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Free-agent center Robin Lopez has agreed in principle to a four-year, $54 million contract with the New York Knicks, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

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The agreement is contingent on the strong likelihood free agent DeAndre Jordan doesn’t choose a max-contract offer from the Knicks, league sources said. Jordan has narrowed his decision to staying with the Los Angeles Clipper or joining the Dallas Mavericks, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

With Knicks president Phil Jackson seemingly unable to recruit top tier big men LaMarcus Aldridge, Greg Monroe or Jordan to New York, Lopez was the frontcourt player willing to join Carmelo Anthony in the lineup.

Lopez, 27, will leave the Portland Trail Blazers, where he spent a productive past two seasons. Lopez is a limited offensive player who is a difference-maker on the defensive end of the floor.

Lopez averaged 9.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks for the Blazers a season ago. He’s the twin brother of Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez.

In seven NBA seasons, with Phoenix, New Orleans and Portland, Lopez has averaged 8.2 points and five rebounds.

This is one move I wish the Knicks would have passed on.

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