Glen Grunwald reported this on the fan 590. Moiso and Palacio are two solid young players. Palacio will be the back up point guard and Moiso will likely be on the bench but he could start. Both are 25.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Raptors Sign Two Free Agents (July 16, 2003) -- The Toronto Raptors announced Wednesday they have signed free-agent forward Jerome Moiso (mo-EE-so) and guard Milt Palacio (pa-LA-see-o). Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Moiso Moiso, 6-foot-10, 235 pounds, has played for the Celtics and Hornets in his three seasons in the NBA after being the 11th overall pick by Boston in the 2000 NBA Draft. In 90 career games, he has averaged 2.8 points and 2.7 rebounds. He played in a career-high 51 games last season with New Orleans where he averaged personal bests of 4.0 points and 3.5 rebounds. Moiso posted his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds March 28 in Toronto. In the postseason, he averaged 5.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks while shooting .625 (10-16) from the field in a first-round series defeat to Philadelphia. He totaled 10 points and seven rebounds in a Game Three victory. An early entry candidate for the NBA Draft, Moiso averaged 13.0 points and a team-leading 7.6 rebounds (fourth in the Pac-10) in his sophomore season at UCLA. He also paced the Bruins in blocks with 55 (second in the conference). He earned Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year honours in 1999, averaging 10.8 points and 5.8 rebounds. Moiso was born in Paris and is a member of the French National Team. ?Jerome is a big player who we believe has a tremendous upside,? said Raptors Senior Vice-President and General Manager Glen Grunwald. ?He played well in his opportunities last season, including during the playoffs.? Palacio Palacio, 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, is a four-year NBA veteran. He has seen action with Vancouver, Boston, Phoenix and Cleveland where he owns a career average of 4.1 points and 2.1 assists in 260 games. Last season with the Cavaliers, he played in a career-high 80 games with 46 starts and posted career bests of 5.0 points and 3.2 assists a game. As a starter, he averaged 6.2 points, 3.6 assists and 27.9 minutes. Palacio ranked second on the Cavaliers in assists (259) and steals (68) last season. He totaled career bests of 20 points March 16 versus Utah and nine assists February 28 versus Minnesota. Palacio averaged 12.2 points and 4.8 assists in 88 games in three seasons at Colorado State. He averaged 18.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists during his senior season en route to first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honours. ?The addition of Milt provides us with another veteran at the point guard position,? stated Grunwald. ?He showed last season the ability to play quality minutes.? </div>
I like how they signed Moiso, hes good, he better play...i don't really like Palacio, but i guess its ok...i wonder if they're going to keep Cleaves...
i think its good that they signed moiso hes a good ball player and they need a guy with size..hes going to fit right in
