By Giorgos Orfanakis/ info@eurohoops.net
Raul Neto has signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz. The Jazz acquired the rights to Neto, who was the 47th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft, from the Atlanta Hawks.
The Brazilian guard (1m.92, 23 years old) played 34 games for Murcia and started 23 of those, averaging 8.9 points, 3.9 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 22.4 minutes of participation time per game.
Neto played in the U19 Brazilian national team in 2009 and 2011, and the men’s national team in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He also played in the 2014 World Cup, averaging 7.6 points, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals, helping them finish at sixth place.