Raül López

Raül López
Player information
Full name	Raül López Molist
birthday	April 15, 1980
place of birth	Vic , Spain
size	183 cm
position	Point guard
NBA draft	2001 , 24th Pick, Utah Jazz
Clubs as active
1998–2000 Joventut de Badalona 2000–2002 Real Madrid 2002–2005 Utah Jazz 2005–2006 Akasvayu Girona 2006–2009 Real Madrid 2009–2011 BK Chimki 2011–2016 Bilbao Basket
National team
2000-2010	Spain	72

Raül López Molist [ rə'uɫ 'lopeθ ] (born April 15, 1980 in Vic , Catalonia ) is a former Spanish basketball player .

Career

López began his career at Joventut de Badalona and moved to Real Madrid in 2000 . In the 2001 NBA Draft he was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round (No. 24) with the aim of replacing John Stockton in the medium term. The 1.83 m tall point guard was only the third Spaniard in the 2003/04 season, after Fernando Martín and Pau Gasol to make his debut in the NBA . However, after a promising rookie season, Lopez injured his knee, so he never made a breakthrough in the NBA. In 2005 he was transferred to the Memphis Grizzlies , where he was released before the start of the season. López then returned to Europe, where he played for various Spanish and Russian teams. Most recently he played for Bilbao Basket until his retirement .

successes

• 1998 winner of the Albert Schweitzer tournament with Spain
• 1998 Junior European Champion with Spain
• 1999 Junior World Champion with Spain
• 2001 bronze at the 2001 European basketball championship with Spain
• 2007 ULEB Cup winner with Real Madrid
• 2007 Spanish championship winner with Real Madrid
• 2008 silver at the Olympic Games with Spain
• 2009 European Champion with Spain
• 2011 VTB United League with BK Chimki

Web links

• Raül López - player profile on NBA.com