Agent guard free Patty Mills has agreed that he will return to the Brooklyn Nets Steven Heumann, CAA Basketball’s agent, said that the two-year deal was worth $14.5million.
Mills had rejected his $6.2 million option earlier in the week, but he decided to return as NBA free agency Thursday, opened
Mills, who is 33 years old, joined the Nets after spending the past 10 years playing with the team. San Antonio Spurs.
Mills was one of the league’s best sharpshooters and he stepped in for the Nets during the absence of the injured Joe HarrisHe started 48 games for Brooklyn. He was a bench player in the team’s first round loss against the Boston CelticsYou will be required to play 18 minutes each game of the series.
Mills was able to make 40% of his 3-pointers with 7 attempts per game during the regular season. Mills made more than 1,000 3s in the past six seasons, despite never having played starter-level minutes. Mills is the NBA’s only player to score that many 3-pointers while playing less than 30 minutes per season.
Mills had a career-high 227 3 points last season.
Mills is also an extremely respected teammate. In fact, Mills won the NBA’s Joe Dumars Trophy last seasons for best representing the ideals and sportsmanship on the court.