Fansided · Oct 5, 2015
Raul Neto Strikes First In Utah Jazz Point Guard Battle
Perhaps the biggest question mark for the Utah Jazz as the long march toward the 2015-16 NBA season reaches its home stretch is at the point guard position. With Dante Exum in recovery mode for the forseeable future, Trey Burke, Bryce Cotton and Raul Neto are jockeying for position at the one spot.
Following a 90-71 crushing of the Los Angeles Lakers in the team’s preseason opener, it looks as though the Brazilian is out to an early lead in the three-man battle. This tweet from Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey sums up Neto’s performance in epic fashion–
In Raul Neto's 20-minute NBA preseason debut, Utah had an Offensive Rating of 104.8, a Defensive Rating of 57.4 and a Net Rating of +47.4.