After a season with the Wisconsin Flyers of the CBA, he signed with the Washington Bullets on March 9, 1983, and finally played in the NBA.

He then started negotiations with the Kansas City Kings, but was convinced by the Denver Nuggets to sign on October 31, 1984, just days into the 1984–85 season.

After the season, he then decided to play in Europe, where he spent the rest of his career on teams in Italy and Spain.

[3] Kopicki is now the head coach of the boys' basketball team at his high school alma mater, Fitzgerald.

Kopicki received the 2011 Matt Dobek Special Recognition Award from the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.