"The Jazz are expected to soon sign veteran point guard Jamaal Tinsley, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned.

NBA.com's David Aldridge first reported the signing.

Tinsley, 33, will enter training camp backing up Utah starter Devin Harris, who is Utah's only point guard under contract.

The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Tinsley is an eight-year NBA veteran from Iowa State. He averaged 9.8 points, 6.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds from 2001-10, but did not play in the league last season. "