The 2006–07 season was Lopez's first season at Stanford University
He was an All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention and was named to the All-Pac-10 Freshman Team
In 2008, Lopez was drafted by the New Jersey Nets 10th overall
His twin brother, Robin, was drafted 15th overall by the Phoenix Suns
Lopez played in his first NBA game on October 29, 2008 in a 95-85 Nets win
In his first game Lopez came off the bench and had 8 points 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in 25 minutes
For his third NBA season, Lopez for the third consecutive year played in all 82 regular season games
During the season Lopez averaged 20
4 points, 6
0 rebounds, 1
6 assists, and 1
5 blocks
The Nets finished at 24-58, missing the playoffs
On June 22, 2017, Lopez was traded, along with the rights to Kyle Kuzma (the 27th pick in the 2017 NBA draft), to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for D'Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov