Brook Lopez

Brook Lopez: 7’0, 260, C, So., Stanford

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The old saying that you can’t teach someone to be seven feet tall is about how NBA teams will take a chance on centers because there are so few of them available. Well, Brook Lopez is seven feet tall. He’s probably a top-5 selection this year because there aren’t many centers available, and he’s clearly the most prepared to play immediately, but he wouldn’t be selected this high in most drafts. Lopez is a decent player with solid fundamentals and exceptional shot-blocking ability. He doesn’t play as physical as someone his size should, but he’s tough enough, it’s just a matter of being more aggressive. Lopez has long arms and tries to block every shot taken in his vicinity, blocking many and changing many more. He’s really improved offensively this year and now has the confidence to take shots he would have passed up in the past. Lopez is unselfish to a fault and will fill any role his NBA team asks of him. Most likely, he will be asked to provide a defensive presence and grab some rebounds. There are concerns about his commitment to basketball, however. Brook and his twin brother Robin have never been apart before, so it will be interesting to see if Brook can completely focus without his brother. If so, the team that drafts him will get a solid, but unspectacular, seven-footer.