The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to terms with
restricted free agent center Brook Lopez on a four-year, $60 million max
contract, a league source confirmed to ESPN NewYork.com.
This effectively ends Brooklyn's pursuit of
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, since Lopez can't be traded until Jan. 15
once he signs the contract, per rules of the collective bargaining agreement.
Nets general manager Billy King was in Los
Angeles negotiating with Lopez's agent, Arn Tellem, on Wednesday.
Lopez, 24, played just five games last
season because of foot and ankle injuries. He owns career averages of 17.4
points and 7.5 rebounds in 251 career contests over five seasons -- all with
the Nets.
The Nets finalized their other blockbuster
offseason moves Wednesday, formally announcing the free-agent signings of Deron
Williams and Gerald Wallace, along with the acquisition of Joe Johnson in a
six-player trade with the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets.
Williams, who signed a five-year deal worth
$98 million, and Johnson will be introduced together Friday during a news
conference at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
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