Karim López

F · 2026 NBA Draft, 1st round, pick #21 (DET)

Drafted#21DET
2026 redraft board now#25of 60 picks
Move vs. draft slot-4No NBA minutes yet

Early read Live board

Too early for a verdict. The live 2026 board blends draft slot with games played so far (3.5 team games in), so rookies move as production comes in.

ESPN pre-draft rank#14 overall (#7 F)
Age at draft19.2
Height / weight6' 9", 225 lbs

Pre-draft data: ESPN draft profile, Wikidata birth dates. Fields we couldn't source are left out.

Pre-draft signals All patterns

How players with the same pre-draft traits have done against their draft slot, 2000–2021 NBA classes. 50% = a typical pick.

Age at draft
Under 20		51.7%
n=300
Position
Forward		51.2%
n=570
Draft slot vs. ESPN pre-draft rank
Within 10 picks of ESPN's rank		51.8%
n=765

2026 class right now: pick vs. live board

111515303045456060Draft pick →Redraft rank (best at top)Darryn Peterson: pick 2 → redraft 1AJ Dybantsa: pick 1 → redraft 2Cameron Boozer: pick 3 → redraft 3Caleb Wilson: pick 4 → redraft 4Keaton Wagler: pick 5 → redraft 5Darius Acuff Jr.: pick 7 → redraft 6Yaxel Lendeborg: pick 11 → redraft 7Mikel Brown Jr.: pick 6 → redraft 8Kingston Flemings: pick 8 → redraft 9Morez Johnson Jr.: pick 9 → redraft 10Brayden Burries: pick 10 → redraft 11Aday Mara: pick 12 → redraft 12Nate Ament: pick 13 → redraft 13Hannes Steinbach: pick 14 → redraft 14Allen Graves: pick 19 → redraft 15Bennett Stirtz: pick 16 → redraft 16Dailyn Swain: pick 15 → redraft 17Christian Anderson Jr.: pick 18 → redraft 18Ebuka Okorie: pick 17 → redraft 19Sergio de Larrea: pick 25 → redraft 20Labaron Philon Jr.: pick 22 → redraft 21Zuby Ejiofor: pick 23 → redraft 22Trevon Brazile: pick 35 → redraft 23Jayden Quaintance: pick 20 → redraft 24Tarris Reed Jr.: pick 26 → redraft 26Chris Cenac Jr.: pick 27 → redraft 27Joshua Jefferson: pick 28 → redraft 28Alex Karaban: pick 29 → redraft 29Cameron Carr: pick 24 → redraft 30Koa Peat: pick 30 → redraft 31Meleek Thomas: pick 34 → redraft 32Bruce Thornton: pick 31 → redraft 33Isaiah Evans: pick 33 → redraft 34Baba Miller: pick 36 → redraft 35Ryan Conwell: pick 37 → redraft 36Emanuel Sharp: pick 45 → redraft 37Bryce Hopkins: pick 49 → redraft 38Richie Saunders: pick 32 → redraft 39Ja'Kobi Gillespie: pick 42 → redraft 40Maliq Brown: pick 44 → redraft 41Tobi Lawal: pick 48 → redraft 42Braden Smith: pick 38 → redraft 43Felix Okpara: pick 46 → redraft 44Jack Kayil: pick 39 → redraft 45Jaden Bradley: pick 50 → redraft 46Dillon Mitchell: pick 40 → redraft 47Otega Oweh: pick 41 → redraft 48Tyler Bilodeau: pick 43 → redraft 49Nick Martinelli: pick 55 → redraft 50Tyler Nickel: pick 47 → redraft 51Izaiyah Nelson: pick 51 → redraft 52Henri Veesaar: pick 52 → redraft 53Ugonna Onyenso: pick 53 → redraft 54Lajae Jones: pick 54 → redraft 55Vsevolod Ishchenko: pick 56 → redraft 56Narcisse Ngoy: pick 57 → redraft 57Jaron Pierre Jr.: pick 58 → redraft 58Trey Kaufman-Renn: pick 59 → redraft 59Malique Lewis: pick 60 → redraft 60

Board updated Oct 26, 2026, 11:45 PM MDT.

Picked around him 2026 redraft

18Christian Anderson Jr.now #18
19Allen Gravesnow #15
20Jayden Quaintancenow #24
22Labaron Philon Jr.now #21
23Zuby Ejiofornow #22
24Cameron Carrnow #30

How this page works: methodology · Patterns behind the signals: What the drafts missed