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One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Milt Palacio: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.
Raised in Los Angeles by Belizean parents, Palacio went undrafted out of Colorado State in 1999 yet lasted seven NBA seasons. His signature moment came for Boston in December 2000 — a stolen pass and an off-balance 30-footer at the buzzer that beat New Jersey and earned him the nickname 'Miracle Milt.' A solid 2005–06 season with the Jazz closed out his NBA run.
He led Belize to CARICOM gold in 1998, won a triple crown with Partizan in Serbia and a Spanish title with Caja Laboral, then turned to coaching, reaching an NBA assistant's job with Portland in 2021. Colorado State inducted him into its athletics Hall of Fame in 2023.
HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah signed him in September 2005 as a veteran backup for rookie Deron Williams. He had left-knee cleanup surgery that April and wanted to stay, but Utah did not re-sign him, and he went to Seattle as a free agent that October.
- Full name
- Milton Sigmund Palacio
- Utah Jazz tenure
- 2005–06
- Position
- Guard
- Born
- 1978, Los Angeles, California
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 194 lb (88 kg)
- College
- Colorado State
- Drafted
- undrafted
A card. A photo. A program. A page from an old autograph book. Anything he put his name on.
You do not need to know what it is. Take a photo with your phone and send it to me. I will tell you what you have, for free, whether or not anything comes of it. I pay the postage both ways. I answer every message myself, usually the same day.
With the Jazz
MILT PALACIO · 2005–06 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | UTA | 71 | 19.4 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .424 | .063 | .653 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 71 | 19.4 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .424 | .062 | .653 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
MILT PALACIO · 6 NOTES- Won a triple crown with Partizan Belgrade and was named EuroLeague MVP of the month in March 2008.
- He joined Caja Laboral in May 2010 and helped the Basque club sweep Barcelona for the Spanish national title.
- He later became head coach of the Belize national team, the country he had played for as a teenager.
- He took silver with Belize at the 2009 FIBA COCABA Championship, losing the final to hosts Mexico by three.
- The 2005-06 season in Utah was the highest-scoring of his seven NBA years, with 18 starts among his 71 games.
- His agent Andy Miller said Palacio's first hope was to re-sign in Utah, because 'He really enjoyed playing for Coach (Jerry) Sloan and wants to maintain that relationship.'