"It's been my dream and my goal my whole life to play …
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Mexican prospect Karim Lopez has declared for the 2026 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Monday. The No. 11 player on ESPN's Big Board, Lopez spent the past two seasons with the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL.
"It's been my dream and my goal my whole life to play in the NBA," Lopez told ESPN. "Honestly, since I can remember. I was probably like, 5 years old, making drawings of myself playing in the NBA.
... It's pretty special, you know, to be in this position right now. " ESPN This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: "It's been my dream and my goal my whole life to play …