Jazz sign Raul Neto to multi-year contract

The Utah Jazz announced Thursday the team has signed guard Raul Neto to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, financial terms were not released.

The Jazz acquired the rights to Neto, the 47th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the Brooklyn Nets’ 2015 second round selection on draft night in 2013.

The 6-1, 172-pound native of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, appeared in 34 games (23 starts) for Universidad Catolica De Murcia of the Liga ACB in Spain, averaging 8.9 points, 3.9 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 22.4 minutes per contest.