Brook Lopez

Brook Lopez is a professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association.http://espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3448 Lopez was the tenth overall selection in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Nets after playing two seasons with the Stanford University Cardinal, where he averaged 16.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in both of his collegiate seasons.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=31765 Lopez plays the same center position as his twin brother, Robin Lopez, who plays for the Phoenix Suns.http://espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3447 Both brothers were teammates, not only at Stanford, but also in high school at San Joaquin Memorial in Fresno, California.http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-03-01/sports/17285295_1_brook-lopez-stanford-class-britney-spears Brook was selected five spots ahead of Robin at the 2008 NBA Draft.http://www.nba.com/draft2008/board.html

Along with his brother, Robin, Brook Lopez was a 2006 McDonald's All-American and Parade Magazine Third Team All-American as a senior in high school. In addition, Lopez captained both his high school's basketball and volleyball team.http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lopez_brook00.html After leading the Stanford Cardinal to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, both Lopezes declared for the NBA Draft. They became the first set of brothers to be drafted in the first round of the draft.http://www.nba.com/hoop/24_seconds/the_lopezes_080910.html Lopez began all 82 games of his rookie season, starting 75 of those games. As a rookie starter, Lopez averaged 13.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/splits?playerId=3448&sYear=2009&sType=2

2009-10 Season

Lopez played in and started all 82 games, averaging 18.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks. He finished tenth in the NBA in total minutes played (3,027), fourth in offensive rebounds (270) and eighth in blocks (139).http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lopezbr01.html

2008-09 Season

Lopez averaged 13.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 82 games and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He finished tenth in offensive rebounds (225), fourth in blocks (151) and ninth in personal fouls (257).http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lopezbr01.html