There was a familiar face on the scene as the Utah Jazz tipped off training camp on Tuesday. Former Jazzzman Raul Lopez has been at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus, putting in work with the likes of Ricky Rubio and Alec Burks as they prepare for their 2018-19 campaign.
13 years after his NBA career reached its abrupt conclusion, Lopez has officially re-joined the club with whom he played 113 games from 2003 to 2005 as a player development coach.
“We all know Raul from when he was drafted here and often times, similar to DeSagana Diop, we’ve had situations where we felt like, particularly a guy that’s a former player, has a perspective that they can add,” Snyder said after practice.