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Raul Neto
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Neto with the Washington Wizards in 2022
Free agent
Point guard
Personal information
Born (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 31)
São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian / Italian
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Pro career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2011 Minas Tênis Clube
2011–2014 Gipuzkoa
2014–2015 Murcia
2015–2019 Utah Jazz
2017 →Salt Lake City Stars
2019–2020 Philadelphia 76ers
2020–2022 Washington Wizards
2022–2023 Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
  • NBB All-Star (2011)
  • NBB Revelation Player (2010)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
FIBA South American Championship
Bronze 2014 Venezuela

Raul "Raulzinho" Togni Neto (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁaˈuw toɲɲi ˈnɛtu]; born 19 May 1992) is a Brazilian professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team.

Neto also holds an Italian passport.

Professional career

Neto was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with the 47th pick in the 2013 NBA draft. He was then immediately traded to the Utah Jazz.

Minas Tênis Clube (2008–2011)

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.

Gipuzkoa (2011–2014)

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 GBC, 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 GBC for the 2013–14 season.

Murcia (2014–2015)

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.

Utah Jazz (2015–2019)

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, 2015, 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, 2016, he scored a season-high 15 points in a 111–93 win over the Boston Celtics. On January 9, 2017, he spent a day with the Salt Lake City Stars, Utah's D-League affiliate. He was reassigned to Salt Lake City on January 11, 2017, and then recalled the next day. He played 9 of 11 matches of the Jazz during the playoffs. On July 6, 2018, Neto re-signed with the Jazz. On July 2, 2019, Neto was waived by the Jazz due to the Mike Conley trade with Grizzlies.

Philadelphia 76ers (2019–2020)

On July 4, 2019, Neto agreed to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Washington Wizards (2020–2022)

On November 22, 2020, Neto signed with the Washington Wizards. As a member of the 2020-2021 Wizards, Neto appeared in 5 playoff games and started in 3.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2022–2023)

On July 8, 2022, Neto signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on a one year, $2,463,490 contract.

Fenerbahçe

On August 5, 2023, Neto signed a one-year deal with Fenerbahçe Beko.

Career statistics

NBA

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
2016–17 Utah 40 0 8.6 .451 .323 .889 .8 .9 .5 .1 2.5
2017–18 Utah 41 0 12.1 .457 .404 .743 1.2 1.8 .3 .1 4.5
2018–19 Utah 37 1 12.8 .460 .333 .848 1.7 2.5 .4 .1 5.3
2019–20 Philadelphia 54 3 12.4 .455 .386 .830 1.1 1.8 .4 .1 5.1
2020–21 Washington 64 22 21.9 .468 .390 .882 2.4 2.3 1.1 .1 8.7
2021–22 Washington 70 19 19.6 .463 .292 .769 1.9 3.1 .8 .0 7.5
2022–23 Cleveland 48 1 10.5 .518 .286 .912 1.0 1.6 .4 .1 3.3
Career 435 99 15.6 .458 .361 .812 1.5 2.1 .6 .1 5.7

Play-in

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Washington 2 2 21.5 .500 .400 1.000 2.0 .5 1.0 .0 7.0
Career 2 2 21.5 .500 .400 1.000 2.0 .5 1.0 .0 7.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Utah 9 0 6.7 .615 .500 1.000 .8 .4 .1 .1 2.6
2018 Utah 8 0 9.0 .304 .286 1.000 1.3 1.3 .3 .0 2.6
2019 Utah 3 0 6.5 .167 .000 1.0 .3 .0 .0 .7
2020 Philadelphia 2 0 13.0 .333 .400 1.5 1.5 .5 .0 4.0
2021 Washington 5 3 22.4 .353 .267 .800 2.2 1.0 .4 .0 6.4
2023 Cleveland 2 0 3.5 .000 .000 .500 .0 .5 .0 .0 .5
Career 29 3 10.2 .360 .314 .875 1.2 .8 .2 .0 3.0

EuroLeague

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Fenerbahçe 0 0 0 .0 .0 .0 0 0 .0 .0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 .0 .0 .0 0 0 .0 .0 0 0

National team career

Neto gained attention after leading the Brazil under-18 team to an impressive runners-up showing at the 2010 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. He followed that up by being the youngest member of the senior Brazil national basketball team during the 2010 FIBA World Championship, but played sparingly. He later participated for the senior national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup, and the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. During the World Cup, he had a strong performance against Argentina in the round of 16, when he scored 21 points to lead Brazil to a win. Neto also played at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

See also

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