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Utah Jazz Sr. Vice President of Basketball Operations, Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team signed Milt Palacio to a contract, per club policy, terms of the contract were not released.

Palacio spent the 2004-05 season with the Toronto Raptors where he played in 80 games, earned four starts and averaged 5.8 points, 3.5 assists and 1.7 minutes in 19.2 minutes per game.

The 6-3 guard out of Colorado State was not drafted by an NBA Team and has played in 399 career games averaging 4.5 points, 2.5 assists and 1.7 assists in 17.7 minutes per game. In his six-year NBA career he has spent time with the Vancouver Grizzlies, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors.

InsideHoops.com Editor's View: Utah's point guard of the future, or so they hope, is Deron Williams. Palacio is being added to come off the bench and play limited, back-up point guard minutes.