When the NBA draft was over, the Brooklyn Nets had no main rotation big man under contract. Mason Plumlee was traded away to the Portland Trail Blazers along with Pat Connaughton for Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young opted out of their deals earlier in the week and it wasn’t looking to great for the future of the team with not much cap space to work with.
Now as the free agency period has started, it appears that the Nets will have nothing to worry about concerning their starting frontline as they are expected to bring both Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young back to the team.
UPDATE: Thad Young Tweeted that he is returning to the Nets.
My family & I are extremely happy 2 continue being a Net. Thanks 2 all of my fam, friends, & fans 4 ur support. The GRIND doesn’t stop here.
— Thad Young (@yungsmoove21) July 1, 2015
From Marc Stein of ESPN.com.
Says at least one source close to talks on expected 3/60M deal for Brook Lopez and 4/50M deal for Thad Young: “Consider them done deals”
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 1, 2015
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports added on to the reports.
The Brooklyn Nets are finalizing agreements with free agents Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Lopez, 27, will receive a three-year, $60 million maximum contract that includes some protections for the Nets should a recurrence of Lopez’s past foot issues sideline him again, sources said. The deal is expected to incude a player option after the second season, which would allow him to re-enter free agency once new television money raises the salary cap. Young, 27, who opted out of $10.2 million owed him next season, will sign a four-year, $50 million deal, sources said.
UPDATE: Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that both Lopez and Young have player options in their new contracts,
Yahoo Sources: The Nets have agreements now: Thad Young (4 years, $50M) and Brook Lopez (3 years, $60M). Both deals w/ player option.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 1, 2015
