Reports: Raul Neto To Sign With Philadelphia
Jul 3, 2019, 6:52 PM | Updated: 6:55 pm
Donovan Mitchell #45 and Raul Neto #25 of the Utah Jazz talk during the second half of the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena on April 03, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – According to Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News, former Utah Jazz point guard Raul Neto will sign a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Neto was waived by the Jazz on July 1 and is expected to sign with the Sixers on July 6. He is expected to sign a veteran minimum contract.
He was picked 47th overall in the 2013 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks and traded to the Jazz. Over his 4-year career in Salt Lake, Neto averaged 4.8 points in 14.2 minuted per game.
Neto started 54 games for the Jazz.
Former Utah Jazz guard Raul Neto has agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to a Deseret News source. He will sign on July 6th.
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) July 4, 2019
Waiving Neto created cap space for the team to complete the Mike Conley trade.
The Jazz acquired Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Jae Crowder, Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver, the 23rd pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and a future first-round pick.
