Bitter NBL power struggle erupts again as clubs reject renegade owners\u2019 group<\/a><\/p>\nPatty Mills reacts after in the men’s quarterfinal basketball match between Serbia and Australia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS \/ AFP)Source: AFP<\/p>\n
At the time, Fox Sports Australia understood Mills was in advanced discussions with Serbian powerhouse KK Partizan, with the club submitting an official offer to the Boomers star. However, Parker\u2019s late push proved decisive, convincing Mills to join ASVEL for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n
Mills brings almost two decades of professional experience after being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the No.55 pick in the 2009 NBA Draft following two standout seasons at Saint Mary\u2019s College. After beginning his NBA career in Portland, he joined the San Antonio Spurs in 2012, where he established himself as one of the league\u2019s most respected veterans.<\/p>\n
His greatest NBA achievement came in 2014, helping the Spurs claim their fifth championship alongside Hall of Famers Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker.<\/p>\n
The San Antonio Spurs celebrate with the Larry O’Brien trophy after defeating the Miami Heat to win the 2014 NBA Finals. (Photo by Andy Lyons\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Mills\u2019 legacy extends far beyond the NBA. One of Australia\u2019s greatest basketballers, he has represented the Boomers in five Olympic Games, Beijing in 2008, London in 2012, Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Tokyo in 2020 and Paris in 2024, earning 64 international caps.<\/p>\n
His defining moment in the green and gold came at the Tokyo Olympics, where he inspired Australia to its first-ever Olympic men\u2019s basketball medal. Mills produced a legendary 42-point, three-rebound and nine-assist performance against Slovenia in the bronze medal game, cementing his place among the country\u2019s all-time sporting greats.<\/p>\n
Patty Mills of Team Australia celebrates with his bronze medal during the Men’s Basketball medal ceremony on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 07, 2021 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
The move to ASVEL will also see Mills make his EuroLeague debut, adding another milestone to his decorated career.<\/p>\n
It also keeps him competing at the highest level in Europe as he pushes for selection in Australia\u2019s squad for the 2027 FIBA World Cup in Qatar, when the veteran guard will be 39.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian basketball legend Patty Mills has officially ended weeks of speculation surrounding his future, signing with French powerhouse…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":851009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-851008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=851008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/851009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=851008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=851008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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