The Bucks are reuniting the Lopez twins, having agreed to sign free agent center Robin Lopez, according to Shams Charania of the Athletic (Twitter link).
Milwaukee reached a two-year, $48M deal with Brook Lopez on Saturday. While Charania didn’t specify the terms of Robin’s agreement, Brook’s brother will likely earn the minimum salary, given the team’s cap constraints and the fact that he’s coming off another minimum deal.
A 15-year NBA veteran, Robin spent the 2022-23 campaign with the Cavaliers, playing limited minutes in a frontcourt led by Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley. He appeared in just 37 games, averaging 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds in 8.1 minutes per night. Those numbers were all career lows.
While Robin’s on-court role in Milwaukee may not be any more expansive than what it was in Cleveland, he’ll provide the Bucks with another veteran leader in the locker room and will be a reliable option up front if called upon.
It will be Robin’s second go-round with the Bucks. He and Brook also played together for the team in 2019-20.
Milwaukee still has at least two or three roster spots to fill, with limited financial resources to do so.
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