Benno
Years ago
Interesting seeings he is getting limited minutes, silly move in my opinion what are your thoughts?
http://www.poundingtherock.com/2013/6/24/4460246/patty-mills-exercises-player-option-will-return
AK-47
Years ago
Better to have a job that not one at all. Considering he's just had surgery and it might take a bit of time to get back moving again probably a good move. That's a 1 million dollar guaranteed contract. Might not have got that elsewhere.
Good move I think. He'll never play big minutes but he's gotten noticeably better in his time at the Spurs. Choice is great coach, organisation and team mates and fewer minutes or more minutes elsewhere. Would you rather get more minutes for a team like Sacramento or the Bobcats? Don't think so.
$1m a year to basically sit on the bench sounds like a dream job to me though im sure he would rather play
Never a bad move to play with a team like the Spurs, and the money is always good in the NBA.
With guys like Ginobli getting older may even be a few minutes for him at some point.
At worse he has a NBA contract, earns awesome money - way more than most will ever earn, and a front row seat to some great basketball and is involved in one of the best clubs, coaches, team mates in the world.
Best case he gets a bit more playing time and gets a bigger contract next year, somewhere in the league.
Its a cant lose situation imo, i would have done the same, the Spurs are the type of club you would try to stay with as long as possible, obviously if there is a great offer to play more and earn more then you look at it, but im not sure Patty would have had too many other guaranteed offers on the table.
Choppy Galopy
Years ago
Opting in this early before the draft sounds like A trade is on the way for Millsy. Good move taking the guaranteed money.knowing the Spurs being a classy organisation I'm guessing they will be working with Patty and he'll end up with Danny Feery at Atlanta or with Brett Brown at 76's maybe even with Jacques at Orlando.
The Spurs will look after him.
Benno
Years ago
I couldn't agree more Choppy, i smell a trade for sure!! Hopefully magic
Rav
Years ago
2 things that could get Patty more minutes next year.
1) I know there was a lot of De Colo trade rumours earlier on in the year, so he could shipped else where. He is in the same boat as Patty, but he might of requested a trade.
2) Gary Neal might be asking for too much money to come back next year.
Someone like the bobcats might pay him a overpriced contract for a Ginobili type role.
From all reports Ginobili will come back next year, but it won't be for the $14 million a year he is currently on.
I think Patty has done the right thing, another year playing with Tony Parker could only improve his game.
joshuapending
Years ago
Yeah i think its the right move, with where he is at you take the money while you can and then try for fit. Its not like he is in a position where he is highly coveted. He would probably have been a last signing on a team where is may get lost in the shuffle. Take the money and continue to develop if nothing else.
Jez
Years ago
To those who say he's in a good environment to develop his game, I'd question whether being a bench warmer for an NBA team, admittedly a great team like the Spurs with Tony Parker to learn off, is the best environment for becoming a better player. During the season they hardly ever practice owing to the heavy game schedule.
I remember when Jonny Flynn got to Melbourne he said something about the NBA not being great if you're an end of roster player who doesn't get much/any playing time.
Might not have even got another job in the NBA if he left the Spurs.
Speed44
Years ago
Guaranteed money for a 12th man on an NBA team? The decision was a no-brainer, he did the right thing.
Jake
Years ago
Agreed - no brainer - you cannot turn down $1 million gtee and take a risk of not picking up a gig. Why would you would to go back to China or paly in the NBL earning $200k a year - we all would be bagging the guy.
Look how long it took Danny Green to break into the Spurs rotation and look at him now. The players and coaches like Patty so of he is smart he can learn of Parker and still improve his game.
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