'Super blessed': Karim López makes NBA history as first Mexican-born first-round draft pick

Karim López arrives for the first round of the NBA basketball draft on Tuesday in New York. (Adam Hunger / AP Photo)Until Tuesday night, only one Mexican-born player had been an NBA draft pick. Eduardo Nájera was selected 38th overall in the second round by the Houston Rockets in 2000 and enjoyed a 12-year career as a backup forward with five teams.Karim López joined him when the Detroit Pistons snapped him up at No. 21, making him the first Mexican-born first-round dra