NBA free agency: Jazz sign veteran point guard Patty Mills to one-year deal, per report

Mills helped Australia reach the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics

By Jack Maloney Aug 14, 2024 at 3:35 pm ET• 1 min read

Fresh off another impressive showing on the international stage, veteran point guard Patty Mills has agreed to a one-year deal with the Utah Jazz, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Mills will earn $3.3 million next season and the contract is fully guaranteed. 

Mills, now 36 years old, averaged 16.5 points per game for Australia during the 2024 Paris Olympics and helped his country reach the quarterfinals. There, he hit a buzzer beater at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime, but the Boomers eventually fell to Nikola Jokic and Serbia. 

A second-round pick by the Portland Trail Blazers back in 2009, this will be Mills' 16th NBA season and sixth franchise. Over those years, he's also played for the San Antonio Spurs, where he won a title in 2014, the Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat. He also spent time overseas in China and his native Australia.