The Toronto Raptors have so much talent, but the center position has been a problem all season.
Jakob Poeltl hasn't played in weeks, and even before that, he was battling other injuries along with ineffectiveness since the season got underway.
That brings along the upcoming trade season, in which Toronto surely wouldn't mind getting a reliable center to ease some of its interior worries.
The solution could be Brook Lopez, the former NBA champion from the Bucks who is now the backup center on the Los Angeles Clippers.
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ESPN's Zach Kram pitched acquiring Lopez in a new article, writing that the return from Toronto would be Ochai Agbaji, Jamison Battle and a second-round pick.
"The 37-year-old Lopez also offers an intriguing fit as a proven playoff performer who has perked up following a dismal start to the 2025-26 campaign," Kram writes. "He's making 36% of his 3s and remains an effective interior defender. Lopez has allowed just 55% shooting at the rim this season, as compared with 64% for all of Toronto's bigs."
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Lopez is a much different player than he was early in his career with the Nets.
These days, he sets screens and then parks himself well outside the 3-point line. They call him "Splash Mountain."
He has had games this season where every field goal he attempts is a 3-pointer, all this while being a 7-footer who once had one of the league's best post-up games.
Lopez has made it work in the modern NBA, and when you add in his rim protection, he could be a valuable player for Toronto.
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