<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-utah-adds-patty-mills-after-standout-olympics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jazz add Patty Mills after standout Olympics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/0Utah-adds-Patty-Mills-after-standout-Olympics0.jpg"></figure><h1>Jazz add Patty Mills after standout Olympics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-14T07:20:03-07:00">August 14th, 7:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-14T07:57:40-07:00">August 14th, 7:57am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-patty-mills-goes-out-firing-with-expected-australia-retirement-decision">Patty Mills may be done</a> playing for Australia in international competition, but that doesn’t mean that his NBA career is also done and dusted. On Wednesday morning, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that Mills <a href="https://x.com/wojespn/status/1823721396905894371" rel="noopener">has signed</a> with the Utah Jazz on a one-year, $3.3 million deal.</p><p>Mills will be reuniting with Jazz head coach Will Hardy, whom he spent six seasons with back when Hardy was still an assistant coach under Gregg Popovich for the San Antonio Spurs. While Mills is expected to provide some veteran leadership and stability for a young Jazz team at 36 years of age, he showed during the 2024 Paris Olympics that he still has some gas left in the tank.</p><p>The veteran guard averaged 16.5 points per game across four games on 41/42/100 shooting splits, and he saved his best for last in a spirited effort against Serbia in the quarterfinals of the competition. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-nikola-jokic-goes-god-mode-to-cap-off-24-point-serbia-comeback-after-patty-mills-heroics">Patty Mills scored 26 points</a> on 11-20 shooting from the field in a heartbreaking 95-90 overtime loss for Australia, with the 36-year-old being responsible for sending the game to an extra period after nailing a difficult shot over Nikola Jokic in the dying seconds of regulation.</p><p>Mills is coming off the worst season of his NBA career since his sophomore year. He only played in 32 games last season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-patty-mills-miami-after-hawks-buyout">splitting time</a> between the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat, and he averaged just 4.0 points on a career-worst 35.1 percent shooting from the field and 27.6 percent from beyond the arc.</p><h2>How much does Patty Mills have left to give for the Jazz?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/use-this-image-of-Patty-Mills-shooting-over-Jokic.jpg"></figure><p>Patty Mills has slowed down considerably from his days as one of the most reliable guards coming off the bench in the association. His stint with the Heat did not look too promising for his NBA future; he put up 5.8 points for Miami but on a paltry 34 percent shooting from the field and 21 percent from beyond the arc.</p><p>For the Jazz, however, Mills may end up not playing too many games. The focus for Utah is to develop their talented young guards, which makes Mills the perfect veteran to bring in as an example of professionalism and work ethic. In addition to already having young guards such as Collin Sexton and Keyonte George on the roster, the Jazz also brought in Cody Williams and Isaiah Collier via the draft.</p><p>With all that said, the 36-year-old is very likely to start the season outside of the Jazz’s rotation. Even then, when called upon, Mills should be ready to perform to the best of his abilities — as seen in the way he seemed to turn back the clock during Australia’s stint in the 2024 Paris Olympics.</p><p>Mills did not have the best of games against Canada and Greece during the Olympics, but in a win against Spain and a near-victory over Serbia, the veteran guard was at his best. In a 12-point win over Spain, Mills went 6-12 from the field to finish with 19 points, and during their quarterfinal defeat to Serbia, he led the team in scoring and nearly willed them to victory.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jazz add Patty Mills after standout Olympics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/olympics-news-patty-mills-goes-out-firing-with-expected-australia-retirement-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Olympics news: Patty Mills goes out firing with expected Australia retirement decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Patty-Mills-goes-out-firing-with-expected-Australia-retirement-decision.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Olympics news: Patty Mills goes out firing with expected Australia retirement decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-06T11:40:37-07:00">August 6th, 11:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-06T11:40:37-07:00">August 6th, 11:40am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a poignant conclusion to a stellar career, Patty Mills, at the age of 35, announced his retirement from Australian basketball following his fifth and final Olympic appearance. This announcement came just after Australia’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-nikola-jokic-goes-god-mode-to-cap-off-24-point-serbia-comeback-after-patty-mills-heroics">gripping 95-90 overtime loss to Serbia</a> in the semi-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Mills captivated audiences with late-game heroics, including a clutch jumper over Serbian star Nikola Jokić. In the loss, Mills scored 26 points and recorded three assists and two steals.</p><h2><b>Patty Mills reflects on a distinguished international career with Australia after loss to Serbia at 2024 Paris Olympics</b></h2><p>On the court, Mills proved a formidable presence, averaging 16.5 points and 1.5 steals this tournament, shooting 41.4% from the field and 40.9% from beyond the arc. His final Olympic campaign, marking his fifth Olympic participation, featured a series of electrifying performances that highlighted his vital role in the team.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">THE SHOT.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/p1mTBhM2pO">pic.twitter.com/p1mTBhM2pO</a></p><p>— FIBA (@FIBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIBA/status/1820830103279939621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Throughout his illustrious career, Mills has been a pivotal figure in Australian basketball, making significant contributions to his team’s four gold medals at the FIBA Oceania Championship. His crowning achievement came at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where he not only served as a flag bearer but also led Australia to its first-ever men’s Olympic medal. In a dramatic bronze medal game against Slovenia, Mills delivered an inspirational 42-point performance, securing a historic victory for his team.</p><p>Reflecting on his career<a href="https://x.com/BenGolliver/status/1820837587134578755" rel="noopener"> after the loss to Serbia, Mills shared</a>, “Through the happy tears and the sad tears, it’s been an incredible journey.” His words deeply resonated, emphasizing the emotional depth of his decision to retire and the profound impact of his time on the court.</p><h2><b>Australia navigates Olympic future in Post-Mills Era</b></h2><p>As Australia and the basketball community reflect on Patty Mills’ contributions, they firmly establish his legacy as one of the sport’s greats. His departure from the international stage marks the end of an era for Australian basketball, yet his influence will continue to inspire future generations.</p><p>Looking forward, Australia is determined to continue its Olympic success without Patty Mills, aiming to compete for a medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. This transition heralds a new chapter for Australian basketball as they gear up to build on the foundation Mills laid and strive for future victories on the world stage. This shift not only challenges the team to evolve but also honors the legacy Mills leaves behind, with aspirations to replicate and surpass past achievements.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Olympics news: Patty Mills goes out firing with expected Australia retirement decision

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/olympics-news-nikola-jokic-goes-god-mode-to-cap-off-24-point-serbia-comeback-after-patty-mills-heroics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Olympics news: Nikola Jokic goes God mode to cap off 24-point Serbia comeback after Patty Mills heroics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Olympics-news-Nikola-Jokic-goes-God-mode-to-cap-off-24-point-Serbia-comeback-after-Patty-Mills-heroics.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Olympics news: Nikola Jokic goes God mode to cap off 24-point Serbia comeback after Patty Mills heroics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-06T09:40:46-07:00">August 6th, 9:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-06T09:40:46-07:00">August 6th, 9:40am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Serbia advanced dramatically into the semi-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, clinching a narrow 95-90 overtime victory against Australia.</p><p>The game will be etched in memory for its breathtaking turnarounds and remarkable performances. Facing a daunting 24-point deficit, Serbia <a href="https://x.com/matty_vanpersie/status/1820832915686556017" rel="noopener">mounted a formidable comeback</a>, with the game reaching a critical juncture when Australian guard Patty Mills sank a crucial jumper over Serbian center Nikola Jokic, sending the match into overtime.</p><h2><b>Nikola Jokic leads Serbia’s second-half surge against Australia</b></h2><p>Despite Australia’s commanding presence early in the game, Serbia, under the leadership of Jokić, orchestrated a robust comeback in the second half. Jokic, a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-incredible-nikola-jokic-stat-shows-why-team-usa-beat-serbia">pivotal figure in Serbia’s Olympic campaign</a>, delivered a stellar performance when it mattered most, amassing 21 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists, and four steals. His comprehensive influence on both ends of the court was instrumental in tipping the scales in Serbia’s favor as the game unfolded.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">SERBIA COMPLETES 24-PT COMEBACK TO GET W OVER AUSTRALIA 🤯</p><p>Jokić: 21 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL <a href="https://t.co/iJOUTbsCIF">pic.twitter.com/iJOUTbsCIF</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1820834937190093128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Supporting Nikola Jokic, Bogdan Bogdanovic played a key role, scoring 17 points, making six assists, and grabbing five rebounds, which helped counter Australia’s early large lead. His efforts were important in breaking down Australia’s game plan and boosting Serbia’s offense.</p><h2><b>Patty Mills and Josh Giddey shine despite Australia’s narrow defeat in the 2024 Paris Olympics</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/use-this-image-of-Patty-Mills-shooting-over-Jokic.jpg"><figcaption>© Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>For Australia, Patty Mills stood out as a key player, scoring 26 points. His crucial shot late in the game not only extended the match into overtime but also gave Australia a renewed opportunity to clinch the win. Josh Giddey also made notable contributions, scoring 25 points and grabbing five rebounds. However, his seven turnovers marred his performance, proving costly during the most critical moments of the game and undermining Australia’s ability to maintain control over the match.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Patty Mills over Nikola Jokic, OT! <a href="https://t.co/eX6mFot4CX">pic.twitter.com/eX6mFot4CX</a></p><p>— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) <a href="https://twitter.com/SMHighlights1/status/1820829874698793074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>With this victory, highlighted by Nikola Jokic’s strong performance, Serbia not only showed their resilience and skill but also set up a semi-final match against the winner of the Nigeria versus USA game. This next game promises to be another intense battle as Serbia continues their pursuit of Olympic gold.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Olympics news: Nikola Jokic goes God mode to cap off 24-point Serbia comeback after Patty Mills heroics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-draymond-green-patty-mills-takedown-fan-outrage');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors star Draymond Green’s Patty Mills takedown sparks fan outrage');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Draymond-Green_s-Patty-Mills-takedown-sparks-fan-outrage.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors star Draymond Green’s Patty Mills takedown sparks fan outrage</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-26T17:49:14-07:00">March 26th, 5:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-26T17:49:14-07:00">March 26th, 5:49pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the Golden State Warriors’ matchup against the Miami Heat on Tuesday, Draymond Green performed another questionable move, this time against Heat guard Patty Mills.</p><p>On the play, the Warriors star grabbed Mills by the neck and pulled him down:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Draymond Green grabbed Patty Mills by the neck and pulled him down on this play.</p><p>The refs reviewed it and called it a common foul on Green.</p><p>Should this have been upgraded to a flagrant foul? 🤔<a href="https://t.co/w0US4rDEs1">pic.twitter.com/w0US4rDEs1</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1772774939679949191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the play occurred, Green was reviewed for a flagrant foul. Fans certainly thought that the Warriors big man should have been hit with the upgraded foul.</p><p>Dunk that Lob – “Draymond is so hostile that he hurts players without actually trying to”</p><p>Tanner Nichols – “Suspend him that’s dirty”</p><p>Jaziel Melbourne – “Warriors announcers: “Patty Mills is short”’</p><p>Jamal Curry – “Anyone else getting Flagrant 2 for this. His normal is so bad that he gets his own set of rules”</p><p>Craig Cambron – “Nothing common about that”</p><p>The Golden State Warriors forward has already missed ample time this season after being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-receives-five-game-suspension">suspended for five games</a> following a heated altercation with the Minnesota Timberwolves Rudy Gobert in November. After Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels got tied up after battling for position on a rebound, Rudy Gobert grabbed Thompson in an attempt to de-escalate the matter. Unfortunately, this made the situation much worse, as Green took exception to Gobert’s actions and immediately put him in a headlock.</p><p>Then, in December, Green was suspended indefinitely by the NBA after hitting Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face. After that game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-jusuf-nurkic-reacts-draymond-green-incident-thankful-wasnt-choked" rel="noopener">Nurkic made nationwide headlines</a> by telling reporters that Green “needs help” and noting he was glad he wasn’t choked, a pithy reference to Green putting Gobert in a chokehold on the floor a few weeks ago.</p><p>Of course, both those incidents have nothing to do with Green getting tangled up with Mills in the Warriors’ battle with the Heat. But, unfortunately, having a history of those types of actions means that Green will be scrutinized by NBA fans every time he gets tangled up with another player. Not to mention that the league itself will likely be monitoring his behavior as well.</p><p>For the record, the officials reviewed the play and ruled that it was nothing more than a common foul against Green and the Warriors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors star Draymond Green’s Patty Mills takedown sparks fan outrage

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-patty-mills-inches-closer-to-dethroning-kyle-korver-on-nbas-all-time-list');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Patty Mills inches closer to dethroning Kyle Korver on NBA’s all-time list');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Heats-Patty-Mills-inches-closer-to-dethroning-Kyle-Korver-on-NBAs-all-time-list.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Patty Mills inches closer to dethroning Kyle Korver on NBA’s all-time list</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-18T19:54:49-07:00">March 18th, 7:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-18T19:54:49-07:00">March 18th, 7:54pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Heat may be the most <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-upgraded-injury-report-76ers" rel="noopener">injury-ravaged team</a> in the NBA outside of Memphis; during their Monday night contest against the Philadelphia 76ers, they were without Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, Kevin Love, Nikola Jovic, and Josh Richardson, and to make matters worse, Duncan Robinson exited the game early due to back discomfort. All of these woes have pressed veteran guard Patty Mills into action, with the Heat giving him 22 minutes off the bench in a 98-91 loss.</p><p>Mills is no longer in his heyday; if he were, he would have been a much more crucial piece of the Heat roster since his arrival. Nonetheless, Mills drilled one of his six three-point attempts against the 76ers, and in doing so, he has tied Lou Williams for <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1769901471040958553" rel="noopener">third all-time</a> in career three-pointers made with 1,235, according to Ira Winderman of South Florida Sun Sentinel.</p><p>Patty Mills is now ever closer to the all-time record held by Kyle Korver, although it will be a while before the Heat guard threatens to surpass Korver’s tally. Korver made 1,385 deep shots in 809 games off the bench, coming mostly from when he was a member of the Utah Jazz, and Mills will need to make 151 more triples to be the all-time bench <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kyle-korver-traded-copy-machine" rel="noopener">sharpshooting king</a>.</p><p>If Mills notched this feat in an earlier juncture of his career, then it would have been a near-guarantee that he would surpass Korver. But at this point, the Heat guard might have to settle for second-place (he needs just 25 threes to surpass second-place Jamal Crawford). After all, Mills is already 35 years old, and he hasn’t exactly played in too many minutes this season. The Heat’s injury woes may change that, however.</p><p>The severity of Duncan Robinson’s injury is unclear, so the Heat might be in need of Patty Mills’ floor-spacing skillset over the next few weeks. Mills might be in a steep decline, but he’s still a career 38.8 percent shooter from beyond the arc, and outside marksmanship is a skill that tends to age well. Kyle Korver scorched the nets until he was 38 years old, so perhaps Mills has a few more years of productive basketball in his locker.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Patty Mills inches closer to dethroning Kyle Korver on NBA’s all-time list

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-patty-mills-breaks-silence-on-signing-with-miami');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patty Mills breaks silence on signing with Heat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/heat-news-patty-mills-breaks-silence-on-signing-with-miami.jpeg"></figure><h1>Patty Mills breaks silence on signing with Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-07T14:02:43-08:00">March 7th, 2:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-07T14:02:43-08:00">March 7th, 2:02pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-patty-mills-sends-heartwarming-farewell-message-to-atlanta-after-heat-move" rel="noopener">New Miami Heat signing Patty Mills has</a> joined the team and traveled with them as they will start a short two-game road trip on Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks. Mills spoke to the media for the first time as a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-why-erik-spoelstra-loved-nikola-jovic-ejection-vs-pistons" rel="noopener">member of the Heat</a> and talked about being a part of “Heat culture” and a <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/03/07/miami-heat-notebook-from-thursday/" rel="noopener">“winning environment”</a> after being bought out of his contract by the Atlanta Hawks according to Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel.</p><p>“Look, been around for a little bit now and kind of experiencing the NBA there was an opportunity there of becoming part of the Heat culture was realistic,” Mills said. “I think where I’m at in my career and to be part of a culture like this, a winning environment, one goal in mind, and understanding the different aspects of people playing their part, playing their role and to be able to achieve a goal there, I think that’s been the backbone for me and what I’ve come from.”</p><h2><b>Mills discussing role with the Heat</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Patty-Mills-bringing-the-ball-up-the-court-in-one-of-his-final-game-with-the-Hawks-before-signing-with-the-Heat.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-patty-mills-miami-after-hawks-buyout" rel="noopener">In terms of a role Mills</a> will play, he acknowledged that “conversations will be had” about what it will be, but there is no doubt that he bolsters the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-kevin-love-injury-update-for-upcoming-2-game-road-trip" rel="noopener">Heat’s depth at guard</a> with the ongoing absence of Tyler Herro. Plus, with the announcement that Josh Richardson will <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1765557682033848563" rel="noopener">miss the rest of the season</a> with shoulder surgery, the move to sign Mills made a lot more sense.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">INJURY UPDATE: Josh Richardson underwent successful right shoulder surgery today, a 90-minute labrum procedure to repair right shoulder instability. </p><p>Richardson will miss the remainder of the season and is expected to make a full recovery.<br>More info – <a href="https://t.co/qPzAZZXI9K">https://t.co/qPzAZZXI9K</a> <a href="https://t.co/mZjmIZtphf">pic.twitter.com/mZjmIZtphf</a></p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1765557682033848563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Just understanding I just want what I can bring just in terms of my personality and professionalism, understand how you go about carrying yourself as an elite athlete and all those things,” Mills said. “I think those things have gotten me to where I am today and being part of an environment I think is that next level kind of elite. I’m sure over time now there’s conversations that will be had. But in the time being, it’s just how I can slide in here without being too much of a hassle.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-duncan-robinsons-hilarious-admission-on-behind-the-back-dribble-fake-from-win-over-pistons" rel="noopener">Mills is the exact</a> definition of an NBA veteran as he has been in the association for 15 seasons. However, this will be the first time in his career that he is moving to different teams in the middle of the season, a development that the Australia born player sees “a lot of positives” in.</p><p>“I think there are a lot of positives in something like this,” Mills said. “The opportunity to come over and slide into a culture, a winning environment that has one goal in mind to be the last team standing, is such a refreshing feeling for me to be around again. How I can impact that is exciting. But nothing is ever given to you on a silver platter and I’ve understood that for a long time. So just embracing those challenges.”</p><h2><b>Mills reflecting on time with the Spurs when facing Miami in NBA Finals </b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-bam-adebayo-hand-monty-williams-pistons-major-respect-after-hard-fought-battle" rel="noopener">The Heat signing Mills through</a> the buyout market is somewhat ironic as he has been on a list of players that have killed the team throughout the years, no matter what uniform. However, it was his time with the San Antonio Spurs that Miami fans probably remember best where he scored 17 points and shot five of eight from three-point range in Game 5 of the 2014 NBA Finals.</p><p>“That was 10 years ago. I didn’t think that I was going to get that question now,” Mills said with a laugh as his time with the Spurs against the Heat in the Finals was brought up. “I was hoping a decade would hopefully wipe that out. But yeah, obviously part of this journey. I guess there’s some back story of what happened 10 years ago. But I’m still also pissed about what happened 11 years ago.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-takeaways-from-the-heats-close-win-vs-pistons" rel="noopener">While Heat fans held</a> resentment then, as Mills references, he is “pissed about what happened” in the 2013 NBA Finals where Miami won their second straight championship against San Antonio. He mentioned that “it goes both ways” with a laugh, but that extensive playoff resume and experience can only help the current iteration of the team.</p><p>“It goes both ways, I think,” Mills said via The Sun Sentinel. “There’s a lot that I have to give. There’s examples of that 10 years ago about what I can bring and provide. So I understand there are Miami fans that are still pissed at me. But look, I’m here to give all and everything that I have to this organization while I’m here.”</p><h2><b>Mills compares the cultures of the Heat and the Spurs</b></h2><p>Mills joins an organization with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-issues-stern-reminder-for-the-heat-about-facing-teams-with-losing-record" rel="noopener">winning culture like the Heat</a>, but if there is another team in the NBA who resembles that, it would be San Antonio. He even said to the media Thursday morning that being with the Spurs has “prepared” himself to be a part of Miami.</p><p>“Being in San Antonio and being part of that culture for so long I think has prepared me and has gotten me ready for something like this,” Mills said. “But you look back at both cultures and the success they’ve had and they continue to have over the years, there’s a culture here and you don’t throw around the culture word that deeply without it having some deep meaning and deep roots to that thing.”</p><h2><b>Mills with a different jersey number than usual with Miami</b></h2><p>At the age of 35-years old, Mills will <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1765505047746564496" rel="noopener">hopefully provide some</a> worthy minutes to the team now that they are in the home stretch of the season. He will rock the No. 88, despite having worn the No. 8 elsewhere, but picked that as a analogy of an “mirror image” of himself on top that Jamal Cain wearing that digit.</p><p>“It’s kind of a funny story, I guess,” Mills said per Winderman. “No. 8 was taken. It’s a funny deal, but it’s more so of a mirror image. I am No. 8, but why not throw another No. 8 in there? It’s like looking at yourself in the mirror and doing some self reflection of the journey that has been and also what’s to cohme, as well. It doesn’t take much for me, mate, just to jump in there and just absolutely stoked to be part of this. I’m ready to go.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">New face on the plane✌️ <a href="https://t.co/zA91GfjdLT">pic.twitter.com/zA91GfjdLT</a></p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1765505047746564496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-mavericks-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-3-7-2024" rel="noopener">The Heat are 35-26</a> on the season which puts them sixth in the Eastern Conference that is very tightly packed so every game matters at this point of the schedule. Miami starts a brutal road back-to-back as they face the Mavericks tonight as said before, then the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday who are second in the Western Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patty Mills breaks silence on signing with Heat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-patty-mills-sends-heartwarming-farewell-message-to-atlanta-after-heat-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks: Patty Mills sends heartwarming farewell message to Atlanta after Heat move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Patty-Mills-sends-heartwarming-farewell-message-to-Atlanta-after-Heat-move.jpg"></figure><h1>Hawks: Patty Mills sends heartwarming farewell message to Atlanta after Heat move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-06T16:09:41-08:00">March 6th, 4:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-06T16:09:41-08:00">March 6th, 4:09pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a tumultuous season and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-patty-mills-waived-could-join-contender" rel="noopener">limited minutes with the Atlanta Hawks</a>, veteran sharpshooter Patty Mills took to social media to show gratitude to his former organization.</p><p>Mills <a href="https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills/status/1765454119895289918" rel="noopener">expressed thanks to the city</a> of Atlanta in a post on X (formerly Twitter), “Thank you [Hawks] for allowing me to be part of your organization. Although it was brief, I learned a lot and made relationships I’ll always cherish. I hope I was able to make a positive impact on and off the court. Textbook station will always be open.”</p><p>The 35-year-old guard, after being waived by the Hawks, is now set to join the Miami Heat.</p><p>Patty Mills is slated to <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1765081764203282901" rel="noopener">take the roster spot</a> of Dru Smith, who is sidelined for the rest of the season following knee surgery, according to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel,</p><p>During his short stay with the Hawks this season, Mills–who was acquired from Oklahoma City Thunder–posted minimal numbers of just 2.7 points and 1.1 rebounds over 19 games.</p><p>After a successful run with the San Antonio Spurs spanning from 2012 to 2021, the seasoned Australian guard has faced challenges in Atlanta. Despite boasting a 15-year NBA career, which notably includes a championship triumph with the Spurs in 2014, Mills struggled to find his rhythm with the Hawks.</p><p>Mills’ move to the Heat will mark his fifth NBA team, adding to his previous stints with San Antonio, Portland Trail Blazers, Brooklyn Nets and the Hawks.</p><p>His addition also marks a new move in a flurry of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-patty-mills-miami-after-hawks-buyout" rel="noopener">changes in Miami’s guard spot</a>. Notably, the Heat traded Kyle Lowry to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Terry Rozier, while Lowry later landed with the Philadelphia 76ers following a buyout.</p><p>Additionally, Miami bolstered its roster by acquiring Delon Wright last month, a decision influenced by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-josh-richardson-out-for-season-after-shoulder-injury-that-needs-surgery" rel="noopener">Josh Richardson’s now season-ending injury</a> due to a dislocated shoulder.</p><p>Throughout his career, Mills has averaged a serviceable 8.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks: Patty Mills sends heartwarming farewell message to Atlanta after Heat move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-patty-mills-miami-after-hawks-buyout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patty Mills to join Heat after Hawks buyout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Patty_Mills_to_join_Heat_after_being_waived_by_Hawks.webp"></figure><h1>Patty Mills to join Heat after Hawks buyout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-05T10:48:12-08:00">March 5th, 10:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-05T10:48:44-08:00">March 5th, 10:48am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran sharpshooter Patty Mills is set to <a href="https://x.com/wojespn/status/1765078368654143853?s=20" rel="noopener">join</a> the Miami Heat after recently being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-patty-mills-waived-could-join-contender" rel="noopener">waived by the Atlanta Hawks</a>, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</p><p>Mills, 35, had been limited in his role with the Hawks this season, which ultimately led to the team waiving him ahead of the March 1 deadline. If he had remained on their roster past then, Mills would have been ineligible to participate in the playoffs with a new team.</p><p>The Heat, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-delon-wright-to-join-miami-after-wizards-buyout" rel="noopener">recently signed</a> veteran point guard Delon Wright after he was bought out his contract with the Washington Wizards, now have more experience in their backcourt with the addition of Mills. Although he has not played much the last two seasons, Mills brings championship experience from when he won the 2014 NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs.</p><p>Over the span of his now-15-year career, the Australian has averaged 8.9 points and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 38.9 percent from three-point range. In 19 games this season with Atlanta, the veteran averaged just 2.7 points in roughly 10.6 minutes per game while shooting 38.2 percent from three-point range.</p><p>For his career, Mills has made 1,509 threes, which ranks 49th on the NBA’s all-time list.</p><h2><b>Patty Mills’ impact with Heat</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Patty_Mills_shooting.webp"><figcaption>Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Aside from his shooting abilities, Mills’ presence in South Beach gives the Heat yet another veteran voice of reason in their locker room. Jimmy Butler, Kevin Love, Bam Adebayo, and Josh Richardson are all experienced players who know what it takes to win at the highest level possible in this league.</p><p>The Heat, who are coming off a magical run to the NBA Finals last season, have turned things on as of late in hopes of yet another deep postseason run. Miami has won eight of their last 10 games to move to 34-26 on the season, just a half-game behind the Orlando Magic for the 6-seed in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>While Mills may not hold that big of a role immediately, he will be an excellent mentor for some of the younger players on this roster. Not to mention, maybe he could be the next Heat veteran to hit a big three-pointer in the playoffs, similar to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-ray-allen-truth-bomb-massive-impact-game-tying-game-6-shot-2013-nba-finals" rel="noopener">what Ray Allen achieved</a> in 2013.</p><p>Mills has played in a total of 95 playoff games in his career, and he will be eligible to play in the postseason for the Heat.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patty Mills to join Heat after Hawks buyout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-patty-mills-waived-could-join-contender');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks give Patty Mills a chance to join contender with set of moves');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/hawks-news-atlanta-gives-patty-mills-a-chance-to-join-contender-with-set-of-moves.webp"></figure><h1>Hawks give Patty Mills a chance to join contender with set of moves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-29T07:03:39-08:00">February 29th, 7:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-29T07:03:39-08:00">February 29th, 7:03am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks waived veteran guard Patty Mills on Thursday, according to Shams Charania. In a <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1763205254500491732" rel="noopener">corresponding move</a>, the Hawks plan to convert fourth-year guard Trent Forrest’s two-way contract into an NBA one, Charania said.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-patty-mills-on-spurs-victor-wembanyama-future-title" rel="noopener">Mills’ role has been limited</a> this season with the Hawks. He did not play until Atlanta’s 15th game of the season and did not see consistent playing time until Jan. 19. Mills came off the bench for nine straight games from then until Feb. 3, averaging 11.6 minutes per game. He’s appeared in one of Atlanta’s last nine games since.</p><p>In 19 games, Mills played an average of 10.6 minutes and scored 2.7 points per game this season. He took more than five shots twice and failed to score in eight appearances. Mills is shooting a respectable 38.2 percent from 3-point range, which could appeal to contending teams looking for shooters off the bench.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-speaks-out-first-time-after-successful-surgery" rel="noopener">Mills joined the Hawks</a> after two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets. His playing time and production started declining last season as he played in 40 games after starting 48 for the Nets in 2021-22.</p><p>From the 2015-16 season to 2021-22, Mills played an average of 77 games per season and never missed more than five games in a single season during that span. He’s appeared in 59 of a possible 140 games since.</p><p>The 15-year veteran’s career averages include 8.9 points and 2.2 assists per game. He’s shot just shy of 39 percent from beyond the arc.</p><p>The Hawks just beat the clock to allow Patty Mills the opportunity to join a playoff team. The NBA has a March 1 <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1763204749695099326" rel="noopener">waive/buyout</a> deadline for players to be playoff eligible on their new teams. Atlanta is currently 26-32 and holds a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-nets-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-2-29-2024" rel="noopener">four-game lead over Brooklyn</a> for the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks give Patty Mills a chance to join contender with set of moves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/exclusive-patty-mills-on-spurs-victor-wembanyama-future-title');   ga('set', 'title', 'EXCLUSIVE: Patty Mills on Spurs, Victor Wembanyama future title');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Patty-Mills-supports-Spurs-Victor-Wembanyama-future-title-hopes.jpeg"></figure><h1>EXCLUSIVE: Patty Mills on Spurs, Victor Wembanyama future title</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-01T13:06:44-08:00">December 1st, 1:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-01T13:06:44-08:00">December 1st, 1:06pm</time><address><a>Hector Ledesma</a>Hector Ledesma has been covering the Spurs in San Antonio since 2005, but he has been following them for even longer than that. An award-winning journalist born and raised in San Antonio, Hector has worked across all types of television and radio platforms. His work extends online and through social media (@HectorLedesmaTV) where he continues that work with ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>You don’t have to go very far down the list of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-patty-mills-reveals-vulnerable-moment-with-gregg-popovich-on-leaving-san-antonio" rel="noopener">former San Antonio Spurs</a> to find Patty Mills when debating fan favorites. The 6-foot-2 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-atlanta-trades-3-players-rudy-gay-thunder-patty-mills" rel="noopener">Atlanta Hawks guard</a> quickly won San Antonians over with his towel-waving enthusiasm from the moment he signed in March of 2012. Two seasons later, he proved an integral part in capturing the franchise’s fifth title.</p><p>His 17 points in the clinching <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201406150SAS.html" rel="noopener">Game 5 victory</a> vs. the two-time defending champion Miami Heat marked the high point of an NBA career that’s now in its 15th year. He hit five of eight 3-point attempts in a 104-87 victory that capped one of the greatest team performances in league history. The Silver and Black beat LeBron James and company by an average of 18 points per game and are now known for the “Beautiful Game” in basketball annals.</p><p>Thursday night’s Spurs-Hawks game marked the third time Mills returned to the Alamo City as a visitor.</p><p>ClutchPoints talked exclusively with the 35-year-old Australian at the Frost Bank Center about that 2014 championship as well as the Spurs’ current superstar, Victor Wembanyama.</p><p><b>ClutchPoints</b>: Is just stepping in this arena and being back in this city forever different for you?</p><p><b>Patty Mills</b>: “I understand what you’re saying. I don’t think it’s a different feeling, it’s the same feeling I’ve always had coming in here no matter if I have a Spurs jersey or not. This is definitely a home place for me and a place that I felt very comfortable for so long. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears have been put into this arena but this is actually my first time since leaving that we had shoot-around here. So, walking in here, empty, quiet, there was definitely some tingling feelings about this place, for sure. When you come in here by yourself and you’re looking around, memories start coming back, reminiscing. You see the banner up there and, obviously, the jerseys, and you kind of reflect on just how much was put in over the course of my ten years here and that’s why I think it’ll always be a home place for me.</p><p><b>CP</b>: Speaking of the 2014 banner, even though you’re still grinding and you’ve got business at hand every night, I’m wondering how often that 2014 title still crosses your mind.</p><p><b>Mills</b>: Oh, constantly. I probably don’t do a good enough job on reflecting out loud than I probably should because the more that I experience and the more that my career and my journey goes on, both on the court and off the court, I realize just how special that time was when we won that championship. The people that we had in the locker room. The comradery that we had, the bond all showed out on the court in the way we played. People talk about a beautiful game to watch. It was a beautiful game to play and be a part of. And the feelings that occurred because of those little interactions with each other and made for one lasting memory, for sure.</p><p><b>CP</b>: One of the things we do in media is look at great teams throughout the years and we analyze which teams maybe don’t get their due. I’m wondering if players do that. When you get in circles, do you guys say, ‘You know, that ’14 team was pretty special in the annals.’?</p><p><b>Mills</b>: Look, I think that we were always underdogs, at least had that mentality. We didn’t care what was talked about outside of our locker room here and what we had. I think that’s what made us so strong as a unit and I don’t think that’s changed. Whatever is said out there about that team, I think we know inside what we had and how effective and impactful it was for all of us. It is what it is. That’s the things that you can take with you forever; know what you had.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">As if <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spurs</a> fans couldn't love Patty Mills anymore…</p><p>Asked Patty his initial thoughts on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VictorWembanyama?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VictorWembanyama</a> …</p><p>"…Hopefully there will be more banners hanging up in the rafters because of him…"</p><p>Expanded answer⬇️<br>Full interview, including talk about the 2014 team later <a href="https://t.co/uBcfx9qqlj">pic.twitter.com/uBcfx9qqlj</a></p><p>— Hector Ledesma (@HectorLedesmaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/HectorLedesmaTV/status/1730317316582171051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><b>CP</b>: What are your early thoughts on Victor Wembanyama?</p><p><b>Mills</b>: What he’s been able to do on the court is one thing. The impressive thing for me is what he’s been able to do just for the city, the organization. You can definitely feel the city come alive and how much attention be brings to the city. It feels like this place is in a good place for the growth and the future of the San Antonio Spurs. You can only imagine the amount of detailed work that is going into him on the floor for him to develop his game and the ways that he can. He’s going to be an exciting person to watch, how his game develops. Hopefully, there will be more banners hanging up in the rafters because of him. Looking up at the 2014 one (banner), knowing that’s almost ten years ago since that one went up, I think it’s due for another one from him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

EXCLUSIVE: Patty Mills on Spurs, Victor Wembanyama future title

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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets were expected to become NBA champions one day the moment they signed both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency, but for a multitude of reasons, that did not happen. Former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-cam-thomas-enters-michael-jordan-territory-with-impressive-scoring-streak" rel="noopener">Nets</a> player Patty Mills explained why he feels the team <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/10/28/patty-mills-hawks-nets-kyrie-irving-kevin-durant-trade/" rel="noopener">did not win</a> during the time Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were there.</p><p>“I think there were obviously a lot of things other than basketball,” Mills said, via Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News. “And it’s hard to be in a place where you’re competing for a championship, and I’ve been there before where you’ve gotta try to limit the distractions as much as you can, no matter if you’re competing for a championship, if you’ve got an X on your back, there are gonna be distractions. It’s just how you deal with them. And we didn’t do the best of jobs with being able to deal with distractions, so that’s what it is at the end of the day.”</p><p>A lot went down in the time that Durant and Irving were in Brooklyn, with James Harden joining them later. James Harden was the first to leave and end up with the Philadelphia 76ers. Irving went to the Dallas Mavericks, while Durant ended up with the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>Mills was hoping to win a second NBA championship with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-key-takeaways-from-brooklyns-nail-biter-loss-at-dallas" rel="noopener">Nets</a>. He won before with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014, and spent 10 years there. The goal was not reached with the Nets, and the 2021 season was likely the best chance they had, when they lost in Game 7 to the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patty Mills drops painful admission on what doomed title chances of Kevin Durant-led Nets

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Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks and Oklahoma City Thunder <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1677756401613979649?s=20" rel="noopener">have reportedly agreed</a> to a trade, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The reported trade is sending Rudy Gay, TyTy Washington, Usman Garuba and a second-round pick to the Thunder for Patty Mills. Wojnarowski also reports that Atlanta will save $4.5 million as a result of the trade.</p><p>Mills is being traded at a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-oklahoma-city-nabs-patty-mills-draft-pick-in-trade-with-rockets" rel="noopener">shockingly high rate</a> this offseason. He’s <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1677758048583008259?s=20" rel="noopener">already been dealt</a> three different times, per Woj, who also hinted Mills’ future is still uncertain.</p><p>“Third trade in past 10 days for Patty Mills lands him with Hawks — for now. They still have to decide on his future with team this season. His $6.8M expiring contract will continue to have value in deals,” Wojnarowski shared on Twitter.</p><h2><b>Hawks-Thunder trade</b></h2><p>TyTy Washington, 21, is one of the more interesting elements of the trade. He also has experience with being traded. Washington was the 29th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, but was immediately dealt to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Timberwolves then traded him to the Houston Rockets. He was recently dealt to Atlanta before this trade. He’s a talented young player with a bright future.</p><p>Oklahoma City is continuing to build a solid foundation of youth. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the charge, while Josh Giddey and Chet Holmgren also have high ceilings.</p><p>Patty Mills could end up staying with the Hawks, but there are no guarantees at the moment. According to Wojnarowski, his contract will “continue to have value” in potential trades, so that’s something to monitor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks trade 3 players including Rudy Gay to Thunder for Patty Mills

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-oklahoma-city-nabs-patty-mills-draft-pick-in-trade-with-rockets/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder nab Patty Mills, draft pick in trade with Rockets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Thunder-news-Oklahoma-City-nabs-Patty-Mills-draft-pick-in-trade-with-Rockets.jpg"></figure><h1>Thunder nab Patty Mills, draft pick in trade with Rockets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-02T11:45:13-07:00">July 2nd, 11:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-02T11:45:13-07:00">July 2nd, 11:45am</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Patty Mills won’t be part of the Houston Rockets’ hopeful jump toward legitimacy next season after all.</p><p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1675564454145060864" rel="noopener">veteran guard is being acquired</a> by the Oklahoma City Thunder in a multi-team trade that includes the Rockets, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Thunder will reportedly receive draft compensation for taking on Mills’ $6.8 million expiring contract.</p><p>The Brooklyn Nets agreed to send Mills to Houston on Saturday afternoon, a move that initially looked like another step in the Rockets’ veteran offseason overhaul. It was quickly reported by Kelly Iko of <i>The Athletic</i> that the Australian sharpshooter <a href="https://twitter.com/KellyIko/status/1675322196787449856" rel="noopener">wouldn’t be staying in H-Town</a>, though, soon re-routed to another team as part of the Rockets’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-dillon-brooks-free-agency-4-year-80-million-contract" rel="noopener">sign-and-trade for Dillon Brooks</a> with the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><p>Final parameters of the deal involving Houston, Memphis and Oklahoma City have yet to be determined. Putting Mills’ salary on the books takes Oklahoma City slightly over the cap, but Sam Presti and the front office never had ambitions of using cap space to sign expensive outside free agents this summer anyway.</p><p>Getting a second-round pick to take on Mills’ contract is simply smart business for the Thunder, who also need all the shooting and floor-spacing they can muster around superstar guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Oklahoma City is loaded in the backcourt after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-draft-news-thunder-trade-mavs-select-cason-wallace" rel="noopener">trading up to draft Cason Wallace</a> at No. 10 and signing European star Vasilije Micic to a multi-year deal, though, allowing for the possibility the 34-year-old ultimately finishes next season elsewhere.</p><p>Still, the young Thunder could certainly benefit from Mills’ presence in the locker room, just as it seemed the Rockets would before sending him on the move once again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder nab Patty Mills, draft pick in trade with Rockets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockets-news-trade-nets-patty-mills/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets finalizing trade with Nets for Patty Mills');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rockets-Patty-Mills-Nets-Patty-Mills-trade-Rockets-Nets.jpg"></figure><h1>Rockets finalizing trade with Nets for Patty Mills</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-01T15:56:51-07:00">July 1st, 3:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-01T15:56:23-07:00">July 1st, 3:56pm</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a>Tim Capurso is the Lead NFL and College Football Editor at ClutchPoints while also covering a wide range of sports. Originally from a small town in New York, Tim graduated from Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts in 2018 with a BA in Writing and Mass Communications. He joined ClutchPoints in 2021. The lifelong New York Giants fan now resides in enemy territory, aka the heart of Eagles country, just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Rockets’ busy couple of days of trades and free agency moves continues, as the team is <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1675266845551591426">finalizing a deal</a> with the Brooklyn Nets to acquire veteran guard Patty Mills, league sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.</p><p>Mills, 34, spent the 2022-23 season in Brooklyn, where he averaged 6.2 points, 1.4 assists and 1.1 rebounds per game while shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc.</p><p>A capable shooter and playmaker off the bench, Mills also figures to provide a steady veteran presence to an up-and-coming Rockets team that featured the youngest roster in the league heading into this season.</p><p>The Rockets’ youth showed often this past season, as they finished with a 22-60 record, tied with the San Antonio Spurs for the worst mark in the Western Conference.</p><p>But Houston is clearly committed to turning things around, starting with this offseason. Entering free agency, which officially opened on Friday evening, the Rockets possessed the most cap space in the NBA.</p><p>They have quickly put their cash to good use. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-fred-vanvleet-free-agency-3-year-130-million-contract">Rockets agreed to terms</a> on a three-year, $130 million contract to pry guard Fred VanVleet away from the Toronto Raptors.</p><p>Then, in a series of moves on Saturday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-nearing-trade-with-hawks-send-2-ex-first-round-picks">Rockets traded</a> two former first rounders in TyTy Washington Jr, Usman Garuba and draft compensation to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the draft rights to Alpha Kaba.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-houston-nearing-sign-and-trade-for-dillon-brooks-with-grizzlies">Rockets executed a sign-and-trade</a> with the Memphis Grizzlies for Dillon Brooks before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-dillon-brooks-free-agency-4-year-80-million-contract">inking Brooks</a> to a four-year deal shortly thereafter.</p><p>In the throes of the Mills trade with the Nets, Houston also inked former Phoenix Suns big man Jock Landale to a free agent contract as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets finalizing trade with Nets for Patty Mills

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockets-news-houston-lands-jock-landale-with-4-year-32-million-deal-after-dillon-brooks-signing-patty-mills-trade/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets land Jock Landale with 4-year, $32 million deal after Dillon Brooks signing, Patty Mills trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rockets-news-Houston-lands-Jock-Landale-with-4-year-32-million-deal-after-Dillon-Brooks-signing-Patty-Mills-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Rockets land Jock Landale with 4-year, $32 million deal after Dillon Brooks signing, Patty Mills trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-01T15:44:38-07:00">July 1st, 3:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-01T15:46:43-07:00">July 1st, 3:46pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Rockets are on a roll. After breaking the bank to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-fred-vanvleet-free-agency-3-year-130-million-contract/" rel="noopener">win the Fred VanVleet chase</a> in the first day of free agency, they picked up where they left off in Day 2 and made multiple signings and acquisitions to beef up the roster around their young core.</p><p>Houston added both Dillon Brooks via free agency and Patty Mills via trade, and they followed it up with the signing of free agent big man Jock Landale. The former Phoenix Suns center reportedly agreed to a <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1675268099845619712" rel="noopener">four-year, $32 million deal</a> to join the Rockets, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.</p><p>It was undoubtedly a massive day for Houston as they now got two of their key targets in Brooks and VanVleet. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-trade-nets-patty-mills/" rel="noopener">trade for Mills</a> isn’t bad at all as well since they now have a quality guard behind FVV and Jalen Green.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-dillon-brooks-free-agency-4-year-80-million-contract/" rel="noopener">Brooks bolsters Houston’s wing</a> defense, while Landale gives them a quality backup big man behind Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun.</p><p>The Rockets want to fast-track their rebuild and return to basketball relevance soon, which was why they were linked with a potential James Harden reunion in the past couple of months. After moving on from their pursuit of Harden, though, they shifted their focus on multiple veteran players that fit their core headlined by Green, Smith Jr. and Sengun.</p><p>Sure enough, the Rockets couldn’t ask for a better free agency than what they have had so far this 2023. They came into FA with the biggest cap space at around $60 million, and they didn’t hold back in using it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2024-25 SEASON STATS
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