Woj: Patty Mills Agrees to 2-Yr, $12M Deal with the Nets

[EasyMoney]

The era is over.

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1422629654901444612?s=19

[BatManu20]

See ya Patty Cakes. Thanks for 2014 Bala.


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[MoSpur02]

Good for him. At least it wasn’t the Lakers

[timvp]

Thanks, Patty.

Best teammate in Spurs history.

'Twas fun :tu

[ducks]

Good now I root more against nets

[BillMc]

Great teammate. Good chance he gets another ring.

[Darius Bieber]

6 mill a year... Damn Spurs are the kings of overpaying

[Big Empty]

Hope he gets him a ring. Great leader & teamate

[SpurPadre]

End of an era. This will now be the first time we've been without a Championship player since 1998. Thanks for the memories, Patty!

[Gibbz]

Go get you another ring, Patty :bobo

[LongtimeSpursFan]

Spurs with DeMar and the young guns are going to run everyone off the court.

[ducks]

Hope he gets him a ring. Great leader & teamate

I sure as hell hope he does not with the nets !

[lmbebo]

Good for the Nets. Sad to see him go, just waiting for final shoe to drop

[JeffDuncan]

I always knew he was a ring chasing slut.

But nah, it’s time to be nice. Good Luck Patty!

[Texas_Ranger]

with him and Gay we just lost 2 of the worst defenders on the team. Thanx for 14.

[objective]

Remember when Mills got his 50 mills and put on 20 pounds and then explained that he didn't have to perform to earn the 50 because it was all makeup pay from previous deals?

[Chomag]

Coffee gang officially over, thanks for the frog squats pics that we will never forget.

[CGD]

It’s the right move, but damn I’ll be sad to see him go.

[Dejounte]

Ahh this makes me so fucking happy

you going to hold your end of the bargain, Titan ?

[emanueldavidginobili]

God I’ve loved you so much and hated you so much at the same time lmao. Regardless what a fantastic teammate and basketball player this guy has his some gigantic shots in his Spurs career. We desperately need some type of vet though now.

[emanueldavidginobili]

God I’ve loved you so much and hated you so much at the same time lmao. Regardless what a fantastic teammate and basketball player this guy has his some gigantic shots in his Spurs career. We desperately need some type of vet though now.

[rjv]

HEB taking a big hit today. hooroo, mate!

[Russ]

So it's Pop vs. Patty Thursday in Tokyo, the first post-Spurs confrontation -- from now on they're frenemies.

You get the impression that the Spurs are moving on from the vets. Both Rudy and Patty absolutely loved San Antonio and loved played for the Spurs.

The FO is definitely executing a plan. It's hard to imagine that cutting ties with DeRozan wouldn't also be a part of that plan.

[MannyIsGod]

Man, I'm sad as hell about this. Patty was one of my favorite Spurs of all time.

[SPURt]

Thank you for the great years Patty! End of an era… now my dislike for the Nets is a little less intense.

[Robz4000]

So long 50Mills. Didn't always like you on the court, but I always did off of it. Can't be denied what you brought to this team in terms of leadership and CHARACTER.

[Mr. Body]

Good luck mate.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Will miss Patty, man. Dude was an awesome teammate. Will always remember his introductions to each team member in the 2014 victory celebrations, his several daggers in key moments, his bond with Grandpa Juice!, and how he went from a goofy towel-waver to an Indigenous Australian Icon who excelled both and off the court. The Nets have got a winner in their bench. He will have it easy with Harden/ Durant/ Irving opening up easy three point opportunities.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Always a Spur!

[Budkin]

Coffee gang officially over, thanks for the frog squats pics that we will never forget.

My absolute favorite era of Spurs basketball. 13-14 was just a special team.

[Mugen]

Det culture :cry

In all seriousness, good luck to him tbh and thanks for some great memories during the golden years. It was never his fault that RC showed up at 12:01 with a bag and that he was always badly overused by the old man. Nothing but love for the Aussie!

[Russ]

So long Patty -- the last link to the Championship Era!

They'll miss you on your bike in the Southside.

[daslicer]

He should excel in the role he's taking with the Nets. He can now go back to the role he used to have when the Spurs were title contenders instead of being overused.

[Gibbz]

My absolute favorite era of Spurs basketball. 13-14 was just a special team.

Certainly one of the best teams of all time--an absolute buzz-saw in the playoffs.

[slick'81]

Bye bye you overrated ,ball hogging lil midget. Best news soo far today

[cd98]

He will be missed. Sometimes you don't appreciate a guy that hit a surprising amount of clutch shots until he is gone. Good luck in New Jersey, though I'm still rooting for Rudy Gay to win a title.

[R. DeMurre]

Had a great run & was a great teammate. Last player from the legendary Beautiful Game team to leave. I bet he'll enjoy living in Brooklyn.

[cjw]

6 mill a year... Damn Spurs are the kings of overpaying

Literally the most Nets could have paid him as they’re in tax.

[TDomination]

Man if had signed here for that price he would not have been hated as much! but either way, gonna miss Patty Mills!

"THIS MAN CAN SHOOT" is what i'll always remember hearing during the 2014 Finals when he kept nailing dem 3's

Will miss him for sure.

[LeBowen]

Literally the most Nets could have paid him as they’re in tax.

And their tax went up by 30 million with Mills signing.

[spurspl]

Man if had signed here for that price he would not have been hated as much! but either way, gonna miss Patty Mills!

"THIS MAN CAN SHOOT" is what i'll always remember hearing during the 2014 Finals when he kept nailing dem 3's

Will miss him for sure.

truu, i wouldnt mind keeping him for a 6mil. Great teammate. Wish him luck and another ring.

[TimDunkem]

Bye bye you overrated ,ball hogging lil midget. Best news soo far today

[cjw]

And their tax went up by 30 million with Mills signing.

So the Spurs will make $1 to $2 million from him going to the Nets. I think we see five teams in the tax this year - Lakers, Nets, Warriors, Bucks, and then either Celtics or Sixers depending on what else they do.

[slick'81]

Patty was absolute ass on the court these past couple of seasons. Not his fault pop went to him as the go to scorer down the stretch. Sean marks loves him ,and hopefully hell get a ring in Brooklyn. Win/win ,tbh

[Spurs Homer]

Good luck patty!

Losing mills and gay is like

taking pop’s crackpipe away!

Pop gonna go COLD TURKEY!

[BatManu20]

Patty bout to get a really nice tribute video in his return to San Antonio next season. Right before he and the Nets proceed to destroy us by 30.

[boutons_deux]

Thanks, Patty.

Best teammate in Spurs history.

'Twas fun :tu

yep, sad to see the person go, many thanks for the '14 Finals, all the best, mate

can we get a better basketball player?

[Spurs Brazil]

Thanks, Patty!

[J_Paco]

Thank you to Patty Thrills. He was overused his last few years here, but he also was one of the few guys unafraid to fire (whether hot or cold).

I wish he would've signed with Milwaukee, but he'll have a lot of easier, cleaner looks playing along side Durant, Harden & Irving.

[J_Paco]

Thank you to Patty Thrills. He was overused his last few years here, but he also was one of the few guys unafraid to fire (whether hot or cold).

I wish he would've signed with Milwaukee, but he'll have a lot of easier, cleaner looks playing along side Durant, Harden & Irving.

[Kurgan]

Spurs paid him $50 mil.
Nets paid him $12 mil.

Our garbage front office paid $38 million extra for culture/character.

[The Truth #6]

Brooklyn. What a douchey team, but they will appreciate Mills. Great teammate. It’s his time to go, but what an impact he had on SA.

[MultiTroll]

Thanks for 2014.
Loved you off the court 2015-21
Beyond that, no slurping from me.

The NBA ruled that Mills cannot and will not be prosecuted for elder abuse / taking money from a dementia patient. :pop:

[SPARKY]

This is how you know the tank is on.

[JeffDuncan]

I’m looking forward to when the Spurs play the Nets, and Pop sees Patty out there, and waves him over to tell him which play to run.

[KobesAchilles]

The team was never the same after he gave up his towel waiving responsibilities

[Sugus]

Man, the FO took a big, fat, steamy hot shit all over the haters today.

There's way too many posts to quote, dead wrong, about the Spurs bringing the vets back at any cost, another $50Millz contract, re-signing DePression, all that jazz.... Feels so fucking good to get vindication like this, and see the team offload their over-the-hill vets and turn a new page.

I personally knew we weren't ever re-signing DeRozan & Co after the play-in game, but I'd be lying if I said I never doubted, either.... Being a Spurs fan can be a test of faith sometimes, it's nice to see it get rewarded like this :lol

Now, bois, roll the tank over...... Where's the 2022 Draft thread, TBH?!

[LakerHater]

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[r0drig0lac]

Thanks GOD!!!

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Spurs paid him $50 mil.
Nets paid him $12 mil.

Our garbage front office paid $38 million extra for culture/character.

And three more seasons...and a player who was five years younger at the time.

I didn't love the deal at the time, either, but not really a fair statement/comparison.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

That said, Patty should be great fit in New Jersey. He'll get every open look he could ask for with that roster.

I appreciate Patty's love for the Spurs and the city of San Antonio. From that perspective, I'm really sad to see him go.

[99 Problems]

:bobo:lobt2:

[timtonymanu]

One of the classiest and best teammates of all time. He was just put into a role he wasn’t suited for at the end of his stint but I have good memories of Patty. Best of luck, mate.

[timtonymanu]

One of the classiest and best teammates of all time. He was just put into a role he wasn’t suited for at the end of his stint but I have good memories of Patty. Best of luck, mate.

[GreekSpursfan]

End of an era. This will now be the first time we've been without a Championship player since 1998. Thanks for the memories, Patty!

[raybies]

this off season couldn't be any better...

no offense to patty.. he was an elite role player for the glory days but things changed so much... hope you win one more patty you deserve it with your ethic and team play... :tu

on another note finally a fresh start... i'd like to see pop coach without the old vets.. he's a military guy.. he loves his vets.. now he can do some boot camp for these kids no distractions...

pop the drill sergeant Pog

[Robz4000]

this off season couldn't be any better...

no offense to patty.. he was an elite role player for the glory days but things changed so much... hope you win one more patty you deserve it with your ethic and team play... :tu

on another note finally a fresh start... i'd like to see pop coach without the old vets.. he's a military guy.. he loves his vets.. now he can do some boot camp for these kids no distractions...

pop the drill sergeant Pog

:lol in b4 he plays Young, Aminu, and McDipshit 30 mins a night

[raybies]

:lol in b4 he plays Young, Aminu, and McDipshit 30 mins a night

fook :facepalm

[EasyMoney]

:lol in b4 he plays Young, Aminu, and McDipshit 30 mins a night


Well, it's better than rudy and patty playing 30 minutes. Young and aminu will at least give decent defense.

[Slippy]

with him and Gay we just lost 2 of the worst defenders on the team. Thanx for 14.

Patty hustled like crazy, all though undersized was always willing to put his body on the line.

Demar for me was the worst spurs defender so thats another plus on the defensive side.

Thanks for all the memories Patty . Still a gun shooter . Pitty pop couldnt help himself by overplaying you. Both parties benefit from this departure.

[Biggems]

Patty Mills, I don't give a shit what you did for the Spurs, it was a lot.....but, what you did for the Alamo City community with your heart, compassion, and generosity is what I care about. Thank you for trying to make my hometown a much better place through your actions.....God Bless and throw another shrimp on the barbie...

[gambit1990]

rip to patty mills. he's dead to us after joining those divas.

[BackHome]

Going to miss the little guy I wish him the best - hope to see him come back into our organization after he retires

[timtonymanu]

Now mills can do this to Durant in practice :lol

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[timvp]

Shoulda kept Mills instead of signing Forbes :depressed

[DPG21920]

Man, the FO took a big, fat, steamy hot shit all over the haters today.

There's way too many posts to quote, dead wrong, about the Spurs bringing the vets back at any cost, another $50Millz contract, re-signing DePression, all that jazz.... Feels so fucking good to get vindication like this, and see the team offload their over-the-hill vets and turn a new page.

I personally knew we weren't ever re-signing DeRozan & Co after the play-in game, but I'd be lying if I said I never doubted, either.... Being a Spurs fan can be a test of faith sometimes, it's nice to see it get rewarded like this :lol

Now, bois, roll the tank over...... Where's the 2022 Draft thread, TBH?!

Talk about your all time backfires lol

[ElNono]

Shoulda kept Mills instead of signing Forbes :depressed

Keep both, let's get the band back together... bring back verde too, and un-retire Boris... :lol

[lefty20]

Shoulda kept Mills instead of signing Forbes :depressed

Problem is that Mills was actually desired by other contenders. I'm guessing that no one besides PATFO was dumb enough to offer Forbes a contract worth more than a half a bag of cheetos.

[slick'81]

:lol You know its bad when sniffers are begging for mills back. Thank god the wombat is gonzo

[Robz4000]

:lol You know its bad when sniffers are begging for mills back. Thank god the wombat is gonzo

I'd gladly take Mills back if it meant no Forms tbh.

[slick'81]

I'd gladly take Mills back if it meant no Forms tbh.


Long as pop is here you cant have one midget,no defensive playing specialist without the other

[bigfan]

A very good player and a great teammate. All the best Patty!

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Shoulda kept Mills instead of signing Forbes :depressed

:smchode:

[Cardinal]

Clearly you keep Mills instead of Forbes, all else equal - but Mills' price was much higher and the other teams that wanted him were legit title contenders. So I understand why he wouldn't want to return to the Spurs

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Clearly you keep Mills instead of Forbes, all else equal - but Mills' price was much higher and the other teams that wanted him were legit title contenders. So I understand why he wouldn't want to return to the Spurs

in theory yes but we haven't got a $$$ figure for Forbes contract yet

brace for that $14M figure boisss

[Cardinal]

in theory yes but we haven't got a $$$ figure for Forbes contract yet

brace for that $14M figure boisss

True, if it's multiple guaranteed years above the vet min then this is really a travesty

[SAGirl]

End of an era. This will now be the first time we've been without a Championship player since 1998. Thanks for the memories, Patty!
Hold my beer.
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[John B]

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[John B]

Congratulations Patty, Jock Landale and Aaron Baynes. Patty wouldn’t be denied.

[koriwhat]

Shoulda kept Mills instead of signing Forbes :depressed

indeed.

[Kurgan]

Shoulda kept Mills instead of signing Forbes :depressed

Patty wasn't taking a discount to return to the Spurs. People talk up Patty's class and character but he ended up taking a paycut to ringchase while milking the Spurs dry on that bloated 50 mil contract. Of course, everybody would love Patty at 6 mil.

[DMC]

Patty Mills is a professional (professional means they do it for a living) basketball player. What other business can you think of that's willing to sacrifice profit for awards?

[BackHome]

I am glad Patty left to many guards on this team and we Rebuilding so his time would be limited - Best for both he left to a great team and he might actually help them get a ring see nothing wrong with that.

[Drom John]

with him and Gay we just lost 2 of the worst defenders on the team. Thanx for 14.

As you know, the worst two defenders on the team last year were Walker and DeRozan.
Now its Forbes and Walker.

[Harry Callahan]

Walker has too much size and mobility to be as poor a defender as he is. Forbes is what he is. Just an end of the bench guy and I hope he is treated like that next year.

If Walker wants a long NBA career, he better figure it out NOW.

[CGD]

Anyone have any idea how the heck Nets plan to sign Patty? Midlevel exception?

[objective]

Patty wasn't taking a discount to return to the Spurs. People talk up Patty's class and character but he ended up taking a paycut to ringchase while milking the Spurs dry on that bloated 50 mil contract. Of course, everybody would love Patty at 6 mil.

Pretty much.

I bet he shows up in the best shape of his life in Brooklyn

Never forget that he signed 4/50 then showed up fat and bloated and directly made clear to the media that he didn't have to perform well at all on the 4/50 because it was back pay owed to him on prior deals

But yes, Mills over Forbes. Not just because Mills at least flops around on defense and is good for drawing comical charges, but you never have to worry about Pop actually starting Mills for long if everyone's healthy. With Forbes, it's almost a guarantee that he'll get chances to start.

[objective]

Patty wasn't taking a discount to return to the Spurs. People talk up Patty's class and character but he ended up taking a paycut to ringchase while milking the Spurs dry on that bloated 50 mil contract. Of course, everybody would love Patty at 6 mil.

Pretty much.

I bet he shows up in the best shape of his life in Brooklyn

Never forget that he signed 4/50 then showed up fat and bloated and directly made clear to the media that he didn't have to perform well at all on the 4/50 because it was back pay owed to him on prior deals

But yes, Mills over Forbes. Not just because Mills at least flops around on defense and is good for drawing comical charges, but you never have to worry about Pop actually starting Mills for long if everyone's healthy. With Forbes, it's almost a guarantee that he'll get chances to start.

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Pretty much.

I bet he shows up in the best shape of his life in Brooklyn

Never forget that he signed 4/50 then showed up fat and bloated and directly made clear to the media that he didn't have to perform well at all on the 4/50 because it was back pay owed to him on prior deals

But yes, Mills over Forbes. Not just because Mills at least flops around on defense and is good for drawing comical charges, but you never have to worry about Pop actually starting Mills for long if everyone's healthy. With Forbes, it's almost a guarantee that he'll get chances to start.

dude forbes makes mills look like pippen on defense

[TDMVPDPOY]

mills drawing fouls and charges, refs hasnt bitten that shit last 2-3 years now, refs dont buy his defense no more...

[tbdog]

mills drawing fouls and charges, refs hasnt bitten that shit last 2-3 years now, refs dont buy his defense no more...

You can't in today's NBA.

[JeffDuncan]

Anyone have any idea how the heck Nets plan to sign Patty? Midlevel exception?


T-MLE is correct. Patty is now listed on the Nets active roster.

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NedYX9u_Sow

[benfti]

He’s letting Jock live at his house in SA too apparently.

[Ice009]

He’s letting Jock live at his house in SA too apparently.

Wow, that's pretty darn awesome of him. Is Patty going to keep the house in SA? I assume he still wants to live there in the off-season, or do you think he's going to eventually sell it?

[boutons_deux]

Durant to Lakers, Patty won't ring again

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

T-MLE is correct. Patty is now listed on the Nets active roster.

NBA radio said the Mills contract was costing the Nets $30MM because of lux tax.

[spurraider21]

Patty Mills is a professional (professional means they do it for a living) basketball player. What other business can you think of that's willing to sacrifice profit for awards?
your mom waives her fee for me

[ace3g]

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Malika Andrews (https://twitter.com/malika_andrews)Mal (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=13201)ika_andrews
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Patty Mills said that it was a group recruiting effort in getting him to Brooklyn. He adds that a key free agency conversation for him was with Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.

Matt Brooks mattBrooksNBA
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Patty Mills on Brooklyn: "I'm a culture guy, that's who I am. It's what makes me tick. To dive into the culture of Brooklyn... that was the next step. That's something I was really excited about."




Ajayi Browne @ajayibrowne
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Patty Mills says, “The conversation I had with Kevin (Durant) was so pure and so genuine — It was exciting for me to know that there was an opportunity for me to be who I am, like I am for the National team.”

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

I don't think anyone has dissed Patty for this smart career move tbh (or very very few)

[Harry Callahan]

Coach Pop understands (now) where the Spurs are compared to other teams.

All key vets with expired contracts left. That is OK by me. I hate to see Mills go, because he was a fine player for many many years. The guy stays here for a decade, and conducts himself so very well through thick and thin.

I'll miss seeing #8 out there.

Brooklyn is a very good opportunity - he has a chance to put the Nets over the top. The Nets have a very good chance to be the second former ABA team to win a title (after the Spurs of course). Patty's course from a mid-season afterthought to a long term, meaningful NBA career has been fun to watch. The Nets will benefit from his contributions this coming year. Patty may be the type of guy who even comes back to SA after the playing career is over.