18pm, 18 May 2025Basketball

According to ESPN reporter Bobby Marks, Milwaukee Bucks interior veteran Brook Lopez, who is about to become a full free agent this summer, could be a potential focus for Golden State in the free market. Marks said: As a Stanford graduate, Lopez got home in Fresno. If I wanted to provide Lopez with a one-year contract for him to join the team, how valuable would this contract be? Because the center market is relatively scarce now, for example, you can look at Myles Turner. If you want to get him, you basically can't afford such a price. In this case, for the Warriors or other teams who want centers, Lopez may be the most ideal signing target.

In the NBA regular season this season, Lopez made a total of 80 appearances in 82 games, averaging 31.8 minutes per game, averaging 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.9 blocks, and 1.1 turnovers and 2.1 fouls, shooting percentage of 50.9%, three-point shooting percentage of 37.3%, and free throw shooting percentage of 82.6%. In the playoffs, Lopez played 5 games in total, with averaging 14.8 minutes per game, with averaging 5 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1 block, and 0.8 turnovers and 2.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 36.4%, his three-point shooting percentage was 26.7%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 100%.

Lopez performed well in the regular season this season. He has good ability to protect the basket. He is also highly confident in outside shooting. He can still play a good effect on the court. However, in the playoffs, Lopez's shortcomings in movement speed and athletic ability have become very obvious, and his offensive characteristics are also unable to be played out. It is also because of the terrible effect on the court that Lopez was unable to get more playing time. In the last few games of the series, his playing time was greatly reduced, which also shows that the team's coaching staff was very dissatisfied with his performance.

For the Warriors, they need to strengthen the inside line this summer, which should be clear. The team's inside competitiveness is seriously insufficient, which to a certain extent directly led to their disastrous defeat and being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves. But the problem now is that Lopez is a player with obvious advantages and disadvantages, and his age is there, and his performance during the playoffs is also very disappointing. Does Lopez's characteristics and playing style really fit the Warriors' current team building plan and tactical system?

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