NBA: 4 Old school style centers who are still relevant today

#2 Brook Lopez

Brook Lopez was drafted 10th overall in 2008 by the then, New Jersey Nets. Lopez is a big center at 7 foot 268 pounds. He is known mostly for his low post game and offense around the basket. He was essentially the old school center teams are moving away from.

He was included in a deal that sent Kyle Kuzma to the Los Angeles Lakers for D'Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov on June 22, 2017. He spent one year in Los Angeles and then signed this summer in Milwaukee.

What is rather remarkable is how Brook Lopez had never hit a three-point shot in his first 6 seasons in the NBA. Lopez then made three 3 pointers over the next two seasons. Suddenly, his last three seasons have been a revelation from behind the arc.

Including this season, he has made 322/942 for a 34% average. It’s a skill that will keep him in the NBA for a while. Lopez is currently 30 years old. The change in Lopez started before the 2016-17 when Kenny Atkinson became the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets.

"At the time, it was kind of the system that we ran in Brooklyn," Lopez recounted in explaining why he took up the 3. "It was something he wanted to implement, and he had great confidence that I could do it."Lopez said.

Lopez is shooting lights out from behind the arc. Lopez had a career-high eight 3-pointers and 28 points in a 121–114 in a Bucks victory over the Nuggets, on November 11th, 2018. He also scorched the Raptors, over a week ago, in Milwaukee’s victory with a 19 point performance on 5-8 shooting from the arc.