<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Raptors are minus a staff member.</p> Dave Hopla, who joined the team as a basketball development consultant last season, is leaving to become an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards, NBA sources told The Star.</p> Widely known as one of the better shooting coaches in the NBA, Hopla joined the Raptors staff last November after earning a reputation by working with such star players as Kobe Bryant, Ray Allen and Sue Bird of the WNBA Seattle Storm.</p> While he was a key member of the Raptors staff, he was never elevated to a full-fledged assistant coaching position like the one he'll have with Eddie Jordan in Washington.</div></p> <span class="postbody"><span>http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/248772 </span></span></p>
Surprising news for me as I thought Hopla was signed for more than just last season.</p> Looks like the shooting tutor will have to be either Alex or Jay, who are both formidable shooters themselves but might not possess the ability to pass on that trait.</p>
