One of the most controversial players in Utah Jazz history called it a career this past week, and I’m not talking about Deron Williams.
Raul Lopez, the Spanish point guard who, unfortunately, is best known as part of what many consider one of the team’s worst draft night blunders, is retiring from professional basketball. The 36-year-old has spent the last five years with Bilbao Basket of the ACB League.
On the court, he was a key contributor to one of the Jazz franchise’s most memorable teams–the 2003-04 squad that, despite being picked to win just seven games, finished 42-40 and nearly made the playoffs.