{"id":140660,"date":"2025-05-21T16:29:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=140660"},"modified":"2025-05-21T16:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:29:37","slug":"lakers-free-agency-rumors-brook-lopez-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/05\/21\/lakers-free-agency-rumors-brook-lopez-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Exec on Veteran C: “I’m Sure the Lakers Have Already Talked to Him”"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s plenty of speculation about pending free agents even before the June 30 window opens. A new report says big man <\/span>Brook Lopez<\/span><\/a> will draw plenty of interest this summer, including from one of his former teams.<\/span><\/p>\n

NBA Exec on Veteran C: “I’m Sure the Lakers Have Already Talked to Him”<\/b><\/h2>\n

Lopez to Garner \u201cPlenty of Interest\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n

Wisconsin sportswriter Gery Woelfel took to X to share some new developments regarding the Bucks, among them the future of the team\u2019s starting center. In a Wednesday post, Woelfel wrote in part:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c’<\/span>There\u2019ll be plenty of interest in him,\u2019 an NBA executive responded before cynically adding, \u2018I\u2019m sure the Lakers have already talked to him.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Brook Lopez will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.
So, how much interest will there be for the 37-year-old center?
\u201cThere\u2019ll be plenty of interest in him,\u201d an NBA executive responded before cynically adding, \u201cI\u2019m sure the Lakers have already talked to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

— Gery Woelfel (@GeryWoelfel) May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n