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Biography
Raul "Raulzinho" Togni Neto (born May 19, 1992) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team.
Professional career
Neto made his professional debut in 2008 with Minas Tênis Clube during the 2008–09 FIBA Americas League. He played a further three seasons for Minas and even represented the World Team at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit.
After averaging 12.6 points and 2.2 assists per game as a sixth man for Minas in 2010–11, Neto signed with Lagun Aro GBC of Spain for the 2011–12 season. After averaging 8.5 points and 2.9 assists per game during the 2012–13 season with Lagun Aro, Neto was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He was later traded to the Utah Jazz on draft night. However, he did not join the Jazz and instead returned to Lagun Aro for the 2013–14 season.
On August 1, 2014, Neto signed a three-year deal with UCAM Murcia. He parted ways with the club following the 2014–15 season in order to sign in the NBA.
On July 9, 2015, Neto signed with the Utah Jazz. He made his debut for the Jazz in the team's season opener against the Detroit Pistons on October 28, recording 8 points and 3 assists as a starter in a 92–87 loss. On January 27, 2016, Neto was selected to the 2016 Rising Stars Challenge as a member of the World Team. On February 19, he scored a season-high 15 points in a 111–93 win over the Boston Celtics. On January 9, 2017, he was assigned to the Salt Lake City Stars, Utah's D-League affiliate and was recalled the same day. On January 11, he was reassigned to Salt Lake City and recalled the next day.
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Utah | 81 | 53 | 18.5 | .431 | .395 | .743 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .8 | .0 | 5.9 |
| Career | 81 | 53 | 18.5 | .431 | .395 | .743 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .8 | .0 | 5.9 | |
International career
Neto gained attention after leading the Brazil under-18 team to an impressive runners-up showing at the 2010 FIBA Americas Under-18 tournament. He followed that up by being the youngest member of the Brazil national basketball team during the 2010 FIBA World Championship, but played sparingly. He later participated for the senior national team at the 2012 Olympics and the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. During the World Cup, he had a great performance against Argentina in the round of 16, when he scored 21 points to lead Brazil to a win.