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Starts 0 of 3 games · 6th on LAC in minutes · Rotation role

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So far only his team's show (Locked On Clippers) has talked about him this season. We also follow 20 national shows, ESPN and CBS Sports stories and 90+ beat reporters; their items appear here as soon as they mention him.

• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 3 points · 30 h ago
  • Darian Vaziri: Brook Lopez led the bench with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks on 8-of-9 shooting in 20 minutes. at 22:35
  • Darian Vaziri: Against the Lakers' zone, Brook Lopez caught the ball at the high post and turned to score, also scored in the post, and hit a pick-and-pop three with Wagler. at 21:54
  • Darian Vaziri: On one inbound after a made free throw, Garland, Gradey Dick and Brook Lopez didn't know who they were guarding, leaving a shooter wide open for three. at 38:26

  “How Turnovers Killed The LA Clippers Against The Lakers” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Clippers host · Report · Oct 24

  Brook Lopez was kept on the bench for a good part of the third quarter and returned late in the third and into the fourth. No reason was given.

  “CLIPPERS POSTCAST: Tough back and forth battle with the Lakers, until it wasn't with 26 turnovers!” at 5:28 · listen ↗

• Podcast Darian Vaziri, Locked On Clippers · Report · Oct 22

  Lopez got post touches against Sabonis twice in the first quarter, even without a mismatch. He dominated in the post during a second-half stretch. The host had projected him as the fourth shot-creation option after Garland, Wagler and Rui.

  “How The LA Clippers Opening Night Went PERFECTLY” at 29:04 · listen ↗

• Podcast Darian Vaziri, Locked On Clippers · Opinion · Oct 21

  The host calls Brook Lopez the backup and says he is better than any of Sacramento's available bigs, with Achua as a possible exception.

  “Why Opening Night Is A MUST-WIN For The LA Clippers” at 28:07 · listen ↗

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• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 2 points · Oct 20
  • Host analysis: neither center is a great rim protector. Lopez is now above average at best. The host thinks Jackson is a good rebounder for his size but limited at 6'8". Lopez boxes out but doesn't jump. at 3:56
  • Host analysis: outside Garland the team has no real half-court shot creators, so it needs to play fast. Rui Hachimura in the post or mid-post and Keaton Wagler handling the ball are the only other creators. Brook Lopez post-ups as the fourth option would be a huge issue. at 17:38

  “Biggest Takeaways From LA Clippers Preseason” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 9 points · Oct 19
  • The host says this is a change from his assumption all summer that Brook Lopez would start at center while Konan Niederhauser was out. at 1:52
  • The host's opinion is that starting Jackson over Lopez is the right decision by Ty Lue. at 10:19
  • The host expects Jackson to roll hard to the basket for Garland ("DG") and catch lobs, as seen in preseason. He says Lopez does not do this and instead picks and pops. at 4:22
  • The host says Lopez is a better rim protector than Jackson because of a five-inch height edge and pick-and-roll defensive experience. He hedges that he may be proven wrong. at 4:52
  • The host thinks Lopez would be a bottom-five starting center but could still be a serviceable backup. He says Jackson also 'might still be' and 'probably is' a bottom-five starting center. at 4:03
  • The host says Baba Miller should go into the rotation and could play right away. He thinks it would be foolish not to play Brook Lopez and Baba together off the bench as two floor-stretching bigs. at 29:13
  • The host's projected bench: Brook Lopez as backup center, Keaton Wagler as roughly the sixth man, plus Kobe Sanders. at 28:32
  • The host's opinion: Brook Lopez can still be a serviceable backup, but as a starting center he's in the bottom five in the NBA. at 4:03
  • The host argues for playing Brook Lopez and Baba Miller together off the bench, as two bigs who can stretch the floor and add size and rebounding. He calls the bench "not awful." at 29:39

  “Why Isaiah Jackson Being Named Starting Center Is The RIGHT Choice” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 7 points · Oct 16
  • Across the three preseason games, Isaiah Jackson started at center twice and Brook Lopez started once. name not confirmed at 3:58
  • The host's view: Baba Miller needs to get stronger and cannot yet defend the interior at the level wanted, or as well as Brook Lopez. at 7:28
  • The host isn't sure whether Baba Miller should play instead of Brook Lopez. He thinks Miller could give more than Lopez on offense, and says not to be surprised if Miller is in the rotation by season's end. at 9:04
  • Now that the preseason is over, the host thinks Isaiah Jackson should start the opener over Brook Lopez, mainly for pace and his rolling with Garland. The host believes Lopez would slow the team down. name not confirmed at 19:23
  • In the second quarter the Clippers briefly played a double-big lineup with Isaiah Jackson and Lopez. It was very short-lived. name not confirmed at 21:52
  • The host is comfortable with Lopez as the backup center, while staying open to a Baba Miller conversation later. at 25:45
  • Host's list of standard contracts: Darius Garland, Brandon Ingram, Max Strus, Rui Hachimura, Derrick Jones Jr., Keaton Wagler, Brook Lopez, Gradey Dick, Isaiah Jackson, Bradley Beal, Kris Dunn, Jordan Miller, Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Kobe Sanders, Baba Miller and Blake Wesley. That makes 16, and the host says the team will have to figure out what to do. name not confirmed at 30:52

  “How The LA Clippers Rookies IMPRESSED In The Preseason Finale” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 5 points · Oct 13
  • Brook Lopez started at center instead of Isaiah Jackson, who had started the Golden State game. at 2:55
  • Host opinion: Isaiah Jackson is the better choice to start at center and Brook Lopez should be a backup, even though Lopez had seven rebounds to Ajax's four in this game. at 4:38
  • Host analysis: Lopez's edge is rim protection and experience in drop coverage. Isaiah Jackson might offer more defensive versatility and let the team play faster. at 24:38
  • Brook Lopez rebounded better but was a minus-13 and went 0-for-1 from three. The host calls his 36% three-point shooting last year mediocre and says he is not encouraged by Lopez as a shooter. at 24:23
  • Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr., Darius Garland and Kris Dunn did not play in the second half. Everyone else got minutes. No reason is stated. at 10:05

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