The Milwaukee Bucks' social media team has penned multiple moving tributes to former 2021 champion center Brook Lopez after the club's signing of his effective replacement, Myles Turner, became official.
Lopez ditched the Bucks to ink a two-year, $18 million deal with his hometown L.A. Clippers. That contract became official after the league's dealmaking moratorium for the 2025-26 season ended on Sunday.
Welcome to #ClipperNation, Brook Lopez 👏 pic.twitter.com/ZcJymgAxTQ
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) July 6, 2025
On Monday, when Milwaukee officially announced it had signed Turner to a reported four-season, $107 million contract, the team took to X to celebrate Lopez's run.
Thank you, Brook, for the joy you brought, the passion you played with, and your invaluable contributions to help win a championship in Milwaukee. 💚🏆 pic.twitter.com/YJhrCj2jiI
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 7, 2025
"Thank you, Brook, for the joy you brought, the passion you played with, and your invaluable contributions to help win a championship in Milwaukee. 💚🏆," the Bucks wrote with their first farewell missive.
Lopez first joined the club in 2018-19 as a free agent, and gave the club an instant boost on both sides of the ball.
During his tenure with Milwaukee, the 7-foot-1 Stanford product was a two-time All-Defensive Teamer, proving similarly adept at protecting the rim and stretching the floor from distance.
Along with nine-time All-NBA power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, three-time All-Star small forward Khris Middleton, and two-time All-Star guard Jrue Holiday, Lopez proved to be a critical two-way contributor to the Bucks' eventual run to the 2021 title, their first NBA victory in 50 years.
It’s been an unforgettable ride, Splash Mountain. pic.twitter.com/cb8BNAaT68
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 7, 2025
"It’s been an unforgettable ride, Splash Mountain," Milwaukee wrote in its second goodbye tweet, this time accompanying a video montage spanning the 37-year-old's seven seasons in town.
During his Bucks stint, Lopez averaged 13.0 points on .487/.357/.825 shooting splits, 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 1.3 assists, and 0.6 steals a night.
Lopez's run in Milwaukee ended with him being badly outplayed by Turner in a five-game first round playoff series defeat to Turner's Indiana Pacers. The 6-foot-11 Texas product, eight years Lopez's junior, looked far more mobile on both sides of the ball, to the point where Bucks head coach Doc Rivers eventually replaced Lopez with reserve Bobby Portis in his series-ending Game 5 starting lineup.
Now, Lopez heads to L.A. to back up starting five Ivica Zubac.