Cali boy Lopez heads home to LA, saying title-hungry Clippers are a 'perfect fit'

LAS VEGAS — Brook Lopez grew up in Southern California. He remembers the days when the Los Angeles Clippers were awful.

Those days are long gone — and Lopez is betting that even better ones lie ahead.

Lopez discussed his decision to join the Clippers on a two-year contract worth nearly $18 million on Monday at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, raving about how far the once-woebegone franchise has come. The Clippers have posted 14 consecutive winning seasons, the longest active streak in the NBA.