Brook Lopez grew up in Southern California. He remembers the days when the Los Angeles Clippers were awful. Those years are long gone — and Lopez is betting that even better years are ahead. Lopez discussed his decision to join the Clippers on a two-year contract worth nearly $18 million on Monday at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas,

Brook Lopez breaks his silence after leaving the Bucks amid NBA Free Agency, expressing excitement about joining the LA Clippers.

After seven seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, Brook Lopez embarked on a new chapter of his career, and likely the final one, by signing a two-year, $18 million contract with the Clippers this summer.