Brook Lopez wants to be a Wookiee in next 'Star Wars' movie

Published Dec. 22, 2014 4:06 p.m. ET

Brett Smiley

Brooklyn Nets 7-footer Brook Lopez is rehabbing his strained lower back for a return to the hardcourt but he's also got another gig on his mind: He wants to be a Wookiee.

Wookiees sound like they'd be pretty good rebounders. Maybe Lopez is on to something.

[H/T New York Daily News]