It?s October of 2002 and while most NBA fans are looking forward to training camp and preseason games, Raul Lopezis about to fulfill a life long dream. Walking out of a hotel lobby, not favoring the right leg with a torn ACL; he makes his way to the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Weeks before, his life was filled with uncertainty when he sustained the knee injury for the second time, without having a contract from the Utah Jazz. But honoring a commitment the team made to Raul when they drafted the young point guard in 2001, the Jazz opted to sign Lopez with his knee still in need of surgery.