As the NBA represents the highest level of basketball in the world, so many young people with dreams come here every year to pursue their dreams.

As the NBA represents the highest level of basketball in the world, so many young people with dreams come to pursue their dreams every year, and so many people encounter big waves and leave sadly. There are only about 400 seats in the entire league. It is not easy to gain a foothold. Those who have been in the league for more than ten years are even rarer. They all have some real ability. For example, Brook Lopez is a typical case of successful transformation in adapting to the trend of the times. Although Lopez now has three-point shooting and solid rim protection, at the beginning of his career, he had neither of these two things.

The American media "ClutchPoints" listed a set of interesting numbers: In the first 8 seasons of his career, Lopez attempted a total of 31 shots from outside the three-point line and hit 3 goals. It can be seen that at that time, Los Angeles was very traditional and the offensive end was in the low post. He plays the fifth position from behind; interestingly, when Lopez entered the 9th season of his career, that is, the 2016-17 season, his three-point line shots suddenly skyrocketed to 387 times and he hit 134 goals. Looking back now, you will find that Luo's transformation is in the right direction and he is at the forefront of the times. Since the 2016-17 season, Lopez has made 1,072 of 3,024 three-pointers in the next nine seasons.

Because of this successful transformation, Lopez has been a hot commodity in the free agent market in recent years. This is also an important reason why the Clippers spent a lot of money to recruit him this summer. Of course, what attracts Luo is not only his versatility on the offensive end. Compared with the beginning of his career, what is even more surprising about him is his transformation on the defensive end. I still remember that when Da Luo and Arab League partnered in the inside, there was no need to worry about the two's offense, but the defense was turned into an ATM machine by various people. Lopez has a keen sense of blocking shots, but it is hard to imagine that he has a height of 2.16 meters and a wingspan of 2.27 meters, but he can never grab rebounds.

Interestingly, just as he suddenly understood the three-point shot, Lopez also suddenly had an enlightenment in the second half of his career and became a defensive gate. In the 2019-20 season, Lopez was selected to the All-Defensive Second Team. The following year, he served as an important puzzle piece for the Bucks, helping Antetokounmpo win the championship and becoming a hero in Milwaukee. What is unexpected is that Lopez becomes more and more demonic as he gets older. In the 2022-23 season, he was selected to the best defensive team at the age of 35. If you want to select a list of the most inspirational players in the NBA in the past decade, Brook Lopez will definitely be on the list.

This offseason, Lopez became a hot commodity in the player market. Many teams extended an olive branch to him. In the end, Los Angeles accepted the invitation from the Los Angeles Clippers and became Zubac's substitute. Lopez, who is already 37 years old, will receive a check of US$19 million over two years from Ballmer, the richest man in the NBA. This is the most intuitive reflection of his value. Now it seems that the Lakers' choice to give up Da Luo is simply stupid. Returning to the City of Angels, what kind of disturbance will he cause? Let's wait and see.