Patty and Spurs agree to 3 year deal

[ace3g]

Buck Harvey @Buck_SA
(https://twitter.com/Buck_SA)
This will make @Patty_Mills (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills/) shoulder feel better. He and the Spurs have agreed to a 3-year contract. #Spurs (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Spurs)

[DesignatedT]

:tu

[benefactor]

Damn you're fast.:lol

Well done, SA.

[Richie]

3 years is perfect. Hope it's under $4m per and he gets a player option for 3rd year if he impresses.

[Mugen]

Awesome, welcome back Patty.

[Chinook]

Need to see terms before knowing if it's good or bad.

[TheGreatYacht]

Thank god we ain't stuck with Cojo

[Ron Swanson]

Nice. Glad they got this done for Patty.

[T Park]

Come back in March, shake the rust off, be ready for the first round :tu

[houston spurs fan]

I hope Buck comfirmed with Woj

[spurraider21]

excellent news

[Darius McCrary]

TBWp3NB5TXY

[Spurtacus]

Sweet :tu

[ElNono]

good stuff... thanks for the heads up ace3g!

[illusioNtEk]

hoorayy!

[FvckMavs]

Wait a minute...Isn't Buck who said Duncan would opt out?

[Nathan89]

3yrs/11mil is my guess.

[100%duncan]

YES!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Nice

[ace3g]

Wait a minute...Isn't Buck who said Duncan would opt out?

He said there was a possibility he would opt out, not that it was 100%

[xtremesteven33]

:tu

[Twisted_Dawg]

Thank god we ain't stuck with Cojo

We're stuck with him until March 1st

[TheGreatYacht]

Wait a minute...Isn't Buck who said Duncan would opt out? "His sources are close with the Spurs" :lol

[tim_duncan_fan]

Thank god. Even if he's never good again, I'm glad we're paying the man. Very instrumental for us this past year.

See you around February, St Patty.

[EVAY]

Thank god. Even if he's never good again, I'm glad we're paying the man. Very instrumental for us this past year.

See you around February, St Patty.

[ron235]

There's still a lot to be learned from TP, Duncan and Manu in terms of leadership, so I think this is great for Patty.

He maybe could've gone and started for another team - but this puts him in a good position to be successful, develop his game further and possibly take over the primary PG role in a couple of years.

[100%duncan]

Thank god. Even if he's never good again, I'm glad we're paying the man. Very instrumental for us this past year.

See you around February, St Patty.

I doubt it. He has tremendous worth ethic and an underrated athlete, I mean, he played through an injury but still poured the 3's.

[UnWantedTheory]

Please let the terms be reasonable....

[MaNu4Tres]

3 yr 10-11 mil I'm guessing.

[DatBoyGood]

Great news despite the injury.

[Trill Clinton]

:wakeup

[baseline bum]

Sounds great, but I still want to hear it from Woj. I'll guess the contract is 3 years, $15 million, with a player option on the third year.

[RD2191]

Awesome, hopefully he comes back even better.

[Mugen]

I think it'll be in the area of the Livingston deal.

[jeebus]

3 years 21 million

[DrunkTXLabrat]

YAY!!

[benefactor]

Sounds great, but I still want to hear it from Woj. I'll guess the contract is 3 years, $15 million, with a player option on the third year.
About what I was thinking as well.

[ElNono]

MLE-sized deal sounds about right

[baseline bum]

MLE-sized deal sounds about right

Patty has absolutely earned it. I'm really happy for him.

[gospursgojas]

3 years 36 mil is my guess

[spurraider21]

Need to see terms before knowing if it's good or bad.
in your opinion, whats the threshold for good/bad in patty's case

[Baam]

3 years 21 million

:lol so essentially 2 years 21M as he's probably missing the whole season, Mills would be making more than Duncan :lmao

[spurraider21]

considering he outplayed Kobe he should be getting at least 25 mil per

[Spur|n|Austin]

Great news :tu - excited to see the terms, but I know the FO will be fair yet reasonable. Patty deserves it.


3 years 36 mil is my guess

It's been that type of free agency season :lol

[Big Empty]

3yr/16m

[baseline bum]

Glad to have Patty back.

http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Patty+Mills+2014+NBA+Finals+Game+Five+sGgfkT3yCu8l .jpg

Now need to get Boris to make this team whole again.

[MeloHype]

:tu

[TXstbobcat]

:flag:

[elemento]

Good news

MLE is a fair deal for both sides. For less, SA gets a great deal. For more, SA overpays.

[Richie]

Sounds great, but I still want to hear it from Woj. I'll guess the contract is 3 years, $15 million, with a player option on the third year.

I feel like $15m would be overpaying him considering his injury.

[Raven]

good to hear, now dump belinelli for peanuts.

[Chinook]

in your opinion, whats the threshold for good/bad in patty's case

I'd rathet have a two-year with a PO or a four-year. Three just doesn't make sense as for money, $4 Million in 2015 is my limit. Hope it's a good deal smaller, though.

[BackHome]

Three year deal but he won't be playing one year heck he won't be able to waive his towel for that year. My guess would be 3 years at 10 mill

1st Year sitting on bench - 3 mill
2nd Year second string backup - 3mill
3rd Year - 4 mill

[BatManu20]

Great news. Hope he recovers nicely and is back quicker than expected.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

3 year/21 million per Chris B


I didn't read it.. just figured mine and his sources were close..

[Big P]

3 years $11.5 mil is my guess.

[baseline bum]

WOAI-TV announced it. I hope they got confirmation from Harvey and didn't just take the word of an unverified twitter account. LOL if someone would have done that with the WojoYahooNBA account the other day. :lol

[Mikeanaro]

Great, PATTY IS MY FRIEND!
https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=HN.608047449539085040&pid=15.1&P=0

[thekingrobert]

i'm guessing 2.5 mil a year

[Mugen]

:lol I'd honestly be mad if the Spurs got him at a lowball price. Patty is one of the best dudes on the team and deserves to be taken care of tbh.

[Johnny RIngo]

Good for Patty. He deserved it after coming up big in the playoffs.

[ace3g]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
(https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine)Deal for Spurs' Patty Mills, I'm told, is in $12 million range over three years. One of my heroes @Buck_SA (https://twitter.com/Buck_SA/) first reported the agreement

[loveforthegame]

Welcome back Patty. :tu

At that price too??!! Wow.

[TheGoldStandard]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
(https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine)Deal for Spurs' Patty Mills, I'm told, is in $12 million range over three years. One of my heroes @Buck_SA (https://twitter.com/Buck_SA/) first reported the agreement



That's about right. 4 mil a year for 3 years, probably last year team option.

[ducks]

I bet player option so he can get bigger payday after healthy

[ElNono]

Kinda cheap... but he's undergoing surgery, so the discount might be there...

[baseline bum]

Wow, $12 million? Way cheaper than I was expecting for a guy with an 18.80 PER.

[benefactor]

:lol...and the Spurs do it again.

[timtonymanu]

Welcome back, Patty. And his contract is cheaper than I expected, but I suspect a lot has to do with his shoulder.

[elemento]

Very similar to Danny's contract

Great deal IMO.

[downunder]

You little beauty!!! Mills deserves the max. Very popular player for good reason.

[spurraider21]

Mugen is pissed patty got a fair deal :lol

[BatManu20]

Cheap deal for us. Hopefully there's a player option for him at least. Feel kinda bad for Patty, injury couldn't have happened at a worse time.

Glad he's back though. Now just re-sign Boris.

[DesignatedT]

Perfecto. Now get well soon.

[spurraider21]

Kinda cheap... but he's undergoing surgery, so the discount might be there...
yeah, i figure they see it as 2-5-5 by year or something like that

[Robz4000]

Great deal tbh.

[Prime Time]

Welcome back, Thrills.

Now time to get Diaw back

[RD2191]

Great deal IMO. Let's not act like the dude isn't a borderline chucker. Sure, he played great when it mattered, but with his style of play that won't always be the case. Still a great person and teammate to boost team morale.

[DPG21920]

Depending on the third year, I'd say the Spurs took very good care of Patty. While it seems to be a reasonable contract, a guy who is pretty highly regarded (Shaun Livingston) got 3 years/16M which I feel is pretty close to Patty's value. I think high end was a 4 year/20M deal and low end was 3 year/9M (even before the injury) deal and Patty still ended up in the middle essentially. Especially if it's fully guaranteed or a player option.

Good on the Spurs, overall a fair contract and not a massive discount IMO.

[MANUNG-Ginobili]

now he needs to improve his ball handling..

[Mugen]

Mugen (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=15519) is pissed patty got a fair deal :lol

:lol 3yr/12mil is fine with me and is terrific deal for the Spurs. But Ben F'n Gordon and Jodie Meeks making more than Patty ain't right tbh.

[Baam]

:lol 3yr/12mil is fine with me and is terrific deal for the Spurs. But Ben F'n Gordon and Jodie Meeks making more than Patty ain't right tbh.

Meeks is a starting SG...

[Prime Time]

Great deal IMO. Let's not act like the dude isn't a borderline chucker. Sure, he played great when it mattered, but with his style of play that won't always be the case. Still a great person and teammate to boost team morale.
Mills still plays within the system and only takes the shots he knows he can make. Unlike Neal, who seemed to shoot anything he wanted.

With that said - chuckers who make their shots tend to get big contracts. So this is still a hell of a bargain.

[spurraider21]

its a terrific deal, imo. we have him thru his age 28 season at an affordable rate. people need to realize we are assembling a complete team, meaning we will have a bunch of players making mid-tier salary instead of having 3 guys at 15mil+ with some vet min fodder on the side

[Mugen]

Meeks is a starting SG...

:lol On the Lakers

[Russ]

My already immense respect for Patty just went up -- he gave the team a hometown discount.

Fair dinkum mate.

[barakz21]

Congrats Patty Thrills! That's a well deserved contract! Now, rest up and focus on rehab, so you can help defend your title!

[Baam]

My already immense respect for Patty just went up -- he gave the team a hometown discount.

Fair dinkum mate.

It's the other way around, the Spurs did him a big favor.

[crc21209]

Great deal! Welcome back Patty!

[Harry Callahan]

Glad to hear Patty is back for awhile.....

The Spurs are almost done with bringing back all the key guys (I assume Diaw will be coming back too now). An NBA title team is hard to leave - I do think the team has great chemistry. I'll have to get back to the AT&T Center next year and admire the lovely new NBA title flag hanging from the rafters.

Patty's salary just tripled and he lives in a no state income tax state. The injury is unfortunate, but he's become a very dedicated player over the last year.

The 15th man on a current NBA team makes more than Iceman did most of his career.

The Spurs good depth and Pop's ability to work a roster will help out in the early part of the season.

I appreciate that the Spurs FO is recognizing what a fine job Patty did last year and wants to take care of his financial situation. $12M over 3 years is serious money.

[Mal]

Great.

[EVAY]

Report is that Mills is super bummed about the injury and the expected time for rehab...so I hope that this makes him feel better.

I'm glad for him and glad for the Spurs. And terrifically glad for all of us.

[superbigtime]

Sweet! Now gotta get Boris signed.

[SpurPadre]

Report is that Mills is super bummed about the injury and the expected time for rehab...so I hope that this makes him feel better.

I'm glad for him and glad for the Spurs. And terrifically glad for all of us.

A second ring will go a long way to making him feel better, tbh. It'll work out for all of us in the end!

[Mel_13]

I'd rathet have a two-year with a PO or a four-year. Three just doesn't make sense as for money, $4 Million in 2015 is my limit. Hope it's a good deal smaller, though.

It does if 2017 is the new 2015.


Depending on the third year, I'd say the Spurs took very good care of Patty. While it seems to be a reasonable contract, a guy who is pretty highly regarded (Shaun Livingston) got 3 years/16M which I feel is pretty close to Patty's value. I think high end was a 4 year/20M deal and low end was 3 year/9M (even before the injury) deal and Patty still ended up in the middle essentially. Especially if it's fully guaranteed or a player option.

Good on the Spurs, overall a fair contract and not a massive discount IMO.

Good summary.

[ace3g]

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
(https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA)Despite injury, Patty Mills agrees to 3-yr/$12M deal with Spurs (via @ESPNSteinLine (https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/)). es.pn/1pKqLIz (http://t.co/cPrAAC5zEy) pic.twitter.com/h7WYJFawTX (http://t.co/h7WYJFawTX)

[spurraider21]

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
(https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA)Despite injury, Patty Mills agrees to 3-yr/$12M deal with Spurs (via @ESPNSteinLine (https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/)). es.pn/1pKqLIz (http://t.co/cPrAAC5zEy) pic.twitter.com/h7WYJFawTX (http://t.co/h7WYJFawTX)


:tu spurs take care of their own

guy has a nasty injury and we give him 3 years of security

[CGD]

Awesome all around! This is a very fair deal, and on par with what green makes.

[Mugen]

:tu spurs take care of their own

guy has a nasty injury and we give him 3 years of security

just like the Lakers tbh :lol

[superbigtime]

This is a really good price for such a player with continued upside once he gets past the shoulder thing. I wonder how far things got with other teams if at all. This price is fair to other Spurs players as well. Gratitude and respect to Patty and RC/Pop for getting this done.

[Russ]

just like the Lakers tbh :lol

Maybe, but I don't think so.

Mills is young and his injury should not affect him going forward.

If Mills publicly criticizes the Spurs' FO right after the payoff (like Kobe did), I'll buy the comparison.

[Mel_13]

:tu spurs take care of their own

guy has a nasty injury and we give him 3 years of security

He earned it.

http://i.minus.com/i3iaZrkC1s5Uz.gif

[Baam]

just like the Lakers tbh :lol

There's some truth in there, it's a nice gesture in that situation but could bite them in the ass, it certainly not a win now move.

[Mark in Austin]

The Spurs just got a hell of a discount, or the injury scared away other teams; maybe both. Either way, with as much $$ available out there this summer as there is this is a great signing by SA.

[dbreiden83080]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R__dvYjFh04/UYMfAV8PkqI/AAAAAAAACDc/o3ooUhkeXgg/s1600/Chandler-Dancing-Friends.gif

[SilverSpur]

That's great. Glad to have him back. Hope it's 3 yrs 9 mil. As for his injury, better now than later, plus we can Give CoJo more minutes as a backup to Paker and even a few more starts. only makes him better and the team stronger.

CoJo has come along real nice. He has to take advantage of this opportunity to step up and display his talent so we can count on him down the road.

SHOOTING FOR SIX. :lobt2::flag:

[dunkman]

Great!

[slick'81]

Perfect contract for a perfect teammate

[baseline bum]

The Spurs just got a hell of a discount, or the injury scared away other teams; maybe both. Either way, with as much $$ available out there this summer as there is this is a great signing by SA.

Yeah, $12 million for Mills is pretty fucking great, especially when Meeks is getting $19 million. 1/16th of the salary cap for a guy with an 18.8 PER who hit some of the biggest shots in franchise history? Complete fucking bargain. If he could do what he did with his shoulder in the shape in what it was in, I have no doubts he will regain his form after surgery and rehab.

[024]

Good deal. Mills can be out as far as March and torn rotator cuffs usually causes a lingering decrease in strength. I don't know if Mills will be ready to contribute in the playoffs. But Mills earned the money. He opted in last year when he probably could have doubled or tripled his $1 million salary.

Hopefully it's front loaded like Splitter's contract. This is beginning to look like Duncan and Ginobili's last year. And with Leonard's extension looming, the Spurs need to preserve some cap space for the future.

[jkid12456]

Awesome, hopefully he comes back even better.

Dont believe I would see the day....

[jkid12456]

Very excited about this, but a bit bummed that he couldn't cash it in a bit more at a larger frnachise to get more popularity, but 12 mill 3 years is not too bad at all.

[tmtcsc]

Sounds great, but I still want to hear it from Woj. I'll guess the contract is 3 years, $15 million, with a player option on the third year.

Way too high. 3/11 sounds right.

[ElNono]

AFAIK, the $12m could break in many ways... could easily also be $3m/$4m/$5m... which would allow the Spurs to have some extra money to re-sign Diaw if that deal gets sticky

[Russ]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
(https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine)Deal for Spurs' Patty Mills, I'm told, is in $12 million range over three years. One of my heroes @Buck_SA (https://twitter.com/Buck_SA/) first reported the agreement



Is this not the figure?

[DPG21920]

AFAIK, the $12m could break in many ways... could easily also be $3m/$4m/$5m... which would allow the Spurs to have some extra money to re-sign Diaw if that deal gets sticky

Spurs have unlimited money to sign Boris essentially , I don't see how that really comes into play. I only think the contract matters in this regard if the Spurs want cap space (although, they could just wait to sign Patty until they use cap space and it wouldn't matter then).

[TheGoldStandard]

AFAIK, the $12m could break in many ways... could easily also be $3m/$4m/$5m... which would allow the Spurs to have some extra money to re-sign Diaw if that deal gets sticky

Great observation and since there isn't a deal in place til July 11 they can contact Diaw and figure out what he wants and then make the numbers fit. Diaw seems reasonable though, don't think he'll hold SA hostage and they won't let him. 3/18-20 sounds about right.

[poeticism707]

considering he outplayed Kobe he should be getting at least 25 mil per

:rollin:rollin:rollin

Welcome back, Patty!

[daslicer]

Sucks that he's hurt but over the past few years he's become one of my favorite spurs of all time. I just love this guys heart and enthusiasm. I even have more respect for him now hearing how he played through this injury for the whole entire year.

[ElNono]

Spurs have unlimited money to sign Boris essentially , I don't see how that really comes into play.

If they go over the cap, they can't use the MLE though, right?

[DPG21920]

If they go over the cap, they can't use the MLE though, right?

No they can. Pretty much regardless of what they sign Boris & Patty for, the MLE is in play.

[ElNono]

No they can. Pretty much regardless of what they sign Boris & Patty for, the MLE is in play.

I thought there was an actual reason for them to stay under the cap.... guess not?

[DPG21920]

I thought there was an actual reason for them to stay under the cap.... guess not?

Nope. Only real concern is Luxury Tax (for financial purposes) and the apron (for punitive purposes). Spurs won't be anywhere close to that even if Boris gets a nice raise. Especially with Patty's contract.

[TXstbobcat]

Great deal for the spurs and I'm really happy for Mills. :flag:

[ElNono]

Nope. Only real concern is Luxury Tax (for financial purposes) and the apron (for punitive purposes). Spurs won't be anywhere close to that even if Boris gets a nice raise. Especially with Patty's contract.

Got it. Thanks

[Russ]

Diaw seems reasonable though, don't think he'll hold SA hostage and they won't let him. 3/18-20 sounds about right.

Who does he think he is, Jodie Meeks?

[jhfenton]

If they go over the cap, they can't use the MLE though, right?

The Spurs are over the cap. To go under the cap they would have to renounce Boris and Patty and all the ancient cap holds they have hanging around. I believe Horry's cap hold is even still on their books.

As DPG said, though, the real concern is staying under the luxury tax threshold with actual salaries.

[spurraider21]

I thought there was an actual reason for them to stay under the cap.... guess not?
you only would stay under the cap if you intend to use your cap space to sign somebody, which isn't a realistic possibility. if we resign Patty and Boris, and stay in the range between the cap and the tax line, we get the full MLE at our disposal (like we did last year after keeping tiago, cliente, bonner and proceeded to use the MLE on Marco and Ayres :lol)...

if we exceed the tax or a certain threshold we get the mini mid-level like Miami used to get Ray Allen

[hooperflash]

http://i.minus.com/i2ml9gwKATIlg.gif

[ElNono]

The Spurs are over the cap. To go under the cap they would have to renounce Boris and Patty and all the ancient cap holds they have hanging around. I believe Horry's cap hold is even still on their books.

As DPG said, though, the real concern is staying under the luxury tax threshold with actual salaries.

I was under the (mistaken) impression that the MLE couldn't be used if the team was over the cap. With that in mind, keeping the holds is not a problem. They can actually be useful to pad a trade.

[ElNono]

you only would stay under the cap if you intend to use your cap space to sign somebody, which isn't a realistic possibility. if we resign Patty and Boris, and stay in the range between the cap and the tax line, we get the full MLE at our disposal (like we did last year after keeping tiago, cliente, bonner and proceeded to use the MLE on Marco and Ayres :lol)...

if we exceed the tax or a certain threshold we get the mini mid-level like Miami used to get Ray Allen

Yeah, I had it backwards. Thanks

[cd021]

3 years 12 million is a great deal and fair as well. Wonder if the 3rd is a PO. If he stays put he could be in line for the starting PG when Parker retires, (he'd be 36 and having wrapped up his 17 season)

[poeticism707]

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
(https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA)Despite injury, Patty Mills agrees to 3-yr/$12M deal with Spurs (via @ESPNSteinLine (https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/)). es.pn/1pKqLIz (http://t.co/cPrAAC5zEy) pic.twitter.com/h7WYJFawTX (http://t.co/h7WYJFawTX)



Great contract!

Get well soon,

and get back to work!

Playoffs, 2015,

do work!

[jkid12456]

https://twitter.com/BenoUdrih1/status/484388905039302656 how does Ben Udrih know patty mills?

[AFBlue]

Awesome deal bringing a key player back into the fold. Spurs FO doing work to get that legit shot at a back to back. Love it!

[Budkin]

G'Day Mate!

[Spur|n|Austin]

Awesome deal bringing a key player back into the fold. Spurs FO doing work to get that legit shot at a back to back. Love it!

Loving it, once we solidify a deal with Boris I will feel pretty great(er) about our chances next season for the repeat.

[marinoman]

title contenders + best friends (his words) > Shit organization + money

http://oi62.tinypic.com/29bk4na.jpg

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
(https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine)Deal for Spurs' Patty Mills, I'm told, is in $12 million range over three years. One of my heroes @Buck_SA (https://twitter.com/Buck_SA/) first reported the agreement



That sounds about right. He would've gotten without the injury, but that's a fair deal for both sides given the circumstances.

Really glad Patty is back! :toast :D

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

G'Day Mate!

Land really should practice saying that properly with Patty and Aron. The way he says it sounds like nails on a chalkboard to actual Aussies. :lol

[adonis827]

http://i.minus.com/i2ml9gwKATIlg.gif

towel waving probably added up to his shoulder injury. Really great teammate though

[Floyd Pacquiao]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/images/smilies/applause.gif good, now let's get diaw's deal done

[ceperez]

He earned it.

http://i.minus.com/i3iaZrkC1s5Uz.gif

He's diving all over the place and he has an injured shoulder?

[lefty]

fuck yes, our #1 PG

[tholdren]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/images/smilies/applause.gif good, now let's get diaw's deal done
AWESOME SIG

[gameFACE]

Yeah! Hopefully he'll recover sooner than expected.

[ace3g]

Danny Green @DGreen_14
(https://twitter.com/DGreen_14)Welcome back and congrats!!! @Patty_Mills (https://twitter.com/Patty_Mills/)

[downunder]

Money is good. But nba money can be crazy. An untried in College 18yr old draft pick from Australia will start on $4million a year. By comparison Mills a seasoned guard, who saved Spurs season when Parker injured, and delivered in the playoffs , was short changed on one view. But Patty is a decent man,money isn't all. That injury is minor . He got spurs up with it. The surgery won't affect his shooting but he should be waving that towel with his left hand. I still suspect Spurs leaked the story on his shoulder weeks ago to scare off competitive offers.

[Darkwaters]

He's diving all over the place and he has an injured shoulder?

Exactly what I was thinking...

[Budkin]

Land really should practice saying that properly with Patty and Aron. The way he says it sounds like nails on a chalkboard to actual Aussies. :lol

:lol how about Bill Schoening?

[100%duncan]

12 mil for 3 years is a damn good deal. Maybe without the injury itll be around 5-6 a year.

[Marcus Bryant]

Buck Harvey is somebody's hero?

[Samr]

My son was born the day after Patty saved the Spurs in the OKC series (my wife actually started labor pains during the game, but we waited until it was over to go to hospital). I'm really glad he'll be able to cheer Patty on with me now.

[LakerHater]

484531709619097600

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

:lol how about Bill Schoening?

Don't even go there... :lol

[lowdown]

Great deal for the Spurs! I believe if Patty wasn't hurt, he would've been offered more (maybe a lot more) by several other teams. By the way, neither Jodie Meeks nor Ben Gordon are starting guards. They may start on bad teams but that's not the same thing. Meeks wasn't suppose to start for the Lakers but Nash & Kobe were - I would say - a bit dinged up.

[MI21]

:tu Patty

Wrapped. Don't care if he doesn't make another shot in his career for the Spurs, the man was big in getting 5 and deserves his cash.

[tdunk21]

Welcome back Patty.... Get well soon...

Anyone know the current salary cap situation??

[Spur|n|Austin]

Buck Harvey is somebody's hero?

:lol Stein's at that. That tweet threw me off!

[Splits]

484531709619097600

Mills now making the same salary as DG... Spurs need to extend his ass during the season.

[TheGreatYacht]

Glad he's back, but he got robbed.. Seeing how much one of our bigs makes per year...

[phxspurfan]

title contenders + best friends (his words) > Shit organization + money

http://oi62.tinypic.com/29bk4na.jpg

GG Patty and Spurs FO for rewarding him. And when TD retires, is the Coyote going to change his number?

[bbarry]

yesssssss! I was almost sure and scared that he was gonna jet SA

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Good deal and about what was expected ( lol @ Raven, etc ). Hopefully the 3rd year is a team option.

[thiste]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmL1gIi23Og

[99 Problems]

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[ata]

Glad he's back, but he got robbed.. Seeing how much one of our bigs makes per year...

Bigs are aways overpayed - because they are big. There is many 6'3" players with great BB skill and not so many with 7' and average BB skills

[Mal]

I think this good deal for Patty. His injury didnt lower his salary, Spurs didnt lowball him. He`ll be 28yrs old, by the end of the deal without huge mileage.

Now just re-sign Boris remaining 5,8 mil from Mills/Bonner/Diaw combined salaries.

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

Glad to have Patty back!!!

[Brox6]

Spurs like the Lannisters, pay their debt.

[Spurs9]

Glad he's back, but he got robbed.. Seeing how much one of our bigs makes per year...
He still makes $330k PER month and will be out 7 months with a injury, I'm sure he can find a way to survive on that. Plus I believe they get extra money from the playoffs and then the finals. He could have easily made much more elsewhere, however Patty clearly likes the team and wants to win otherwise he wouldn't have accepted the deal.

[SupremeGuy]

I can live with this deal, and that's the important thing, tbh... :toast

[capek]

All the work the Spurs organization has done to create a "family atmosphere" pays off big time in situations like this. Design your organization to be one that communicates, in every way possible, that the players are valued and are the focus of everything...that is an incredibly powerful way to influence a player's decision-making process come negotiation time. When you can't rely on the city you're situated in to be the draw, that's about all you can do--make your organization one that players, once they've experienced it first hand, don't want to leave. Personally, I really like that he'll be making the same as Danny; to me, there's something really fair about that. Super glad it's a done deal that he'll be back, love the guy of course, as all Spurs fans do. I never thought he'd leave, but it's good to see it in writing.

[Dex]

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[LoneStarState'sPride]

Love it! Welcome back, Baker's Man! :tu

[Drom John]

Drom John (Macon, GA)
Knowing that Patty Mills is out for seven months, what would you think should the efficient market price for a 3-year contract (ignoring Bradley, Livingston and Meeks).
Kevin Pelton
I think a mid-level offer for three years still would have been reasonable. That's about $16-17 million, or about a third more than Mills reportedly got from the Spurs.

[dbestpro]

Collison got 3 years 16 mil from the Kings, and I wouldn't play him over CoJo let alone Mills.

[ManuTastic]

Patty Mill-ions!

[Boomersgold]

Collison got 3 years 16 mil from the Kings, and I wouldn't play him over CoJo let alone Mills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTGQNyuS44A

[Drom John]

Marcus (Dallas)
Did Patty's market value drop because of his shoulder injury, or did he and the Spurs just find a fair number that made them both happy?
Kevin Pelton
Almost certainly the former, although who knows what his value was going to be given the way various teams dislike shoot-first point guards.

[TampaDude]

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Great news, congrats to Patty!

[downunder]

In the beginning Patty was given limited time to rest Parker to play with assist passes;at the end the whole team knew Pop gave Mills the green light to shoot whenever Patty thought it was available. The improvement in Mills was clear. No matter the future I will never forget James attempting to close Patty down in the corner when Patty reacted by flashing past James on the baseline for the layup. To me that moment in the last game of the playoffs signalled Patty was a complete player not just a 3 point shooter but a thinking quick player. Spurs got a bargain. Aussie! Aussie ! Aussie! Oi oi oi !

[Big P]

In the beginning Patty was given limited time to rest Parker to play with assist passes;at the end the whole team knew Pop gave Mills the green light to shoot whenever Patty thought it was available. The improvement in Mills was clear. No matter the future I will never forget James attempting to close Patty down in the corner when Patty reacted by flashing past James on the baseline for the layup. To me that moment in the last game of the playoffs signalled Patty was a complete player not just a 3 point shooter but a thinking quick player. Spurs got a bargain. Aussie! Aussie ! Aussie! Oi oi oi !

:toast

[Gino-Step]

Patty and Thabo just signed the exact same contract.

[Mnky]

Spurs like the Lannisters, pay their debt.
:toast

[Russ]

Every time the Spurs have won the title, they had a cold-blooded three point shooter.

Mills is no point guard, Horry was no power forward, Bowen couldn't dribble a basketball and Kerr was barely even an NBA player. But they were all that guy.

It was essential that the Spurs re-sign Mills.

And it had nothing to do with filling the backup PG slot.

[Random5843]

He's diving all over the place and he has an injured shoulder? Exactly my thoughts. Just in case, they should forbid him to towel waving

[Obstructed_View]

Every time the Spurs have won the title, they had a cold-blooded three point shooter.

Mills is no point guard, Horry was no power forward, Bowen couldn't dribble a basketball and Jaren Jackson was barely even an NBA player. But they were all that guy.

It was essential that the Spurs re-sign Mills.

And it had nothing to do with filling the backup PG slot.

Fixed for accuracy. Steve Kerr won titles in multiple places for a reason. He spent a lot of time as the backup point guard for the Spurs when Claxton was injured, and his biggest play in that game against Dallas was on defense.

[Solid D]

Fixed for accuracy. Steve Kerr won titles in multiple places for a reason. He spent a lot of time as the backup point guard for the Spurs when Claxton was injured, and his biggest play in that game against Dallas was on defense.

Yeah, Jaren Jackson led the Spurs in 3-point attempts and makes in the 1999 playoffs. His most memorable game was closing down the Great Western Forum in LA. He used to pound his head and shake it after his made 3s.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Every time the Spurs have won the title, they had a cold-blooded three point shooter.

Mills is no point guard, Horry was no power forward, Bowen couldn't dribble a basketball and Kerr was barely even an NBA player. But they were all that guy.

It was essential that the Spurs re-sign Mills.

And it had nothing to do with filling the backup PG slot.

That's a great post. And I'd add Stephen Jackson to that list. His strength while he was with us the first time was cold-blooded three point shooting. He was really a pretty incomplete basketball player otherwise back then, contrary to how some fans remember him.

[Obstructed_View]

That's a great post. And I'd add Stephen Jackson to that list. His strength while he was with us the first time was cold-blooded three point shooting. He was really a pretty incomplete basketball player otherwise back then, contrary to how some fans remember him.

Each title team has had more than one. Elie was huge for the '99 team, Manu hit big threes in every run starting when he was a rookie. Can't forget Fin, either.

[spurs1990]

^ Man I miss Michael Finley. I wish he retired here instead of that fiasco.

[Dex]

Jackson I, Elliott, Elie, Kerr, Jackson II, Bowen, Ginobili, Barry, Horry, Finley, Green, Belinelli (yes, his two big 3s against OKC and Miami put him up here), Mills...

I'm sure I'm probably missing some here, but every championship team has had at least a couple deadeye shooters capable of making big shots on the big stage.

[TheCerebral1]

Awesome news. If there is ever a more perfect one two punch at point guard, it easily comes down to Parker/Mills and Paul/Collison. They just function so well. I'm a happy Spurs fan. I would like to see Diaw back on the right deal. This is quite less than what I saw Patty getting. But, good to see that he's loyal to the team that gave him his big break. #BlewitPortland

[Raven]

damn, this is good.

[ace3g]

official press release

http://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-re-sign-patty-mills

[SpursFan86]

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[Boomersgold]

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Wow, the Spurs low balled him big time. So much for the Spurs 'taking care of their own'. How much did Shawn Livingston sign for again?

[SpursFan86]

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[SpursFan86]

Wow, the Spurs low balled him big time. So much for the Spurs 'taking care of their own'. How much did Shawn Livingston sign for again?

IIRC they signed him with the full MLE...so ~$16 million over 3 years.

[Harry Callahan]

Wow, the Spurs low balled him big time. So much for the Spurs 'taking care of their own'. How much did Shawn Livingston sign for again?

I don't see how you can "low ball big time" a guy when you triple his salary - especially on a bench player. Patty Mills is a very high quality backup player who happens to fill a very specific (and important) role in SA.

Just because another team pays/overpays another player with a completely different body type/skill set doesn't another player is getting ripped off. If the Spurs followed the franchise model of the Rockets with neither financial nor roster discipline, they would have signed Patty Mills for $5MM per year and Boris Diaw for $11MM per year. Then in the end, they would have one or two fewer players on the roster available who could contribute during the RS and more importantly the playoffs.

Patty Mills just achieved financial security for himself, if he's smart with his money, for the rest of his life. Less than three years ago, he was bouncing around China trying to get a green card. Legal immigration rocks. The U.S. should try it more often. Just let the people in that can actually contribute something useful and meaningful.

[Anonymous Cowherd]

If you're out for half a season, that changes things. Think of it as a contract for the 2.5 years he can play for, and it scales up to $12m base, $15.6m with incentives. Which seems very fair.

[Drom John]

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11227532/nba-best-worst-free-agency-deals-far?ex_cid=InsiderTwitter_strohbestworstFA


Best, worst FA deals so far
The offseason's biggest steals and overpays according to WAR
Updated: July 17, 2014, 1:47 PM ET
By Tom Haberstroh | ESPN Insider



Best deals

Patty Mills, San Antonio Spurs | Age: 25

Contract: Three years, $12M | AAV: $4 million

2013-14 value: 5.8 WAR | Expected AAV: $9.8M

Annual surplus value: +$5.8M

The Spurs just keep on Spursing. Mills was the NBA's best backup point guard last season. Playing behind future Hall of Famer Tony Parker, Mills led all Spurs in 3-pointers and averaged 19.5 points per 36 minutes. At just 24 years old, he was a key cog in his team's NBA Finals win.

Teams would normally fight for this sort of young talent. But the Spurs nabbed him for $4 million a year, a rate cheaper than 34-year-old Caron Butler and 32-year-old Chris Kaman received from the Detroit Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers, respectively.

Granted, Mills underwent shoulder surgery, which should knock him out for the first few months of the season. But the Spurs shrewdly took the long view here, locking in a young player to a multiyear contract. Mills is one of the best 3-point shooters in the league. He's entering his prime, and the Spurs got him for 50 percent off Avery Bradley. That's highway robbery.