Education
Later, during the summer of 2005, he signed with the Spanish local team Akasvayu Girona, which finished 7th at the end of the 2005-2006 ACB season.
Later, during the summer of 2005, he signed with the Spanish local team Akasvayu Girona, which finished 7th at the end of the 2005-2006 ACB season.
He has previously played for the National Basketball Association"s Utah Jazz. López is a native of Vic, Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. At 6 ft 0 in (183 m) tall, he plays the point guard position.
López is featured on the Spanish version of the National Basketball Association Live 2004 video game.
Although López has been said to be the Spanish version of John Stockton, his game has often been described as more similar to that of Steve Nash and Tony Parker. He is known for his quickness, court vision, unselfishness, and passing ability.
Also, he has the ability to create his own shot, a key skill in the modern National Basketball Association and Euroleague. Europe
In 1998, at 18 years old, López began his professional career with Joventut Badalona in the Spanish ACB League.
In 2000, he was signed by Real Madrid where he played for two seasons.
National Basketball Association
In 2001, López was selected in the first round of the 2001 National Basketball Association Draft, 24th overall, by the Utah Jazz. In September 2002, he signed his National Basketball Association rookie contract with the Utah Jazz and underwent surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, missing the entire 2002-2003 National Basketball Association season. Finally, in the 2003-2004 season, totally recovered from his knee injury, he played in all of the 82 regular season games as the backup to starting point guard Carlos Arroyo, while averaging 7.0 points, 3.7 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 19.7 minutes per game.
On August 3, 2005, López was traded from the Jazz to the Memphis Grizzlies as part of the largest trade in National Basketball Association history, involving five teams, 13 players, and two draft picks.
He was subsequently cut from the Memphis Grizzlies 2005-2006 roster. Return to Europe
López returned to Real Madrid after signing a contract in July 2006.
In 2009, he moved to the VTB United League club Khimki Moscow Region. In July 2011 he returned to Spain by singning a two-year contract with Bilbao Basket.
On 3 March 2016, López announced he would to retire from basketball at the end of the 2015-2016 ACB season.
Junior national team
Senior national team
López was named, along with Juan Carlos Navarro, to the senior that participated at the 2000 Olympics Basketball Tournament in Sydney, Australia. However, before playing for Spain at the 2002 International Basketball Federation World Championship, he suffered an injury to his right knee, the same one that occurred during the 2001-2002 season while playing for Real Madrid.