Height/Weight: 7-0/265
| Birthdate: 04/01/1988
| Birthplace: North Hollywood, CA
| Team: New Jersey
| College: Stanford
| NBA Experience: 3
| Owned/Started%: 96/2 | Average Draft Position: 34.50
Lopez's rehab 'on schedule': New Jersey general manager Billy King said Friday that Nets C Brook Lopez is "on schedule" for his recovery from foot surgery, the New York Daily News reports. However, King added there is no immediate timetable for Lopez's return after he had surgery in December to repair a stress fracture in his foot. Lopez has made minimal steps in his rehab and did some shooting on Friday. He is planning to return to pracice on Monday. "He’s been following the rehab," King said. "He’s doing a little bit more and taking part in shootarounds. But his progression is the same. We have no timetable on when he’ll be back on the court." (Updated 02/10/2012)
Injury Report
Foot - Out until at least late February (Updated - 2/4/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Lopez has yet to play a game this season and it doesn't appear he will be hitting the court anytime soon. The 23-year-old was expected to miss six to eight weeks with the injury and he is nearing the two-month mark since having the surgery (Dec. 23). Fortunately, there have been no setbacks with his recovery and the Nets are being cautious not to force him along. Fantasy owners should keep his reserved in all formats for now. (Updated 02/10/2012).
02/09/2012 02:40 Courtside Seat: Looking back to look forward
As the season progresses, you might start looking at your Fantasy team and wonder who was most worthy of your selection. Our Jamey Eisenberg examines how the Top 12 players drafted are performing so far in different leagues in his Courtside Seat.
02/06/2012 22:22 Bulls beat down Nets sans-Rose
Carlos Boozer scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the New Jersey Nets 109-87 Monday night.
02/01/2012 11:18 Waiver Wire: Versatile Booker worth a look
The schedule is starting to even out, but injuries continue to shape who gets playing time and who doesn't. If you need help filling out your injury-riddled roster, Ed Gauna is here with his look at the waiver wire.
Lopez started all 82 games for the Nets for the second consecutive season and finished in the top 20 in the NBA in scoring average with more than 20 points per game last year. Also blocking more than a shot and a half per game, Lopez surely was one of the best and brightest Fantasy centers around. Unfortunately, there was one mysterious part of his game that went missing last year as he grabbed just 5.9 rebounds per game after averaging around 8.5 over his first two NBA seasons. Where did the rebounding go? Was Lopez just soft for the Nets, or was the addition of Kris Humphries enough to take the boarding onus away from the Stanford product? Either way, you have to expect coach Avery Johnson to ask more of Lopez in that regard this season. Plus, even if Lopez has a similar season rebounding, he’ll still remain a No. 1 Fantasy center through thick and thin. Lopez should be among the first 10 centers taken and he’s approaching elite status if he can just improve those rebounding numbers back to where they were his first two years in the league. (Updated 8/23/11)
