Milwaukee Bucks: 3 stats that show why Brook Lopez deserves Defensive Player of the Year
Brook Lopez has been the stalwart rim protector the Milwaukee Bucks have needed and his work on the defensive end this year deserves some serious hardware.
All throughout the 2019-20 season, the Milwaukee Bucks have been chasing history.
Since the arrival of head coach Mike Budenholzer, the Bucks have molded themselves into an elite defensive unit and it’s been their success on that side of the ball that has been the backbone to their success over that span.
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While Budenholzer has been principal in designing the Bucks’ defensive turnaround, it’s been veteran center Brook Lopez who has been equally instructive in helping shepherd such a transformation in Milwaukee as they’ve become title contenders.
Lopez’s own arrival obviously coincides with Budenholzer’s and that partnership has been instrumental to the career transformation that Lopez has been able to enjoy since coming to Milwaukee.
And it’s been on the defensive side of the ball where Lopez reigns supreme as one of the premier shot blockers and rim protectors standing in the league today.
Where Lopez was largely viewed as a slow-footed defender earlier in his career, he’s matured and blossomed into being a fearsome defensive piece within the league’s best defensive team over the last two seasons. And it’s why he does deserve a look at some of the biggest honors that can go to a high-caliber defender like himself.
So without further ado, let’s dive into Brook Lopez’s statistical case for why he deserves significant consideration for this year’s Defensive Player of the Year award.