Recently, according to ESPN reports, multiple sources revealed that Nets guard Patty Mills declined to exercise the $6.2 million player option for next season. Multiple sources revealed that Mills will arouse great interest in the free agent market, but he has not ruled out the possibility of returning to the Nets. However, due to the concentration of Nets defenders, Irving , Curry Jr., etc., Mills' opportunities in the Nets have become very few. After this transaction, Mills will become an unrestricted free agent. In the 2021-22 regular season, Mills averaged 29.0 minutes per game, 11.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists; in the playoffs , he averaged 18.0 minutes per game, 6.3 points and 1.0 rebounds.
Among the many teams pursuing Mills, the Jazz and Warriors are the most active. According to a report by Warriors reporter Anthony Slater, the Warriors want to keep Otto Porter and Bjelica, and want to use a mid-level contract (about 6.5 million US dollars) to retain Otto Porter. Slater also said that if Porter can earn a high enough annual salary in the free market, the Warriors will let him find a suitable team. After the Warriors won the championship, the players' values also increased significantly. Pu'er, Rooney, Payton Jr., Porter and others were invited by many teams, and Porter had the highest probability of leaving. And the Warriors also intend to fill Porter's vacancy by adding a defender.
Sources revealed that Mills and the Warriors management have met multiple times and had in-depth conversations. The Warriors are very confident in signing this sharpshooter, and they are willing to provide him with an 8 million salary contract. Patty Mills entered the NBA through the draft in 2009 and has played for the Trail Blazers, Spurs and Nets. In the 2011-12 season, he played for professional teams in Australia and China. In the 2013-14 season, he played for the Spurs. Won the NBA championship . In August 2021, Patty Mills won the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal with the Australian national team.
Mills has very distinct characteristics, fast speed and good shooting. If it is one-on-one, it is difficult for anyone to guard him. He has excellent vision and superb passing skills, is extremely fast, has strong breakthrough and outside scoring abilities, and has certain defensive abilities. In addition, he is also an aggressive point guard with excellent outside shooting and a fondness for pull-up jumpers. He has established himself in the league with his excellent three-point shooting skills and has performed brilliantly alongside Durant many times. He once scored 34 points and 14 assists in a single game.
Mills' joining is crucial to the Warriors. Although they are the defending champions this season, with the arrival of the offseason, all teams are making crazy reinforcements, including the Grizzlies, Mavericks , Clippers , 76ers, etc., everyone is coming aggressively. , is bound to lift the Warriors from the throne of championship. However, the Warriors, who have a championship team, are naturally not easy to mess with. They currently have the deepest lineup in the league. There is the Big Three combination of Curry, Klay, and Chasing Dreams, as well as the talented Wiggins, Curry, Wiseman, and Moody, as well as the defensive gatekeeper Payton, who is making rapid progress. Pu'er and others, even if the Warriors lose Iguodala and Porter, they are still an important force that cannot be ignored.
In addition, if they can successfully acquire Mills, their shooter group will add another strong player. With Splash Brothers opening up space for him, I believe Mills will have more opportunities to play to his strengths!
