The deal: Brook Lopez agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal to stay in Milwaukee, according to Adrian Wojnarowksi of ESPN.
While retaining Khris Middleton and Malcolm Brogdon were definitely at the top of the priority list for the Milwaukee Bucks this summer, finding a way to keep Brook Lopez in the mix was huge, as well. When the Bucks waived the non-guaranteed contract of George Hill for next season, it signaled their intention to work out a deal with Lopez. Hill played incredible basketball for the Bucks in the playoffs and was one of their most consistent scorers at times. They just didn’t need him at $18 million next season. They’ve already invested in a four-year extension for Eric Bledsoe, making Hill’s current deal expendable.
Later on Sunday, the Bucks re-signed Hill on a three-year deal for $29 million, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. They brought him back to pair with Bledsoe, which made moving Malcolm Brogdon to Indiana in a…
