_(cropped).jpg) Mills with theBrooklyn Nets in 2022 | |
| No. 88 – Los Angeles Clippers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1988-08-11)11 August 1988 (age 36) Canberra, ACT, Australia |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Saint Mary's (2007–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009: 2nd round, 55th overall pick |
| Selected by thePortland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2011 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2009–2010 | →Idaho Stampede |
| 2011 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2011–2012 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| 2012–2021 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2021–2023 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2023–2024 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2024 | Miami Heat |
| 2024–2025 | Utah Jazz |
| 2025–present | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Patrick Sammie MillsAM (born 11 August 1988) is an Australian (Kokatha,Naghiralgal andDauareb-Meriam[1][2]) professionalbasketball player for theLos Angeles Clippers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). Mills was born and raised inCanberra, and is ofTorres Strait Islander andAboriginal Australian descent. In 2007, he became the third Indigenous basketball player to play for theAustralian national team. Mills was selected by thePortland Trail Blazers with the 55th overall pick in the2009 NBA draft after playing two years ofcollege basketball for theSaint Mary's Gaels.
Mills played for the Portland Trail Blazers for two seasons. In 2011, during theNBA lockout, he played for theMelbourne Tigers of theNational Basketball League (NBL) and for theXinjiang Flying Tigers in China. Mills returned to the United States in March 2012 and signed with theSan Antonio Spurs. He became a strong contributor off the bench and helped the Spurs win the2014 NBA championship. In 2021 he led theAustralian Boomers to their first-ever Olympic medal at theTokyo 2020 Olympics.[3] While with the Boomers, he is often referred to as "FIBA Patty" for his high level performances in the Olympics where he is the 5th highest scorer in Olympic basketball history.[4][5][6] Mills is well known for his three-point shooting and his leadership qualities.
Mills was born in the Australian capital city ofCanberra.[7] Mills' father, Benny, is aTorres Strait Islander (Muralag) and his mother, Yvonne, is Aboriginal Australian (Kokatha[8]), the daughter of a white man and an Aboriginal woman. As part of theStolen Generations, she and her four siblings were taken from their parents by the Australian state after her parents' separation in 1949.[9][10][11] Mills has said that learning of his mother's past was a "turning point" in his understanding of his identity asIndigenous Australian.[9]
Mills' uncle is former Olympian basketballerDanny Morseu, the second Indigenous Australian to represent Australia at the Olympics in basketball;[12] Mills would be the third, thirty years later.[9] He is the cousin ofrugby league playersEdrick Lee,[13]Brenko Lee and fellow basketball playerNathan Jawai.[14][15][16] Mills' great-uncle is Indigenousland rights activistEddie Mabo.[9]
Mills first took up basketball as a four-year-old for a local Indigenous club his parents established called "The Shadows".[17] Growing up, he was the ball boy for theCanberra Cannons of theNational Basketball League (NBL). Mills' future coach atSaint Mary's College of California,David Patrick, played for the Cannons during that time and developed a relationship with the Mills family.[18]
In addition to playing basketball, Mills also played underageAustralian rules football at a high level.[19] He had an opportunity to pursue a career in theAustralian Football League (AFL),[20] but decided to concentrate on basketball instead.[20] In 2005, he made a strong impression at the Australian Olympic Youth Festival, an event considered to be a showcase for future elite sporting talents.[17]
Mills attended Canberra'sMarist College, but left at the end of 2004 to attend theAustralian Institute of Sport andLake Ginninderra College.[21]
In January 2006, Mills was awarded the prestigious RE Staunton Medal at the U20 Nationals in Perth.[22] As a member of the 2006 Junior National Men's Team, Mills helped Australia defeat New Zealand and qualify for the 2007 Junior Men's World Championships. In April, Mills was a member of the World Junior Select Team that competed against the United States in theNike Hoop Summit.[23][24] Mills was named the 2006SEABL U/21 Australian Youth Player of the Year, averaging 18.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and helping the AIS to a 16–10 regular season record. He finished the season third in assists in the SEABL, averaging 4.37 per game.[24]
Also in 2006, Mills was the youngest athlete selected in the 22-man extendedAustralian Boomers squad ahead of the2006 FIBA World Championship. In July, he was named the 2006 Junior Male Player of the Year atBasketball Australia's annual Junior Basketball Awards.[22] Mills was named the "most promising new sports talent" at the 2006 Deadlys Awards. The Deadlys Awards honor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders achievements in sports, music, entertainment and community. In addition to receiving the Deadlys Award, Mills was named the 2006 Australia Basketball Player of the Year and the National Sportsperson of the Year by theNAIDOC.[24]
In November 2006, Mills signed to play college basketball forSaint Mary's College of California beginning in the 2007–08 season.[24] He joined fellow AustraliansLucas Walker and Carlin Hughes on the Gaels for the 2007–08 season.[24]
Mills was named theWest Coast Conference (WCC) Newcomer of the Year and earned All-WCC First Team honours after helping the Gaels earn a top-25 ranking for the first time since the 1988–89 season.[25] He started all 32 games for the Gaels as a freshman, posting a team-high 14.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals in 32.1 minutes. He set a Saint Mary's freshman record for points in a season with 472, and set the school freshman mark for points in a game with a 37-point performance againstOregon on 20 November 2007.[26] He was also a three-time WCC Player of the Week honouree (16 November, 24 December and 19 February).[27]
As a sophomore in 2008–09, Mills averaged 18.4 points, 3.9 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 2.2 steals in 32.1 minutes and was named WCC Player of the Week twice (24 November and 8 December). He was subsequently named All-WCC First Team for a second straight year.[27]
In April 2009, Mills declared for theNBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[28]
On 25 June 2009, Mills was selected with the 55th overall pick by thePortland Trail Blazers, becoming the first Saint Mary's player since 1983 to be drafted, and was the highest pick since 1961.[29]
On 9 July 2009, Mills fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during practice and was subsequently ruled out of theNBA Summer League.[30] On 16 October 2009, he signed a contract with the Trail Blazers.[31] After completing rehabilitation, Mills was assigned to theIdaho Stampede of theNBA Development League on 29 December 2009.[32]
On 4 January 2010, Mills was called up to the NBA by the Trail Blazers.[33] Mills made his NBA debut that night.[34] He was reassigned to the Stampede on 13 January before being recalled again on 23 January.[35] Mills appeared in 10 games with the Trail Blazers during his rookie season, averaging 2.6 points in 3.8 minutes. He scored a season-high 11 points in Portland's regular-season finale on 14 April against the Golden State Warriors.[27] He also appeared in three playoff games for the Trail Blazers.[36]
In 2010–11, Mills played in 64 games for the Trail Blazers, averaging 5.5 points and 1.7 assists in 12.2 minutes. He scored in double figures 10 times and posted what was a career-best 23 points in Portland's regular-season finale on 13 April against Golden State.[27] He also appeared in two playoff games for the Trail Blazers.[37]
Due to the2011 NBA lockout, Mills returned to Australia to play in theNational Basketball League (NBL). On 29 August 2011, he signed with theMelbourne Tigers, reportedly turning down lucrative offers from a number of European teams.[38] In the Tigers' season opener on 7 October 2011, Mills scored a game-high 28 points in an 82–76 win over theSydney Kings.[39]
Mills was released by the Tigers on 20 November after receiving an offer of about $1 million from a Chinese team, theXinjiang Flying Tigers.[40] In nine games for Melbourne, he averaged 18.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.[41]
On 4 January 2012, Mills was released by Xinjiang after being out for 10 days with a hamstring injury. With the NBA lockout ending on 8 December 2011, Mills wanted to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, but theChinese Basketball Association could not guarantee that he would receive FIBA clearance until March.[42] Reports later surfaced that Mills was sacked by Xinjiang for allegedly faking the hamstring injury; Mills denied the allegation that his hamstring injury was faked.[43] In 12 games for Xinjiang, he averaged 26.5 points per game.[44]
On 27 March 2012, Mills signed with theSan Antonio Spurs.[45] On 26 April 2012, Mills set career highs with 34 points and 12 assists for his first NBAdouble-double in a 107–101 win over theGolden State Warriors.[46] Mills posted the highest single-game score by an Australian in the NBA, surpassingAndrew Bogut's 32 points in January 2010.[47][48]
On 13 July 2012, Mills re-signed with the Spurs.[49] In the Spurs' second-last game of the regular season on 15 April 2013, Mills scored a season-high 23 points in a 116–106 loss to Golden State.[50] The Spurs went on to reach the2013 NBA Finals, where they lost in seven games to theMiami Heat. Mills missed the final four games of the NBA Finals with an abscess removal on his right foot.[27]
On 24 June 2013, Mills exercised his player option to return to the Spurs for the 2013–14 season.[51] During the offseason, Mills lost weight and lowered his body fat.[52] Mills appeared in a team-high 81 games, including two starts, averaging 10.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in a career-high 18.9 minutes. He logged 1,527 minutes in 2013–14 after totaling 1,737 minutes in his previous four seasons combined.[27] Mills helped the Spurs return to theNBA Finals in 2014, where they again faced the Miami Heat. In game 5 of the NBA Finals, Mills scored 14 of his 17 points in the third quarter to help lift the Spurs to a 104–87 series-clinching win.[53][54]
On 11 July 2014, the Spurs signed Mills to a three-year, $12 million contract.[55] He missed the first 31 games of the 2014–15 season with a shoulder injury.[56][57]
On 25 April 2017, Mills scored a postseason-high 20 points on 5-for-7 shooting in a 116–103 win over theMemphis Grizzlies in game 5 of their first-round series.[58]
On 4 August 2017, Mills re-signed with the Spurs on a four-year, $50 million contract.[59][60] On 4 December 2017, in a 96–93 win over theDetroit Pistons, Mills became the third Spur to have made 500 three-pointers as a reserve; the others areManu Ginóbili andMatt Bonner.[61] On 18 December 2017, in a 109–91 win over theLos Angeles Clippers, Mills became one of only three Spurs in franchise history to have scored 3,000 career points as a reserve; the others are Ginóbili andMalik Rose.[62] On 25 February 2018 against theCleveland Cavaliers, Mills climbed into fourth place on the Spurs' list of all-time three-pointers made.[63]
In March 2019, Mills became the only Spurs player to make more than 120 three-pointers in five different seasons.[64]
On 19 January 2020, Mills made his 1,000th NBA three-pointer. He is the first Australian player in NBA history to reach that milestone.[65]
On 29 December 2020, he became the tenth player in Spurs history to play in 600 games with the team. As of December 2020, Mills is the Spurs' longest-tenured player and is the only player remaining on the roster who was a member of the Spurs' NBA championship-winning team in 2014.[66] Also as of December 2020, only two NBA players—Udonis Haslem of theMiami Heat andStephen Curry of theGolden State Warriors—had been with their respective teams longer than Mills had been with the Spurs.[67]
On 18 January 2021, Mills set an NBA record for most three-point shots made for one team as a reserve.[68] On 14 March, Mills overtookAndrew Bogut's record for most NBA games played by an Australian by playing his 706th game.
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On 10 August 2021, Mills signed with theBrooklyn Nets.[69] On 19 October, Mills made his Nets debut, scoring 21 points on 7-of-7 shooting from deep in a 127–104 loss to theMilwaukee Bucks. In his debut, Mills tied the league record for most threes made in a debut with a new team.[70][71] On October 22, Mills became the first player to shoot a perfect 10-of-10 from the three-point line in the first two games of the season.[72] On 14 November, Mills scored 29 points on a career-high nine three-pointers in a 120–96 win over theOklahoma City Thunder.[73]
On 22 November, Mills scored 17 points against the Cavaliers to overtakeAndrew Bogut's NBA record of most points scored by an Australian.[74] On 14 December, in a 131–129 overtime win over theToronto Raptors, Mills played a career-high 43 minutes and had a then season-high 30 points on 7-of-14 from three including the game-tying three that sent the game to overtime.[75] On theNBA Christmas game, Mills tied his career high with 34 points on 8-for-13 from three in a 122–115 win over theLos Angeles Lakers. His eight three-pointers made broke the record for the most three-pointers made on Christmas Day.[76]
On 10 July 2022, Mills re-signed with the Nets on a two-year, $14.5 million contract.[77][78]
On 6 July 2023, Mills, plus a 2028 second-round draft pick, was traded by the Nets to theHouston Rockets in exchange for future draft considerations.[79] On 8 July, the Rockets sent him to theOklahoma City Thunder as part of a five-team trade,[80] and four days later, he was traded for a third time in the off-season, this time to theAtlanta Hawks, in exchange forTyTy Washington Jr.,Usman Garuba,Rudy Gay and a 2026 second-round pick.[81]
On 29 February 2024, the Hawks waived Mills.[82]
On 6 March 2024, Mills signed with theMiami Heat.[83]
On 5 September 2024, Mills signed with theUtah Jazz.[84]
On 1 February 2025, Mills was traded to theLos Angeles Clippers alongsideDrew Eubanks in exchange forMo Bamba,P. J. Tucker, a 2030 second-round pick and cash considerations.[85] This move would reunite him withKawhi Leonard who last played with Mills on theSan Antonio Spurs during the2017-18 NBA season as well asBen Simmons who played with him during the2022-23 NBA season on theBrooklyn Nets.
In 2007, Mills made his senior national team debut for theBoomers at theFIBA Oceania Championship.[86] Mills became the thirdIndigenous basketball player to play for Australia behind OlympiansMichael Ah Matt (1964) andDanny Morseu (1980–84).[7] The following year, he played for Australia at theFIBA Diamond Ball tournament and represented his country at theBeijing Olympics, where he averaged 14.2 points per game.[86]Mills went on to play for Australia at the2010 FIBA World Championship and2011 FIBA Oceania Championship, before once again representing his country at the2012 London Olympics.[86] At the 2012 Olympics, Mills had the highest scoring average with 21.2 points per game, ahead ofKevin Durant of the United States, who averaged 19.5 points per game.[87]
In 2013, Mills played for Australia at theFIBA Oceania Championship. Two years later, he played at the2015 FIBA Oceania Championship. In 2016, he helped the Boomers finish fourth at the2016 Rio Olympics.[86]
Mills became the first Indigenous Australian to be aflag bearer when he carried theAustralian flag alongside swimmerCate Campbell at theopening ceremony for the2020 Tokyo Olympics.[88][89] As captain, Mills helped lead Australia to obtain their first ever Olympic medal in men's basketball by scoring 42 points againstSlovenia in the bronze medal game.[90] His 42 points are an Olympic record for points scored in a medal round game.[91] His performance also earned him honours as the shooting guard in the Tokyo 2020 All Star Five for the men's Olympics basketball tournament.[92]
Mills represented Australia once again in the2024 Paris Olympics. In the third group game, he scored 13 points againstGreece, which moved him to fifth place on the all-time scoring list at the Olympics, surpassingWlamir Marques.[93] He finished the tournament as Australia's second-leading scorer just behindJosh Giddey, scoring 66 points to bring his career total to 567.[94]
Mills is known for his three-point shooting,[95][96] his commitment to the team culture of the San Antonio Spurs[97] and the Boomers,[90] his enthusiasm,[98][99] and his leadership qualities.[95][97][100]
During the 2010–11 season, the "3 Goggles" trend became popular in the NBA, whereby players fit themselves with "A-OK" hand-gesture goggles after they make a three-point basket during a game. Mills and teammateRudy Fernández are credited with having started the trend. Mills and his teammates would poke fun at Fernández's struggles from beyond the three-point line, indicating he could not see very well. So when Fernández started sinking three-point shots, they would make goggles with their hands over their eyes in tribute to his skill. From Fernández's perspective, when he started to make three-point shots, he would make the goggle gesture to show Mills his vision was OK.[101][102] T-shirts with the gesture were printed and popularly sold in Portland.[103]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won anNBA championship | * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Portland | 10 | 0 | 3.8 | .417 | .500 | .571 | .2 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.6 |
| 2010–11 | Portland | 64 | 0 | 12.2 | .412 | .353 | .766 | .8 | 1.7 | .4 | .0 | 5.5 |
| 2011–12 | San Antonio | 16 | 3 | 16.3 | .485 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .6 | .1 | 10.3 |
| 2012–13 | San Antonio | 58 | 2 | 11.3 | .469 | .400 | .842 | .9 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 5.1 |
| 2013–14† | San Antonio | 81 | 2 | 18.9 | .464 | .425 | .890 | 2.1 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 10.2 |
| 2014–15 | San Antonio | 51 | 0 | 15.7 | .381 | .341 | .825 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .5 | .0 | 6.9 |
| 2015–16 | San Antonio | 81 | 3 | 20.5 | .425 | .384 | .810 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .7 | .1 | 8.5 |
| 2016–17 | San Antonio | 80 | 8 | 21.9 | .439 | .413 | .825 | 1.8 | 3.5 | .8 | .0 | 9.5 |
| 2017–18 | San Antonio | 82* | 36 | 25.7 | .411 | .372 | .890 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .7 | .1 | 10.0 |
| 2018–19 | San Antonio | 82* | 1 | 23.3 | .425 | .394 | .854 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .6 | .1 | 9.9 |
| 2019–20 | San Antonio | 66 | 1 | 22.5 | .431 | .382 | .866 | 1.6 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 11.6 |
| 2020–21 | San Antonio | 68 | 1 | 24.8 | .412 | .375 | .910 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .6 | .0 | 10.8 |
| 2021–22 | Brooklyn | 81 | 48 | 29.0 | .408 | .400 | .814 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .6 | .2 | 11.4 |
| 2022–23 | Brooklyn | 40 | 2 | 14.2 | .411 | .366 | .833 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 6.2 |
| 2023–24 | Atlanta | 19 | 0 | 10.6 | .373 | .382 | — | 1.1 | .7 | .5 | .1 | 2.7 |
| Miami | 13 | 5 | 16.4 | .338 | .208 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .8 | .0 | 5.8 | |
| 2024–25 | Utah | 17 | 0 | 15.3 | .342 | .298 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | 4.4 |
| Career | 909 | 112 | 20.1 | .423 | .385 | .856 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .6 | .1 | 8.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 30.4 | .429 | .500 | — | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | Brooklyn | 1 | 0 | 17.5 | .400 | .400 | — | 5.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | Miami | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | — | — | — | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 3 | 0 | 17.1 | .417 | .455 | – | 2.0 | .7 | .3 | .3 | 5.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Portland | 3 | 0 | 4.1 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| 2011 | Portland | 2 | 0 | 2.6 | .000 | .000 | — | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2012 | San Antonio | 8 | 0 | 3.9 | .545 | .600 | — | .4 | .6 | .1 | .0 | 1.9 |
| 2013 | San Antonio | 9 | 0 | 3.4 | .500 | .286 | — | .3 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
| 2014† | San Antonio | 23 | 0 | 15.2 | .447 | .405 | .769 | 1.5 | 1.4 | .7 | .0 | 7.3 |
| 2015 | San Antonio | 7 | 0 | 16.0 | .500 | .571 | 1.000 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 10.1 |
| 2016 | San Antonio | 10 | 0 | 16.7 | .434 | .361 | .636 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .7 | .0 | 6.6 |
| 2017 | San Antonio | 16 | 6 | 26.0 | .407 | .360 | .864 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .8 | .1 | 10.3 |
| 2018 | San Antonio | 5 | 5 | 33.0 | .439 | .371 | .800 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .6 | .2 | 13.4 |
| 2019 | San Antonio | 7 | 0 | 21.8 | .326 | .136 | .600 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .1 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | Brooklyn | 4 | 0 | 18.1 | .563 | .538 | — | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | Brooklyn | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | .000 | .000 | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2024 | Miami | 3 | 0 | 17.2 | .353 | .273 | .750 | .3 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 6.0 |
| Career | 98 | 11 | 16.0 | .429 | .380 | .797 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .5 | .1 | 6.6 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Melbourne | 9 | 5 | 33.9 | .421 | .348 | .806 | 2.3 | 5.0 | .8 | .1 | 18.6 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Xinjiang | 12 | 9 | 35.0 | .530 | .494 | .739 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | .1 | 26.5 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Saint Mary's | 32 | 32 | 32.1 | .429 | .323 | .761 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 1.8 | .1 | 14.8 |
| 2008–09 | Saint Mary's | 26 | 23 | 33.3 | .402 | .338 | .859 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | .2 | 18.4 |
| Career | 58 | 55 | 32.7 | .415 | .331 | .806 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | .2 | 16.4 | |
Mills met long-time girlfriend Alyssa Mills (née Levesque), who was also a college basketball player, while they were both attending Saint Mary's College of California.[104] On 8 July 2019, they were married inWaimea Valley,Hawaii.[105]
In July 2014, Mills was presented with the keys to the city inCanberra in the wake of the Spurs' championship success.[106]
In 2017, Mills co-wrote a series of books for young readers withJared Thomas, published in 2018 asGame Day! Championship Collection.[107]
Mills is an ardent rugby league fan, supporting theBrisbane Broncos in theNational Rugby League, as well as theQueensland Maroons in the annualState of Origin series.[108][109] He is also a supporter of theAdelaide Crows in theAustralian Football League.[110]
In 2011, Mills started the charity project "Assist Australia" followingQueensland's floods inMarch 2010 and inDecember 2010 to January 2011. His first charity work came in 2010, helping raise over $40,000 for the first flood relief.[111]
Mills has used his platform and resources to fight racism and police brutality, especially in his home country of Australia.[9] In 2020, Mills helped launch "We Got You", a campaign to show support for athletes as they fight racism in Australian sport.[9] He also gave about $1 million to Black Lives Matter Australia and Black Deaths in Custody.[9]
"As a proud Kokatha, Naghiralgal and Dauareb-Meriam man it's incredible," Mills said from Las Vegas.
"As a proud Kokatha, Naghiralgal and Dauareb-Meriam man it's incredible," he continued.
Also, Mills and his girlfriend from college, Alyssa Levesque, who also played basketball at Saint Mary's, challenged each other to stay fit by incorporating the same healthy diet.
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