Brook Lopez is currently averaging 18.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game on 50.3 percent shooting for his career. 20 games into his ninth season, he is averaging 19.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game. For over eight seasons, Lopez has been the centerpiece for the Nets’ offense and the most consistent piece of the franchise.
Lopez didn’t have the fanfare other, less-impactful big men have had going into the draft. He went to Stanford, not Duke or Kentucky. He has never been the type of player that wanted that media spotlight, to grab headlines, or to even seek attention.