New Clippers inside player: Our team is experienced, Zubac has the opportunity to compete for DPOY in the new season

The Los Angeles Clippers conducted daily training during training camp. After the training, the team's new inside player Brook Lopez was interviewed by reporters on the side of the training ground. In the interview, he also talked about the team's situation and the situation of the Clippers' starting center Ivica Zubac.

When talking about the team's situation, Lopez said: We have a very outstanding team. Obviously, this team has a lot of experience, but we are also lucky because there are also many young players here. These young people can bring us great energy and enthusiasm. And during this offseason, I saw that they have invested a lot of time in training hard, and their payment has already achieved very obvious results. When talking about Zubac's situation, Lopez continued: I think our cooperation has become very tacit, and we have gradually become familiar with each other. Zubac performed very well last season, his progress was very obvious, and now he has grown into an extremely outstanding inside player. I believe he is definitely a strong contender for the best defensive player in the new season, and he is fully capable of doing this. Moreover, he is in his peak period and he still has a lot of room for growth, which is scary to think about.

In the NBA regular season last season, Lopez made a total of 80 appearances for the Milwaukee Bucks 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%.

This summer, Lopez completed the signing of the Clippers. What he received from the Clippers was a two-year contract with a total amount of $18 million. Lopez's overall performance last season was actually not ideal. His contribution on the offensive end is somewhat inferior to that of the past. It is difficult for him to create more threats in the opponent's interior, and his performance on the defensive end is even worse than before, and his defensive effect has also declined significantly. In the playoffs, Lopez's performance was even more shocking. It can be said that he did not perform well at all, which is also an important factor in his departure from the Bucks this summer. I don’t know what kind of performance Lopez can perform after joining the Clippers.