After completing his 15 NBA seasons with five different franchises, the point guard Potato mills begins a new season of his career with the Utah Jazz.
By signing a one-year contract worth $3.3 million guaranteed for the 2024-25 season, Mills His inclusion in the team will allow him to reunite with Will Hardy. Hardy, who is currently the head coach of the Utah Jazz, was previously an assistant with the Spurs when Patty was their player.
During his 10 years with the San Antonio Spurs, Mills averaged a career-best 11.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 66 games played in the 2019-20 season. In addition, the point guard is an NBA champion in 2014, followed by his Sportsmanship title won in 2022.
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With a career average of 8.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, Mills’ Olympic performances are also one to watch, representing Team Australia.
Mills 3-The Google trend
In addition to making himself known for his performances on the field, Mills is known for creating a fashion trend in the NBA since his debut. Drafted in 2009 by the Portland Trail Blazers, Mills and his former teammates became famous for wearing three-point glasses. This gesture was made to mock his teammate Rudy Fernandez, who had difficulty shooting three-pointers.
In addition to Mills, Westley Matthews also made the gestures followed by Fernandez himself, each time after scoring a three-pointer. The gesture, however, received widespread popularity that saw several players display it. Speaking on the subject at the time, Mills said:I love it. They’ve come a long way since I got involved with them. I just don’t want to go too far..”
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After gaining popularity with the 3-googles trend, Mills achieved other trends like “towel waving” and “frogging” with the participation of his teammates.
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