Report: Utah Jazz To Sign Patty Mills
Aug 14, 2024, 9:41 AM
Patty Mills #5 of Team Australia (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz are reportedly planning to use their 15th and final roster spot to sign veteran guard Patty Mills.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the story on social media.
“Free agent guard Patty Mills has agreed on a one-year, $3.3 million deal with the Utah Jazz, sources tell ESPN,” Wojnarowski wrote. “Mills will reunite with coach Will Hardy for his 16th NBA season on a fully guaranteed deal.”
Free agent guard Patty Mills has agreed on a one-year, $3.3 million deal with the Utah Jazz, sources tell ESPN. Mills will reunite with coach Will Hardy for his 16th NBA season on a fully guaranteed deal. pic.twitter.com/n479XigF6s
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 14, 2024
Patty Mills To Sign With Jazz
Mills will join the Jazz after spending last season with both the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat.
The 36-year-old was originally selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft, but has spent the majority of his career with the San Antonio Spurs where he worked with the Jazz’s Hardy who was an assistant with the team.
The Australian guard has career averages of 8.8 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.6 rebounds while shooting 38 percent from the three-point line.
PATTY MILLS HIT ONE OVER JOKIC TO SEND IT TO OT! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/Jr9VtlMw9X
— theScore (@theScore) August 6, 2024
However, Mills hasn’t played more than 40 games in either of his last two seasons, but will add veteran experience to a young Jazz locker room.
The guard has made 98 career playoff appearances and won an NBA title with the Spurs in 2014.
Hailing from Canberra, Mills spent two seasons at St. Mary’s before declaring for the NBA draft.
Mills suited up for the Australian National Team at the 2024 Olympics and averaged 16.5 points in four appearances.
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