Patty Mills is an Australian professional basketball player who plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mills currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs as their Point guard.
Mills has an estimated net worth of over $20 million and has a salary of $12.4 million for the 2018-19 season. Mills also got engaged to his longtime girlfriend this year.
Patrick Sammy Mills was born on August 11, 1988, in Australian to parents Benny Mills and Yvonne Mills. As per his nationality, he is Australian.
Mills took up basketball at the young age of four and attended Marist College and Lake Ginninderra where he played basketball at a higher level.
Mills enrolled in Saint Mary's College of California and played college basketball for its team. He was named All-WCC for two straight years during his collegiate career. He forewent his final season of college basketball to enter the 2009 NBA draft.
Patty Mills was picked by the Portland Trail Blazers with their 55th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. During his rookie season, he was assigned to the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League. Mills was only able to play 10 games for the Blazers for his rookie season, ending with an average of 2.6 points, 0.2 rebounds, and 0.5 assists.
The following season, Mills got to see more time in court. He played in 64 games of the 2010-11 season and ended the season with an average of 5.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists which was an improvement compared to his rookie season.
Due to NBA lockout, Mills went overseas for the 2011-2012 season and played for the Australian team Melbourne Tigers of the National Basketball League and later moved to the Chinese team Xinjiang Flying Tigers.
Patty Mills returned to NBA in 2012 and was signed by the San Antonio Spurs. Mills was able to reach three NBA season finals in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Mills helped the Spurs claim the championship in 2014 defeating their finals opponent Miami Heat in 5 games. His season stats for the 2013-14 season was 10.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists.
The Spurs re-signed Mills with a four-year, $49.71 million contract on August 4, 2017. Under the terms of the contract, his rights shall be reserved by the Spurs till 2020-21 season. The current roster of Spurs include players like DeMar DeRozan, Rudy Gay, Pau Gasol, and LaMarcus Aldridge.
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Patty Mills is currently engaged to his longtime girlfriend Alyssa Levesque. The two have been in a relationship for over 5 years and Mills asked her to marry him in May of 2018.
Patty met his girlfriend during his college years as both of them attended Saint Mary's College of California. His girlfriend like him was also a college basketball player.
Patty Mills' net worth as of 2018 is estimated to be over $20 million. Mills so far has made earnings of $24.22 million from his entire NBA career.
He reportedly signed a 4 year, $49.714 million contract with San Antonio Spurs in August of 2017. Under the terms of the contract, his salary for the 2018-19 season will be $12.4 million.
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