Seven-foot center Brook Lopez is rewarding the Milwaukee Bucks for picking him up last year.
Lopez has developed into one of the top 3-point threats among N-B-A big men. If and when the season resumes, he will keep playing a major role.
He first signed a one-year deal, then Milwaukee tied him up for four years and $52 million in the off-season.
His 3-point shooting efficiency has fallen from 36 percent to just under 30 percent this year, but Lopez was averaging a career-high two-point-four blocks-a-game when play was stopped.
He has an important role in helping the Bucks become the best defensive team in the league.
