In discussing who will be the top rookies next season, the player most likely to win Rookie of the Year thinks that Brook Lopez is among the "guys who I think are sleepers out there" along with "an Eric Gordon or Russell Westbrook". Greg Oden said unlike him, Michael Beasley or Derrick Rose, "they can come in and actually play without all the critics getting on them and getting in their head."
- Q&A With Greg Oden - John Hareas - NBA.com