Every day for one school year when he was 7 or 8, Raul Neto would open up his book and see it: a picture of John Stockton taped onto the first page. Neto’s father was a fan of the legendary point guard, which meant the young Neto was, too. He still thinks about that book sometimes now, as he suits up for the same team as the Hall of Famer once did.
“Just being able to play in this franchise right now is something that makes me happy,” Neto said. “I think that makes my dad proud.”
This is the 40th season since the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City from New Orleans in the summer of 1979.