NEW YORK, N.Y. - Centre Brook Lopez has agreed to an extension with the Brooklyn Nets.
Unable to work a trade with Orlando for Dwight Howard, the Nets used the first day contracts could be signed to get a deal done with their current centre.
Lopez had been linked to the Magic in trade talks for months, but now knows he will at least begin the season in Brooklyn. He is ineligible to be traded until Jan. 15.
A person with knowledge of the negotiations, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms have not been announced, said the deal is worth $60 million.
Lopez was limited to five games last season because of injuries, averaging 19.2 points. He had appeared in 82 games in each of his first two NBA seasons and has a 17.4-point career average.
The Nets have already re-signed Deron Williams and Gerald Wallace in a busy off-season, plus acquired All-Star Joe Johnson from the Atlanta Hawks.
