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'Super blessed': Karim López makes NBA history as first Mexican-born first-round draft pick
Karim López joined Eduardo Nájera as a Mexican-born draft pick when the Detroit Pistons snapped him up at No. 21 and traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies.
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