Report: Bucks Told Brook Lopez They Won’t Trade Him

According to NBA insider Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Milwaukee Bucks told Brook Lopez they won’t trade him. 

Lopez’s name came up in some NBA trade rumors this offseason. 

“As of right now, I’ve been told firmly that they are not trading him,” Windhorst said. “Brook heard some of the rumors and said, ‘Hey, what’s going on?’ They’re like, ‘No, we’re not trading you.'”

Lopez will make $23 million next season in the final year of his contract.

The Bucks lost to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2024 playoffs in six games.

Lopez appeared in 79 games for the Bucks in 2023-24. He averaged 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.5 steals and 2.4 blocks while shooting 48.5% from the field, 36.6% from beyond the arc and 82.1% from the free-throw line. 

A one-time All-Star, Lopez helped the Bucks win the 2021 NBA title over the Phoenix Suns. He has career averages of 16.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.9 blocks with the Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers and Bucks. 

In July, Milwaukee general manager Jon Horst told NBA reporter Eric Nehm of The Athletic that the franchise had “zero intentions” of trading Lopez. 

“First of all, rumors and chatter are what makes the league so interesting and so fun, so people are always going to speculate and talk about it,” Horst said. “And I typically don’t talk about any of this stuff with the media, but I will say, because Brook is so core to who we are, we have zero intentions of trading Brook. Of course he has value around the league. That’s a credit to him. But we’ve not engaged in any real conversations about trading Brook. There are teams that have a lot of value and interest in him. It’s my job to take calls, receive calls, have conversations, but Brook has been and will continue to be core to who we are.”