A youth product of Real Madrid, Gonzalez made his professional debut in 2022 and became a regular for the senior team during the 2024-25 campaigns in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and domestic competitions in Spain. As widely expected, the 2025-26 season is extremely likely to be his first in the NBA. “Yeah,” Stevens replied to a question about looking to immediately add him to the team coached by Joe Mazzulla, during a post-draft press conference on Wednesday evening.