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Hasheem Thabeet appeared to be legitimately surprised at the assertion that North Carolina is the clear-cut favorite to cut down the nets next April in Detroit.

Robin Lopez, C, 7-0, Stanford: He is not nearly as offensively-gifted as his twin brother Brook, but Robin offers the defense, shot-blocking ability and high-energy motor the Suns have lacked in the middle.

Another Cardinal powerhouse, the women's volleyball program, will be looking to turn some heads in the direction of its sport at the Beijing Olympics, as five current and former Cardinal athletes are currently ...

The superlatives kept streaming out of Larry Brown's mouth: Terrific. Attentive. Real good.

The Phoenix Suns say they have signed center Robin Lopez, their first pick in the NBA draft.

The Nets' roster picture is starting to come a little more in focus. While they officially signed their two first-round selections, 7-foot-0 Brook Lopez and 6-10 Ryan Anderson, to rookie contracts yesterday, ...

The Nets can check two items off their long summer to-do list. The team signed first-round draft picks Brook Lopez and Ryan Anderson yesterday, locking up the 20-year-olds just hours before they started ...

When I spent a day visiting Stanford University three months ago, the last thing I was thinking about was patriotism.

Every Sunday, we'll be updating the Nets' off-season with bits and pieces of information, gossip, etc.

Charlotte got its second pick of the first round at No. 20 and added Alexis Ajinca, a 7-footer from France.

Brook Lopez has heard the rap. That he's a plodding, low-post center who simply took dump-in passes at Stanford and converted them into easy hoops.

About 48 hours until the NBA draft, and there's an interesting little development brewing: Out with the preps and Euros, in with the white guys! For the first time since 2000, three white players - Kevin Love, ...

The Charlotte Bobcats nearly moved up in the draft. They almost dealt Gerald Wallace, and dangled other veterans as trade bait.

Ryan Anderson didn't pay a great deal of attention to the first 15 picks of Thursday's NBA draft.

NEW YORK - Derrick Rose is going home, and a record crowd of freshmen are following him to the NBA.

The Charlotte Bobcats have selected point guard D.J. Augustin of Texas with the ninth pick in the NBA draft.

The New Jersey Nets created salary room for a potential run at major free agents in 2010 and found a center for the future on Thursday, trading Richard Jefferson to Milwaukee just hours before drafting Stanford ...

If there is such a thing as an East Coast bias, it won't be evident in this year's NBA draft.

1. Brook Lopez, Stanford, 7-0: Skilled, crafty player with many athleticism issues. 2. Kosta Koufos, Ohio St., 7-0: Has answered questions with series of strong workouts. 3. Robin Lopez, Stanford, 7-0: Brook's brother draws Anderson Varejao comparisons. 4. Roy Hibbert, Georgetown, 7-2: Upside has been reached; could excel in the halfcourt. 5. DeAndre Jordan, Texas A&M, 6-11: Raw talent has fallen from initial lottery projections. Of note Many draft boards have France's Alexis Ajinca ranked higher than the domestic alternatives, with Croatia's Ante Tomic and Turkey's Omer Asik other imports who could displace NCAA centers in the draft. As a group There is no Greg Oden, no franchise center in this draft. Rather, it is a group of supporting players, many of whom are lacking either on the boards, defensively or when it comes to post-up play. This will be a group taken according to need as much as any other factor.

Brook and Robin Lopez have been playing basketball together since the first grade. From driveway 1-on-1 to high school in Fresno, and later at Stanford, the twin 7-footers have never been far apart.

So you could forgive them for being sentimental about the future. The NBA draft on Thursday will likely separate the 20-year-olds for the first time in their lives.

But, frankly, you'd be wasting the compassion.

''It's the same adjustments really, it's just that I won't have that guy following me around anymore,'' joked Brook, the elder by a minute.