Brook Lopez

For his rookie season, Lopez averaged 13. points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, playing in all 82 games of the regular season. He ranked 4th in the NBA in total blocks with 154 and 9th in blocks per game with 1.9, which was first among rookies http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lopezbr01.html. He finished third in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting and was named to the All-Rookie first team. Lopez also was selected as NBA Rookie of the Month twice in the months of January and February. The Nets finished at 34-48, failing to qualify for the playoffs. In his second season, Lopez established career bests in minutes played per game (36.9) and rebounds per game (8.6) while averaging 18.8 points per game. The Nets, however, finished with one of the worst records in NBA history at 12-70. For his third NBA season, Lopez for the third consecutive year played in all 82 regular season games. Lopez struggled rebounding the ball during the season and was criticized by head coach Avery Johnson because of his rebounding. During the season the Nets traded for all-star point guard Deron Williams. The move helped Lopez out significantly, as he saw his scoring average increase. During the season Lopez averaged 20.4 points, 6. rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.5 blocks. The Nets finished at 24-58, once again missing the playoffs. Read Less