Raül López
López with Khimki Moscow Region.
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April 15, 1980 Vic, Spain |
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| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1998–2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1998–2000 | DKV Joventut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Utah Jazz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Akasvayu Girona | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Khimki Moscow Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Bilbao Basket | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Raül López i Molist (born April 15, 1980) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He played for the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz. López is a native of Vic, Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. At 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall, he played at the point guard position. López was featured on the Spanish version of the NBA Live 2004 video game.
Although López was said by some to have been the Spanish version of , his game was often described as more similar to that of Steve Nash and Tony Parker. He was known for his quickness, court vision, unselfishness, and passing ability. Also, he had the ability to create his own shot, which was a key skill in the modern NBA and EuroLeague.
In 1998, at 18 years old, López began his professional career with Joventut Badalona in the Spanish ACB League. In 2000, he was signed by Real Madrid where he played for two seasons. Later, during the summer of 2005, he signed with the Spanish local team Akasvayu Girona, which finished 7th at the end of the 2005–06 ACB season.
In 2001, López was selected in the first round of the 2001 NBA Draft, 24th overall, by the Utah Jazz. In September 2002, he signed his NBA rookie contract with the Utah Jazz and underwent surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, missing the entire 2002–03 NBA season. Finally, in the 2003–04 season, totally recovered from his knee injury, he played in all of the 82 regular season games as the backup to starting point guard Carlos Arroyo, while averaging 7.0 points, 3.7 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 19.7 minutes per game.
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