<!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-hawks-paul-millsap-retirement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ex-Jazz, Hawks 4-time All-Star Paul Millsap makes 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/2024/12/Ex-Utah-Hawks-4-time-All-Star-Paul-Millsap-makes-retirement-decision.jpg"></figure><h1>Ex-Jazz, Hawks 4-time All-Star Paul Millsap makes retirement decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-03T11:10:41-08:00">December 3rd, 11:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-03T11:32:01-08:00">December 3rd, 11:32am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Paul Millsap, who made four All-Star teams during his NBA career, <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1864021890102149357" rel="noopener">is reportedly</a> retiring, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.</p><p>“After 16 NBA seasons, four-time All-Star Paul Millsap has retired from basketball. Millsap, the No. 47 pick in the 2006 NBA draft, spent his career with the Jazz, Hawks, Nuggets, Nets and 76ers. One of eight players all-time with 500 3-pointers, 1,000 blocks and 1,000 steals,” Charania wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Millsap spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz, however, he made his four All-Star teams with the Atlanta Hawks. As Charania wrote, he also played with the Denver Nuggets, Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers. Millsap last appeared in an NBA game during the 2021-22 season.</p><p>At 39 years old, Paul Millsap is officially retiring from the NBA.</p><h2><b>A look at Paul Millsap’s NBA career following his retirement</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-paul-millsap-key-to-stopping-anthony-davis">Millsap enjoyed a strong NBA career</a>. He was selected by the Jazz in the 2006 NBA Draft and ended up playing well in Utah. Millsap split time between starting and coming off the bench with the Jazz, though. He would play in Utah through the 2012-13 season before heading to Atlanta.</p><p>Millsap was a starter with the Hawks and was selected to the NBA All-Star team in each of his four seasons in Atlanta. He consistently made an impact on both ends of the floor while providing help in the rebounding department. Millsap also offered scoring prowess as a forward, offering versatility as well.</p><p>His final season with the Hawks was in 2016-17. He then joined the Nuggets and although he did not make an All-Star team in Denver, Millsap still helped the team. Millsap spent time in Brooklyn and Philadelphia during the 2021-22 campaign. He has not played in the NBA since.</p><p>Paul Millsap will be remembered as a good NBA player. He was productive and versatile throughout his 16 years in the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-Jazz, Hawks 4-time All-Star Paul Millsap makes 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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'The 3 teams who should take a chance on Paul Millsap if bought out');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Nets-Paul-Millsap.jpeg"></figure><h1>The 3 teams who should take a chance on Paul Millsap if bought out</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-09T19:53:48-08:00">February 9th, 7:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-09T20:01:08-08:00">February 9th, 8:01pm</time><address><a>Jon Conahan</a>Penn State 22'</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the NBA trade deadline coming up, Paul Millsap of the Brooklyn Nets is one of the names who is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-rumors-paul-millsaps-preferred-team-could-thwart-l-a-s-efforts/" rel="noopener">rumored</a> to either be traded or bought out. He didn’t get much of a chance in Brooklyn, which led to him wanting to spend the last few years of his career elsewhere.</p><p>Millsap is past his prime, but he can still be beneficial to a few contending teams because of his size. With how good some teams are inside the paint, a few teams can look at him as an extra guy to throw at a few star players in the playoffs for a few minutes each night.</p><p>Let’s look at three teams that may benefit from acquiring Paul Millsap via trade or buyout.</p><p>While all of these deals may be difficult, some contending teams will overspend and will be forced to give back a big package owing to the players’ salaries. Not all of these moves are likely, but competing clubs will try everything possible to improve, which might lead to some unusual deals, as we have seen in the past. In a rebuilding situation, teams will try to trade certain players for less than they are worth.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener noreferrer">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><h2>Paul Millsap</h2><p><b>3. Sixers</b></p><p>This may be an intriguing move for the Sixers to make, since they will undoubtedly need a backup center if they are to trade Andre Drummond in the James Harden deal. Philadelphia will need to be very strategic in their approach because, while playing like one of the top players in the NBA, Joel Embiid has a history of injuries, which they will need to care for. If Embiid is injured, Philadelphia will be unable to win a championship, thus they must recognize the importance of keeping him healthy, and acquiring players who can fill in for him during the regular season so that he can take nights off without fear of injury.</p><p>It will be fascinating to watch what moves the Sixers make. Many people believe James Harden will be traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons. If this is the case, the Nets want to reportedly get Andre Drummond, indicating that the Sixers may be interested in acquiring another big man to fill their backup position.</p><p>The Sixers will almost certainly need to make some trades before the deadline this year, and they don’t have much time. They aren’t in a horrible situation with their current roster, but they aren’t where they need to be. Joel Embiid has been one of the best players in the NBA, but him alone will not be enough to win a championship.</p><p>Paul Millsap isn’t going to send this club over the top, but he might help them out by serving as a backup big man, especially if Andre Drummond is traded.</p><p><b>2. Bulls</b></p><p>If he is bought out, the Chicago Bulls may be a good fit for him, and there have been speculations that they are interested in getting him. He isn’t the ideal fit for this team, but with their need for a big guy who can defend the rim, he may be someone they are looking at.</p><p>Chicago is one of those teams that, if they make the right decisions before the deadline, might win an NBA title. They have some areas where they are really strong, but they also have other areas where they need to improve drastically. It will be fascinating to watch what kind of movements they make, but this is one that they are allegedly interested in.</p><p>The Bulls have to realize that if they don’t go out and get the forward or center they need to make it tough on other guys, they won’t find any success in the playoffs. Millsap won’t be the guy who fixes their rim protection issues by himself, but he is a guy with a big body and that will let them run different defensive schemes.</p><p><b>1. Celtics</b></p><p>The Celtics might be a good spot for Paul Millsap if he is bought out since there are speculations that they could trade Grant Williams to the Milwaukee Bucks. If they do decide to get another guy who can be a backup, it could make sense to bring in a guy like Millsap. Although he won’t necessarily help this team win a title and every deal they do make should be someone that makes them significantly better, it is a small move that could help the Celtics out.</p><p>Boston has been playing much better basketball of late, and while he isn’t going to send them over the top, they will need a backup forward / center if they decide to trade Williams, so a veteran like Millsap would make sense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The 3 teams who should take a chance on Paul Millsap if bought out

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Paul Millsap’s preferred destination could thwart Lakers’ efforts');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Lakers-LeBron-James-Paul-Millsap-DeMar-DeRozan.png"></figure><h1>Paul Millsap’s preferred destination could thwart Lakers’ efforts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-02T08:07:15-08:00">February 2nd, 8:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-02T08:07:15-08:00">February 2nd, 8:07am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | Victor Cruz and RJ Barrett are my GOATs</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Paul Millsap and the Brooklyn Nets are set to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-rumors-kevin-durant-brooklyn-set-to-part-ways-with-4-time-all-star/">part ways</a> as the trade deadline approaches. The Los Angeles Lakers, naturally, are interested in hiring the aging former All-Star as they look to climb higher in the Western Conference playoff picture. Especially with Anthony Davis’ injury history, they could use the 36-year-old power forward in their lineup.</p><p>The Lakers, however, are not the only team Millsap could join. <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2953006-trade-deadline-intel-wizards-among-nbas-most-active-shoppers-eyeing-sabonis">Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report</a> writes that the Chicago Bulls have Millsap’s attention, which could make it harder for Los Angeles to bring him in.</p><blockquote>The Lakers are searching to find Kent Bazemore a new home after he opened the season as a starter. And while it’s believed Paul Millsap would prefer to land in Chicago, having a connection to Bulls lead executive Arturas Karnisovas from their shared Denver days, Los Angeles has been mentioned as a suitor for Millsap should he reach the buyout market.</blockquote><p>The Bulls offer Millsap a chance to make his first NBA Finals appearance and a chance to reunite with Arturas Karnisovas, who was an executive of the Denver Nuggets when Millsap played there. Los Angeles’ circus-like season certainly makes them look less appealing.</p><p>The Lakers, per Fischer, could still land him in the buyout market. In order to get him from the Bulls first, they would have to land him in a trade. Giving him the option to pick where he wants to go may leave them out to dry.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Paul Millsap’s preferred destination could thwart Lakers’ efforts

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rumor: Brooklyn’s main goal in a Paul Millsap 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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Nets-Paul-Millsap-Nets-rumors-Paul-Millsap-trade-Nets-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Rumor: Brooklyn’s main goal in a Paul Millsap trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-01-28T10:25:08-08:00">January 28th, 10:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-01-28T10:25:08-08:00">January 28th, 10:25am</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets have been the talk of the NBA lately for some wild rumors involving <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-james-harden-woj-bomb-will-please-kevin-durant-kyrie-irving/">star guard James Harden</a>. However, those rumors aren’t the only tidbits swirling around Brooklyn, as veteran forward Paul Millsap has been floated as a possible name to be made available in trades. With Brooklyn likely looking to move the soon-to-be 37-year-old Millsap, here is the franchise’s main goal by making such a transaction, according to the latest rumors, via <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-new-latest-trade-winds?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo1NDc4NDA4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NzgyODI5MCwiXyI6ImJ2cVBWIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQzMzkxNzA0LCJleHAiOjE2NDMzOTUzMDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0zOTIyMDUiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.3RGUH5u32TjToCdFUG7xMkLBX3X48zJ5agwm8hzLi2k">NBA reporter Marc Stein</a>.</p><blockquote>The Nets have pledged to find Paul Millsap a new home and have granted the former All-Star forward, who turns 37 on deadline day, leave from the team as they scour the market for a suitable trade. Swapping Millsap for more perimeter shooting, sources say, is among the Nets’ goals.</blockquote><p>Per the Nets rumors from Stein, Brooklyn is looking to trade Paul Millsap and are seeking, among other things, perimeter shooting in a possible trade of the veteran forward.</p><p>This makes sense for the Nets to target in possible returns for a Millsap trade, as the team has suffered in that department during the absence of sharpshooter Joe Harris. They average the fifth fewest made three-pointers per game as a team.</p><p>It remains to be seen if the Nets will find any suitors for a Paul Millsap trade, though these rumors certainly are an interesting dive into the thinking of Brooklyn’s front office with the deadline approaching.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rumor: Brooklyn’s main goal in a Paul Millsap trade

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nets coach Steve Nash gets brutally honest on having no room for Paul Millsap');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Steve-Nash-Nets-Paul-Millsap.jpg"></figure><h1>Nets coach Steve Nash gets brutally honest on having no room for Paul Millsap</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-01-21T18:36:26-08:00">January 21st, 6:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-01-21T18:41:51-08:00">January 21st, 6:41pm</time><address><a>Dave Early</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It appears that Brooklyn Nets big man Paul Millsap is soon going to have a new home. It was recently <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1484327435675918336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1484327435675918336%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1618955action%3Dedit">reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic</a> that the former Jazz, Hawks, and Nuggets forward, who has appeared in 24 games for the Nets this season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-rumors-kevin-durant-brooklyn-set-to-part-ways-with-4-time-all-star/">is seeking a change of scenery.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Forward Paul Millsap and the Brooklyn Nets have agreed to find the four-time All-Star a new team where he can have a greater contribution, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1484327435675918336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Financially, the Brooklyn Nets are a top-heavy team. Their Big 3 of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden are all on max contracts, and then that leaves little room for the rest of the roster to get paid. Joe Harris is the only other player on the team who makes over $6M annually. So one thing the team looked to do last off-season was get as many affordably priced players as possible. And for one reason or another, that means rostering some very young players on rookie deals, and some much older players on veteran minimum salaries. And that makes for some inconsistent performances.</p><p>Last off-season, several of the best values the Nets found was at the big position. Retaining Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge was a savvy move by GM Sean Marks. Both came via the buyout market midway through the season last year. Nic Claxton, on the other end of the experience spectrum, was a holdover as well. Rookie Day’Ron Sharpe is a newcomer as was the veteran Paul Millsap.</p><p>We’ve seen Steve Nash turn to a cavalcade of bigs this year with few carving out a night in night out role. After Aldridge, who recently flourished with 27 points in a big win over the Wizards, there are not many Nets bigs who have been both available and reliable.</p><p>Nic Claxton missed 17 consecutive games with a non-COVID illness. He was playing some of the best ball of his career before a recent injury setback. But unfortunately, Claxton has made news more via trade rumor than anything else.</p><p>Rookie Day’Ron Sharpe has recently made a name for himself.</p><p>Blake Griffin started the year in lineups but was eventually riding pine, as coach Steve Nash couldn’t find time to get him minutes. Blake has earned spot duty with the rash of COVID and injury issues, but he still hasn’t proven completely dependable.</p><p>Then there is Paul Millsap, who has missed several games this year for “personal reasons,” and has not had the chance to find a rhythm.</p><p>Nash spoke about the topic before the team’s game vs. the San Antonio Spurs.</p><p>“When you add it all up there’s five centers,” said Nash. “I think it makes it difficult. For different reasons at different parts of the season we’ve pressed different buttons and although he did get some opportunities he didn’t get a ton of opportunities, you know I feel that was unfortunate for Paul and I understand.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"You add it all up, and there's just not enough space for everybody"</p><p>Steve Nash speaks on the Nets looking to find a new team for Paul Millsap <a href="https://t.co/QKbMfdzO0S" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/QKbMfdzO0S</a></p><p>— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYNets/status/1484680123186135044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 22, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Millsap is averaging 3.4 points and 3.7 rebounds in just 11.3 minutes per game. He’s not defending better than Claxton and he’s not shooting better than Aldridge. James Johnson has also taken some minutes at the four that might have gone to the guy James Harden sometimes affectionately refers to as “Sap.” And all of that competition for minutes has squeezed him out.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Motivation. Thank you 🙏🏾</p><p>— Paul Millsap (@Paulmillsap4) <a href="https://twitter.com/Paulmillsap4/status/1484334896910770178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>“Just a difficult situation that we didn’t necessarily foresee but here we are,” continued Nash. “And Day’Ron [Sharpe] and Nic [Claxton] have emerged, and LA’s had a great year and Blake’s been available the whole season and we know whether he’s playing very well or he’s struggling we know what he brings with his I.Q. and his defensively he takes charges and boxes out and gives us a physicality that we don’t have, so you know you add it all up and it’s just there’s not enough space for everybody,” explained the second-year head coach.</p><p>That last bit is intriguing. Nash says that Griffin, whether he’s been playing well or not has “been available the whole season.” And that <i>might </i>be a hint that the personal time Millsap has needed cost him some run. This was something Nash contended was not the case earlier in the season. But maybe that changed and the time away from the team did cost Millsap in his coch’s eyes.</p><p>At the end of the day this is about playing time and clearly, Millsap thinks he can still contribute at a relatively high level. We would expect him to land on a contending team who has more opportunity in their front court.</p><p>“It was very recent, it was just an unfortunate situation. We think Paul’s been great, His spirit and the way he’s been a great teammate, and accepted a limited role so far has been difficult for him,” said Nash.</p><p>Based on everything coach Nash said, it sounds as if Millsap came in with different expectations for his role than the team had. Perhaps another team will provide a better fit moving forwards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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