Patty Mills

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Patty Mills
{{post-nominals|size=100%|country=AUS|AM}}

| image = Patty Mills (51832711490) (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Mills with the Brooklyn Nets in 2022

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 180

| league = NBA

| team = Los Angeles Clippers

| number = 88

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Canberra, ACT, Australia

| high_school =

Marist College
(Canberra, Australia)
Lake Ginninderra
(Canberra, Australia)

| college = Saint Mary's (2007–2009)

| draft_year = 2009

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 55

| draft_team = Portland Trail Blazers

| career_start = 2009

| years1 = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}}

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers

| years2 = 2009–2010

| team2 = →Idaho Stampede

| years3 = 2011

| team3 = Melbourne Tigers

| years4 = 2011–2012

| team4 = Xinjiang Flying Tigers

| years5 = {{nbay|2011|end}}–{{nbay|2020|end}}

| team5 = San Antonio Spurs

| years6 = {{nbay|2021|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}}

| team6 = Brooklyn Nets

| years7 = {{nbay|2023|full=y}}

| team7 = Atlanta Hawks

| years8 = {{nbay|2023|end}}

| team8 = Miami Heat

| years9 = {{nbay|2024|full=y}}

| team9 = Utah Jazz

| years10 = {{nbay|2024|end}}–present

| team10 = Los Angeles Clippers

| highlights =

NBA champion (2014)
NBA Sportsmanship Award ({{nbay|2021|end}})
The Don Award Winner (2021)
3× Gaze Medalist (2008, 2010, 2021)
2× First-team All-WCC (2008, 2009)
WCC Newcomer of the Year (2008)
WCC All-Freshman Team (2008)
No. 13 retired by Saint Mary's Gaels

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|AUS}}}}

}}

Patrick Sammie Mills {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (born 11 August 1988) is an Australian (Kokatha, Naghiralgal and Dauareb-Meriam{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/08/patty-mills-cate-campbell-named-australias-olympic-flagbearers|title=Patty Mills, Cate Campbell named Australia’s Olympic flagbearers|work=The Guardian|date=8 July 2021|quote=“As a proud Kokatha, Naghiralgal and Dauareb-Meriam man it’s incredible,” Mills said from Las Vegas.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/57746540|title=Tokyo 2020: Patty Mills to be first Indigenous Australian to carry flag at Games|work=BBC News|date=7 July 2021|quote="As a proud Kokatha, Naghiralgal and Dauareb-Meriam man it's incredible," he continued.}}) professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mills was born and raised in Canberra, and is of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Australian descent. In 2007, he became the third Indigenous basketball player to play for the Australian national team. Mills was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 55th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft after playing two years of college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.

Mills played for the Portland Trail Blazers for two seasons. In 2011, during the NBA lockout, he played for the Melbourne Tigers of the National Basketball League (NBL) and for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in China. Mills returned to the United States in March 2012 and signed with the San Antonio Spurs. He became a strong contributor off the bench and helped the Spurs win the 2014 NBA championship. In 2021 he led the Australian Boomers to their first-ever Olympic medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.{{Cite web |last=Healy |first=Jon |date=7 August 2021 |title=After finishing fourth four times, the Boomers finally get on the Olympic podium |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-07/tokyo-olympics-patty-mills-leads-boomers-to-bronze-medal/100359056 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123180000/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-07/tokyo-olympics-patty-mills-leads-boomers-to-bronze-medal/100359056 |archive-date=23 November 2021 |access-date=25 November 2021 |website=ABC.net.au}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-06 |title=Just short: Clutch vintage FIBA Patty can't get Olympics revenge |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/news/just-short-clutch-vintage-fiba-patty-cant-get-olympics-revenge |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=fiba.basketball |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-06 |title=Once again, 'FIBA Patty' put on a show at the Olympics. But it wasn't enough for Australia this time |url=https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-patty-mills-australia-a6cafcef663bf8c8eca1b523f8e84e07 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=AP News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-02 |title=Mills jumps to No. 5 all-time in scoring despite Boomers loss |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/news/mills-jumps-to-no-5-all-time-in-scoring-despite-boomers-loss |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=fiba.basketball |language=en}} Mills is well known for his three-point shooting and his leadership qualities.

Early life and family

Mills was born in the Australian capital city of Canberra. Mills' father, Benny, is a Torres Strait Islander (Muralag) and his mother, Yvonne, is Aboriginal Australian (Kokatha{{Cite web|title=Profile|url=http://pattymills.com.au/profile/|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Patty|language=en-US|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805050841/http://pattymills.com.au/profile/|url-status=dead}}), the daughter of a white man and an Aboriginal woman. As part of the Stolen Generations, she and her four siblings were taken from their parents by the Australian state after her parents' separation in 1949.{{Cite news|last=Stein|first=Marc|date=2020-07-31|title=The Better I Got in Sports, the Worse the Racism Got|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/sports/basketball/spurs-patty-mills.html|access-date=2020-08-01|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521044833/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/sports/basketball/spurs-patty-mills.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Freeman|first=Eric|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Patty-Mills-talks-about-his-controversial-herita?urn=nba-324953|title=Patty Mills talks about his controversial heritage|work=Yahoo.com|date=22 February 2011|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031326/https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Patty-Mills-talks-about-his-controversial-herita?urn=nba-324953|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Metallinos |first=Nick |date=10 March 2017 |title=For Patty Mills, giving voice to indigenous Australians comes naturally |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18839614 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023953/http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18839614/for-spurs-patty-mills-giving-voice-indigenous-australians-comes-naturally |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=ESPN.com}} Mills has said that learning of his mother's past was a "turning point" in his understanding of his identity as Indigenous Australian.

Mills' uncle is former Olympian basketballer Danny Morseu, the second Indigenous Australian to represent Australia at the Olympics in basketball;{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Sam|date=27 July 2012|title=Former Boomer remembers Moscow Olympics|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/07/27/3555284.htm|access-date=3 November 2017|work=ABC.net.au|archive-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107173757/http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/07/27/3555284.htm|url-status=live}} Mills would be the third, thirty years later. He is the cousin of rugby league players Edrick Lee,{{cite web|last=Gaskin|first=Lee|date=29 May 2012|title=Family man Lee makes mark at Raiders|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/family-man-lee-makes-mark-at-raiders-20120528-1zfpk.html|access-date=3 November 2017|work=SMH.com.au|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014526/http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/family-man-lee-makes-mark-at-raiders-20120528-1zfpk.html|url-status=live}} Brenko Lee and fellow basketball player Nathan Jawai.{{Cite web|title=Jawai commits to Boomers {{!}} Basketball Australia|url=http://basketball.net.au/jawai-commits-to-boomers/|access-date=25 April 2018|website=basketball.net.au|language=en-AU|archive-date=26 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012311/http://basketball.net.au/jawai-commits-to-boomers/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=Four Aussie basketballers await NBA draft fate |url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/33D8DD33-5056-B031-6A79095E5CFA17F2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426011933/http://corporate.olympics.com.au/33D8DD33-5056-B031-6A79095E5CFA17F2 |archive-date=26 April 2018 |access-date=25 April 2018 |work=corporate.olympics.com.au |language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Aaron|title='I've just refueled the culture tank': NBA star Patty Mills returns home|work=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/09/sport/patty-mills-nba-australia/index.html|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-date=26 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426075741/https://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/09/sport/patty-mills-nba-australia/index.html|url-status=live}} Mills' great-uncle is Indigenous land rights activist Eddie Mabo.

Early basketball career

Mills first took up basketball as a four-year-old for a local Indigenous club his parents established called "The Shadows".{{cite web|last=Malone|first=Frances|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=68371&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3|title=Patrick Mills is standing tall|work=Basketball.net.au|date=7 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907034416/http://www.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=68371&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3|archive-date=7 September 2007|url-status=dead}} Growing up, he was the ball boy for the Canberra Cannons of the National Basketball League (NBL). Mills' future coach at Saint Mary's College of California, David Patrick, played for the Cannons during that time and developed a relationship with the Mills family.{{cite web|last=Pashelka|first=Curtis|url=http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/11/24/aussies-could-outnumber-americans-at-smc-game/|title=Aussies could outnumber Americans at SMC game|work=eastbaytimes.com|date=24 November 2007|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011448/http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/11/24/aussies-could-outnumber-americans-at-smc-game/|url-status=live}}

In addition to playing basketball, Mills also played underage Australian rules football at a high level.{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/video/2014-06-18/nba-hero-could-have-been-afl-star|title=NBA hero could have been AFL star|work=AFL.com.au|date=18 June 2014|access-date=26 October 2016|archive-date=26 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026233335/http://www.afl.com.au/video/2014-06-18/nba-hero-could-have-been-afl-star|url-status=live}} He had an opportunity to pursue a career in the Australian Football League (AFL),{{cite web|last=Morrissey|first=Tim|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/mills-nearly-a-swan/news-story/5b78e5ede2e6fd6b1631ae887ca89dea|title=Mills nearly a Swan|work=FoxSports.com.au|date=14 November 2008|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902055014/https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/mills-nearly-a-swan/news-story/5b78e5ede2e6fd6b1631ae887ca89dea|url-status=live}} but decided to concentrate on basketball instead. 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.

Mills attended Canberra's Marist College, but left at the end of 2004 to attend the Australian Institute of Sport and Lake Ginninderra College.{{cite web|last=Tuxworth|first=Jon|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/dante-exums-lake-ginninderra-college-teammates-insist-their-mate-is-just-like-one-of-us-20140627-zsobp.html|title=Dante Exum's Lake Ginninderra College teammates insist their mate is 'just like one of us'|work=SMH.com.au|date=27 June 2014|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107152009/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/dante-exums-lake-ginninderra-college-teammates-insist-their-mate-is-just-like-one-of-us-20140627-zsobp.html|url-status=live}}

In January 2006, Mills was awarded the prestigious RE Staunton Medal at the U20 Nationals in Perth.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=65094&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3|title=Mills caps off big week with BA junior award|work=Basketball.net.au|date=12 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070910035901/http://www.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=65094&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3|archive-date=10 September 2007|url-status=dead}} 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 the Nike Hoop Summit.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=63137&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=8|title=US too powerful for World in Hoop Summit|work=Basketball.net.au|date=9 April 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829165704/http://www.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=63137&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=8|archive-date=29 August 2006}}{{cite web|url=http://www.smcgaels.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110806aaa.html|title=MEN'S BASKETBALL INKS PATRICK MILLS DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD|work=smcgaels.com|date=8 November 2006|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005151/http://www.smcgaels.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110806aaa.html|url-status=dead}} Mills was named the 2006 SEABL 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.

Also in 2006, Mills was the youngest athlete selected in the 22-man extended Australian Boomers squad ahead of the 2006 FIBA World Championship. In July, he was named the 2006 Junior Male Player of the Year at Basketball Australia's annual Junior Basketball Awards. 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 the NAIDOC.

College career

File:Patrick Mills vs San Diego State.jpg

In November 2006, Mills signed to play college basketball for Saint Mary's College of California beginning in the 2007–08 season. He joined fellow Australians Lucas Walker and Carlin Hughes on the Gaels for the 2007–08 season.

Mills was named the West 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030408aab.html|title=WCC ANNOUNCES 2008 MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS|website=Wccsports.com|date=4 March 2008|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022416/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030408aab.html|url-status=dead}} 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 against Oregon on 20 November 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=273242608|title=Freshman Mills scores 37 points as Saint Mary's upsets Oregon|work=ESPN.com|date=20 November 2007|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012941/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=273242608|url-status=dead}} He was also a three-time WCC Player of the Week honouree (16 November, 24 December and 19 February).{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/players/patty/mills/201988|title=Patty Mills stats, details, videos, and news|work=NBA.com|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=5 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105071820/http://www.nba.com/players/patty/mills/201988|url-status=live}}

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.

In April 2009, Mills declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2009/news/story?id=4075787|title=Mills enters NBA draft, will not hire agent|work=ESPN.com|date=17 April 2009|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003416/http://www.espn.com/nba/draft2009/news/story?id=4075787|url-status=live}}

Professional career

=Portland Trail Blazers (2009–2011)=

On 25 June 2009, Mills was selected with the 55th overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers, becoming the first Saint Mary's player since 1983 to be drafted, and was the highest pick since 1961.{{cite web|url=http://www.smcgaels.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062609aaa.html|title=PATRICK MILLS SELECTED BY THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS WITH THE 55TH PICK|work=smcgaels.com|date=26 June 2009|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003514/http://www.smcgaels.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062609aaa.html|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead}}

On 9 July 2009, Mills fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during practice and was subsequently ruled out of the NBA Summer League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4319431|title=Blazers draft pick Mills breaks foot|work=ESPN.com|date=11 July 2009|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055230/http://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4319431|url-status=live}} On 16 October 2009, he signed a contract with the Trail Blazers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail_blazers_sign_patrick_mil_2009_10_16.html|title=Trail Blazers Sign Patrick Mills|work=NBA.com|date=16 October 2009|access-date=17 October 2009|archive-date=19 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019042140/http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail_blazers_sign_patrick_mil_2009_10_16.html|url-status=live}} After completing rehabilitation, Mills was assigned to the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League on 29 December 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2009/news/12/29/portland.trade/|title=Portland waives Tolliver, sends Mills to Idaho|work=NBA.com|date=29 December 2009|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107034324/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/12/29/portland.trade/|url-status=live}}

On 4 January 2010, Mills was called up to the NBA by the Trail Blazers.{{cite web|url=http://www.smcgaels.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010410aaa.html|title=PATRICK MILLS RECALLED BY TRAIL BLAZERS; JOINS NBA TEAM IMMEDIATELY|work=smcgaels.com|date=4 January 2010|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020817/http://www.smcgaels.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010410aaa.html|url-status=dead}} Mills made his NBA debut that night.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20100104/PORLAC/gameinfo.html|title=Gordon, Kaman lead Clippers past depleted Blazers|work=NBA.com|date=4 January 2010|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=26 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126162201/http://www.nba.com/games/20100104/PORLAC/gameinfo.html|url-status=live}} He was reassigned to the Stampede on 13 January before being recalled again on 23 January.{{cite web|url=http://origin.nba.com/dleague/news/transactions_09-10.html|title=09-10 Transactions|work=NBA.com|access-date=3 November 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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. He also appeared in three playoff games for the Trail Blazers.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/millspa02/gamelog/2010/|title=Patty Mills 2009-10 Game Log|work=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015554/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/millspa02/gamelog/2010/|url-status=live}}

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. He also appeared in two playoff games for the Trail Blazers.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/millspa02/gamelog/2011/|title=Patty Mills 2010-11 Game Log|work=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024106/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/millspa02/gamelog/2011/|url-status=live}}File:Patty Mills three goggles.jpg

=Melbourne Tigers (2011)=

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Due to the 2011 NBA lockout, Mills returned to Australia to play in the National Basketball League (NBL). On 29 August 2011, he signed with the Melbourne Tigers, reportedly turning down lucrative offers from a number of European teams.{{cite web |date=29 August 2011 |title=Tigers sign NBA star Boomer Patty Mills |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/tigers-sign-nba-star-boomer-patty-mills-20110829-1jhno.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107180757/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/tigers-sign-nba-star-boomer-patty-mills-20110829-1jhno.html |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=3 November 2017 |work=SMH.com.au |agency=AAP}} In the Tigers' season opener on 7 October 2011, Mills scored a game-high 28 points in an 82–76 win over the Sydney Kings.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-07/mills-leads-tigers-past-kings/3353500|title=Mills leads Tigers past Kings|work=ABC.net.au|date=7 October 2011|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=30 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030161334/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-07/mills-leads-tigers-past-kings/3353500|url-status=live}}

=Xinjiang Flying Tigers (2011–2012)=

Mills was released by the Tigers on 20 November after receiving an offer of about $1 million from a Chinese team, the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.{{cite web|last=Bernard|first=Grantley|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sports/melbourne-tigers-release-patty-mills-after-massive-offer-from-chinese-club-xinjiang-flying-tigers/news-story/00806b585cf43af31a05812c8c81a996?sv=f14c78d01471ea0fc0410025f4151bf9|title=Melbourne Tigers release Patty Mills after massive offer from Chinese club Xinjiang Flying Tigers|work=HeraldSun.com.au|date=20 November 2011|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031805/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sports/melbourne-tigers-release-patty-mills-after-massive-offer-from-chinese-club-xinjiang-flying-tigers/news-story/00806b585cf43af31a05812c8c81a996?sv=f14c78d01471ea0fc0410025f4151bf9|url-status=live}} In nine games for Melbourne, he averaged 18.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=194020307&client=0-189-12322-193068-369917|title=Player statistics for Patrick Mills|work=SportsTG.com|access-date=3 November 2016|archive-date=27 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027123331/http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=194020307&client=0-189-12322-193068-369917|url-status=live}}

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 the Chinese Basketball Association could not guarantee that he would receive FIBA clearance until March.{{cite web |last=Barton |first=Joe |date=4 January 2012 |title=Mills bemused by Chinese sacking after fake injury claim |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/mills-bemused-by-chinese-sacking-after-fake-injury-claim-20120104-1pkz8.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=smh.com.au}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Barton |first=Joe |date=4 January 2012 |title=Patty Mills released as club claims 'fake injury' |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/6214897/Patty-Mills-released-as-club-claims-fake-injury |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212225901/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/6214897/Patty-Mills-released-as-club-claims-fake-injury |archive-date=12 February 2021 |access-date=5 February 2021 |website=Stuff}} In 12 games for Xinjiang, he averaged 26.5 points per game.{{Cite web |date=4 January 2012 |title=Report: Patty Mills Cut From Chinese Team Xinjiang After Allegedly Faking Injury |url=https://nesn.com/2012/01/report-patty-mills-cut-from-chinese-team-xinjiang-after-allegedly-faking-injury/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127210006/https://nesn.com/2012/01/report-patty-mills-cut-from-chinese-team-xinjiang-after-allegedly-faking-injury/ |archive-date=27 November 2021 |access-date=5 February 2021 |website=nesn.com}}

=San Antonio Spurs (2012–2021)=

On 27 March 2012, Mills signed with the San Antonio Spurs.{{cite web |last=McAllister |first=S. |date=27 March 2012 |title=Spurs Sign Patrick Mills |url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/news/120327_spurs_sign_patrick_mills |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413164550/http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/120327_spurs_sign_patrick_mills |archive-date=13 April 2016 |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=NBA.com}} On 26 April 2012, Mills set career highs with 34 points and 12 assists for his first NBA double-double in a 107–101 win over the Golden State Warriors.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20120426/SASGSW/gameinfo.html|title=Notebook: Spurs 107, Warriors 101|work=NBA.com|date=26 April 2012|access-date=26 October 2016|archive-date=26 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326073618/http://www.nba.com/games/20120426/SASGSW/gameinfo.html|url-status=live}} Mills posted the highest single-game score by an Australian in the NBA, surpassing Andrew Bogut's 32 points in January 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au//breaking-news-sport/aussie-patty-mills-shines-again-in-nba-20120427-1xq1q.html|title=Aussie Patty Mills shines again in NBA|work=SMH.com.au|date=27 April 2012|access-date=27 April 2012|archive-date=21 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121143954/http://www.smh.com.au//breaking-news-sport/aussie-patty-mills-shines-again-in-nba-20120427-1xq1q.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=300126006|title=Mavs nip Bucks by 1 after 50-point blowout of Knicks|work=ESPN.com|date=26 January 2010|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107010715/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=300126006|url-status=dead}}

On 13 July 2012, Mills re-signed with the Spurs.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/120713_mills|title=Spurs Re-Sign Patrick Mills|work=NBA.com|date=13 July 2012|access-date=3 May 2013|archive-date=11 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111151209/http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/120713_mills|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20130415/SASGSW/gameinfo.html|title=Curry leads Warriors past Spurs, 116-106|work=NBA.com|date=15 April 2013|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107042438/http://www.nba.com/games/20130415/SASGSW/gameinfo.html|url-status=live}} The Spurs went on to reach the 2013 NBA Finals, where they lost in seven games to the Miami Heat. Mills missed the final four games of the NBA Finals with an abscess removal on his right foot.

File:Aron Baynes and Patty Mills in front of the ACT Legislative Assembly in July 2014.png in July 2014, with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy]]

On 24 June 2013, Mills exercised his player option to return to the Spurs for the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/130624_patty_mills_exercises_player_option|title=Patty Mills Exercises Player Option|work=NBA.com|date=24 June 2013|access-date=26 October 2016|archive-date=7 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107012502/http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/130624_patty_mills_exercises_player_option|url-status=live}} During the offseason, Mills lost weight and lowered his body fat.{{cite web|last=McCarney|first=Dan|url=http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2013/10/12/patty-mills-before-and-after/|title=Patty Mills, before and after|work=MySanAntonio.com|date=12 October 2013|access-date=12 December 2017|archive-date=13 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010403/http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2013/10/12/patty-mills-before-and-after/|url-status=live}} 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. Mills helped the Spurs return to the NBA 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20140615/MIASAS/gameinfo.html|title=Notebook: Spurs 104, Heat 87|work=NBA.com|date=15 June 2014|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204113/http://www.nba.com/games/20140615/MIASAS/gameinfo.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK_F3uS3Dh0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/kK_F3uS3Dh0| archive-date=2021-11-02 | url-status=live|title=Patty Mills Sparks the Spurs in the 3rd Quarter|work=YouTube.com|date=15 June 2014|access-date=3 November 2017}}{{cbignore}}

On 11 July 2014, the Spurs signed Mills to a three-year, $12 million contract.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2014/07/03/patty-mills-spurs-contract-re-sign-san-antonio-shoulder-injury|title=Reports: Spurs agree to re-sign Patty Mills to three-year contract|first=Ben|last=Golliver|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=2 July 2014 |access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214041652/https://www.si.com/nba/2014/07/03/patty-mills-spurs-contract-re-sign-san-antonio-shoulder-injury|url-status=live}} He missed the first 31 games of the 2014–15 season with a shoulder injury.{{cite web|last=Dutton|first=Chris|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/nba-championship-winner-patty-mills-out-for-seven-months-with-shoulder-injury-20140702-zstap.html|title=NBA championship winner Patty Mills out for seven months with shoulder injury|work=SMH.com.au|date=2 July 2014|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107131941/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/nba-championship-winner-patty-mills-out-for-seven-months-with-shoulder-injury-20140702-zstap.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/millspa02/gamelog/2015/|title=Patty Mills 2014-15 Game Log|work=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004921/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/millspa02/gamelog/2015/|url-status=live}}

On 25 April 2017, Mills scored a postseason-high 20 points on 5-for-7 shooting in a 116–103 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in game 5 of their first-round series.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400950398|title=Leonard, Mills lead Spurs by Grizzlies for 3-2 series lead|work=ESPN.com|date=25 April 2017|access-date=25 April 2017|archive-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427003512/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400950398|url-status=live}}

On 4 August 2017, Mills re-signed with the Spurs on a four-year, $50 million contract.{{cite web |last=Julian |first=M. |date=4 August 2017 |title=SPURS RE-SIGN PATTY MILLS |url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-re-sign-patty-mills-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804222319/http://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-re-sign-patty-mills-0 |archive-date=4 August 2017 |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=NBA.com}}{{cite web |last=Wojnarowski |first=Adrian |author-link=Adrian Wojnarowski |date=1 July 2017 |title=Patty Mills to re-sign with Spurs on 4-year, $50 million deal |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19779344 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805100544/http://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/19779344/san-antonio-spurs-keep-patty-mills-4-years-50-million |archive-date=5 August 2017 |access-date=4 August 2017 |work=ESPN.com}} On 4 December 2017, in a 96–93 win over the Detroit Pistons, Mills became the third Spur to have made 500 three-pointers as a reserve; the others are Manu Ginóbili and Matt Bonner.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975099|title=Aldridge's double-double rallies Spurs past Pistons 96-93|work=ESPN.com|date=4 December 2017|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005858/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975099|url-status=live}} On 18 December 2017, in a 109–91 win over the Los 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 and Malik Rose.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975200|title=Aldridge leads Spurs past Clippers in Leonard's home debut|work=ESPN.com|date=18 December 2017|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050922/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975200|url-status=live}} On 25 February 2018 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Mills climbed into fourth place on the Spurs' list of all-time three-pointers made.{{cite web|last=McKern|first=James|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/american-sports/nba/patty-mills-was-subjected-to-sickening-remarks-from-an-nba-fan/news-story/505fa9c1cf66b5e037f2bcfa717e948e|title=Patty Mills was subjected to sickening remarks from an NBA fan|work=News.com.au|date=26 February 2018|access-date=15 March 2018|archive-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301032513/http://www.news.com.au/sport/american-sports/nba/patty-mills-was-subjected-to-sickening-remarks-from-an-nba-fan/news-story/505fa9c1cf66b5e037f2bcfa717e948e|url-status=live}}

In March 2019, Mills became the only Spurs player to make more than 120 three-pointers in five different seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401071672|title=Aldridge, DeRozan help Spurs rally past Bucks, 121-114|work=ESPN.com|date=10 March 2019|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903090418/https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401071672|url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/patty-mills-indigenous-night-san-antonio-spurs-miami-heat-martin-luther-king-day/1gotq48u9chj11vow5iqzl0i7d|title=Sharing cultures, traditions and education; Patty Mills cherishes first-ever Indigenous Night in San Antonio|website=Sportingnews.com|date=20 January 2020 |access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213061513/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/patty-mills-indigenous-night-san-antonio-spurs-miami-heat-martin-luther-king-day/1gotq48u9chj11vow5iqzl0i7d|url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/patty-mills-becomes-10th-player-san-antonio-spurs-history-to-play-600-games-for-the-franchise/1wpkeat65kaks13fu0ai2mnj3x|title=Patty Mills becomes 10th player in San Antonio Spurs history to play 600 games for the franchise|website=Sportingnews.com|date=30 December 2020 |access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=30 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230061410/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/patty-mills-becomes-10th-player-san-antonio-spurs-history-to-play-600-games-for-the-franchise/1wpkeat65kaks13fu0ai2mnj3x|url-status=live}} Also as of December 2020, only two NBA players—Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors—had been with their respective teams longer than Mills had been with the Spurs.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Luke |date=9 December 2020 |title=Longest-Tenured Players By NBA Team |url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/12/longest-tenured-players-by-nba-team-4.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216025537/https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/12/longest-tenured-players-by-nba-team-4.html |archive-date=16 December 2020 |access-date=5 February 2021 |website=Hoops Rumors}}

On 18 January 2021, Mills set an NBA record for most three-point shots made for one team as a reserve.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/patty-mills-passes-manu-ginobili-for-most-3-pointers-made-off-the-bench-with-one-team-in-nba-history./x5artw9xkd6n14svzns0vwa5f|title=Patty Mills passes Manu Ginobili for most 3-pointers made off the bench with one team in NBA history|website=Sportingnews.com|date=19 January 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On 14 March, Mills overtook Andrew Bogut's record for most NBA games played by an Australian by playing his 706th game.

=Brooklyn Nets (2021–2023)=

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On 10 August 2021, Mills signed with the Brooklyn Nets.{{cite web |last=Sapp |first=Demetris |date=10 August 2021 |title=Brooklyn Nets Sign Patty Mills |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2021/08/10/brooklyn-nets-sign-patty-mills |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810160436/https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2021/08/10/brooklyn-nets-sign-patty-mills |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |work=NBA.com}} On 19 October, Mills made his Nets debut, scoring 21 points on 7-of-7 shooting from deep in a 127–104 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. In his debut, Mills tied the league record for most threes made in a debut with a new team.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401358773|website=ESPN.com|title=Bucks begin title defense with 127-104 victory over Nets|publisher=Associated Press|date=19 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030100750/https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401358773|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/nba-fans-stunned-patty-mills-brooklyn-nets-debut-milwaukee-bucks-023623408.html|title='Perfect': NBA fans stunned by thrilling Patty Mills debut|last=Young|first=Chris|website=Yahoo Sports|date=October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021|archive-date=20 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020062306/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/nba-fans-stunned-patty-mills-brooklyn-nets-debut-milwaukee-bucks-023623408.html|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Matthew |date=23 October 2021 |title='Ridiculous': Patty Mills breaks NBA three-point shooting streak |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nba/ridiculous-patty-mills-breaks-nba-threepoint-shooting-streak/news-story/ece0a1a6e4526ddb73b120c32e038075 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024130521/https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nba/ridiculous-patty-mills-breaks-nba-threepoint-shooting-streak/news-story/ece0a1a6e4526ddb73b120c32e038075 |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Fox Sports}} On 14 November, Mills scored 29 points on a career-high nine three-pointers in a 120–96 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Colin |date=15 November 2021 |title=Nets' Patty Mills reacts to making career-high nine three-pointers in win over Thunder |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/patty-mills-reacts-making-career-034047795.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418174833/https://www.yahoo.com/now/patty-mills-reacts-making-career-034047795.html |archive-date=18 April 2022 |access-date=2021-12-16 |website=yahoo.com |language=en-US}}

On 22 November, Mills scored 17 points against the Cavaliers to overtake Andrew Bogut's NBA record of most points scored by an Australian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.fcgi|title=NBA & ABA Players Born in Australia|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=25 November 2021|archive-date=25 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125195857/https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.fcgi|url-status=live}} On 14 December, in a 131–129 overtime win over the Toronto 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.{{Cite web|last=Rose|first=Aaron|title=Raptors Can't Stop Patty Mills & Kevin Durant in Game That Probably Shouldn't Have Even Been Played|url=https://www.si.com/nba/raptors/news/toronto-raptors-fall-brooklyn-nets-overtime-kevin-durant-clutch|access-date=2021-12-16|website=Sports Illustrated Toronto Raptors News, Analysis and More|date=14 December 2021 |language=en|archive-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216040308/https://www.si.com/nba/raptors/news/toronto-raptors-fall-brooklyn-nets-overtime-kevin-durant-clutch|url-status=live}} On the NBA Christmas game, Mills tied his career high with 34 points on 8-for-13 from three in a 122–115 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. His eight three-pointers made broke the record for the most three-pointers made on Christmas Day.{{Cite web|title=Patty Mills Putting Up Career-High Numbers for Brooklyn Nets|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/feature/2021/12/25/patty-mills-putting-up-career-high-numbers-for-brooklyn-nets|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Brooklyn Nets|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228000754/https://www.nba.com/nets/news/feature/2021/12/25/patty-mills-putting-up-career-high-numbers-for-brooklyn-nets|url-status=live}}

On 10 July 2022, Mills re-signed with the Nets on a two-year, $14.5 million contract.{{cite web |title=Brooklyn Nets Re-sign Patty Mills |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2022/07/10/brooklyn-nets-re-sign-patty-mills |website=NBA.com |access-date=12 July 2022 |date=10 July 2022 |archive-date=10 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710214959/https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2022/07/10/brooklyn-nets-re-sign-patty-mills |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=30 June 2022 |title=Free agents Patty Mills, Nic Claxton returning to Brooklyn Nets |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34175330 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712041243/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34175330/free-agent-patty-mills-returning-brooklyn-nets-agent-says |archive-date=12 July 2022 |access-date=12 July 2022 |website=ESPN.com}}

=Atlanta Hawks (2023–2024)=

On 6 July 2023, Mills, plus a 2028 second-round draft pick, was traded by the Nets to the Houston Rockets in exchange for future draft considerations.{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets Complete Trade with Houston Rockets|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn-nets-complete-trade-with-houston-rockets-2|website=NBA.com|date=6 July 2023|access-date=21 October 2023}} On 8 July, the Rockets sent him to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of a five-team trade,{{cite web|title=Thunder Acquires Patty Mills and Three Second-Round Draft Picks|url=https://www.nba.com/thunder/news/release-mills-230708|website=NBA.com|date=8 July 2023|access-date=10 July 2023}} and four days later, he was traded for a third time in the off-season, this time to the Atlanta Hawks, in exchange for TyTy Washington Jr., Usman Garuba, Rudy Gay and a 2026 second-round pick.{{cite web|title=Atlanta Hawks Acquire Guard Patty Mills|url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/news/atlanta-hawks-acquire-guard-patty-mills|website=NBA.com|date=12 July 2023|access-date=13 July 2023}}

On 29 February 2024, the Hawks waived Mills.{{cite web|title=Hawks Request Waivers on Patty Mills|url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/news/hawks-request-waivers-on-patty-mills|website=NBA.com|date=29 February 2024|access-date=29 February 2024}}

=Miami Heat (2024)=

On 6 March 2024, Mills signed with the Miami Heat.{{cite web|title=HEAT SIGN PATTY MILLS|url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat-sign-patty-mills|website=NBA.com|date=6 March 2024|access-date=6 March 2024}}

=Utah Jazz (2024–2025)=

On 5 September 2024, Mills signed with the Utah Jazz.{{cite tweet|author=Utah Jazz|title=Welcome to SLC, @Patty_Mills 💜🏔️ 📓 https://nba.com/jazz/utah-jazz-sign-patty-mills #TakeNote|number=1831762147661246636|user=utahjazz|date=5 September 2024|access-date=6 September 2024}}

=Los Angeles Clippers (2025–present)=

On 1 February 2025, Mills was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers alongside Drew Eubanks in exchange for Mo Bamba, P. J. Tucker, a 2030 second-round pick and cash considerations.{{cite web|title=Clippers Acquire Eubanks and Mills from Utah|url=https://www.nba.com/clippers/news/clippers-acquire-eubanks-and-mills-from-utah|website=NBA.com|date=1 February 2025|access-date=1 February 2025}} This move would reunite him with Kawhi Leonard who last played with Mills on the San Antonio Spurs during the 2017-18 NBA season as well as Ben Simmons who played with him during the 2022-23 NBA season on the Brooklyn Nets.

National team career

In 2007, Mills made his senior national team debut for the Boomers at the FIBA Oceania Championship.{{cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Patty%20Mills/pid/57899/_//players.html|title=Patty Mills FIBA archive profile|work=FIBA.com|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107002557/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Patty%20Mills/pid/57899/_//players.html|url-status=live}} Mills became the third Indigenous basketball player to play for Australia behind Olympians Michael Ah Matt (1964) and Danny Morseu (1980–84).{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Ron|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=73614&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3|title=New kid on Boomers' block|work=Basketball.net.au|date=4 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905062118/http://www.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=73614&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3|archive-date=5 September 2007|url-status=dead}} The following year, he played for Australia at the FIBA Diamond Ball tournament and represented his country at the Beijing Olympics, where he averaged 14.2 points per game.

Mills went on to play for Australia at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship, before once again representing his country at the 2012 London Olympics. At the 2012 Olympics, Mills had the highest scoring average with 21.2 points per game, ahead of Kevin Durant of the United States, who averaged 19.5 points per game.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/australias-patty-mills-tops-olympic-basketball-point-scoring-averages/news-story/f4e5c4e2b0da9ca33602309bd85dd9ab|title=Australia's Patty Mills tops Olympic basketball point-scoring averages|work=HeraldSun.com|date=13 August 2012|access-date=3 November 2017}}

In 2013, Mills played for Australia at the FIBA Oceania Championship. Two years later, he played at the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship. In 2016, he helped the Boomers finish fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Mills became the first Indigenous Australian to be a flag bearer when he carried the Australian flag alongside swimmer Cate Campbell at the opening ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.{{Cite news|date=2021-07-07|title=Patty Mills, Cate Campbell named Australia's Tokyo Olympics flag-bearers|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-07/patty-mills-cate-campbell-australias-tokyo-olympics-flag-bearers/100274230|access-date=2021-07-07|newspaper=ABC News|language=en-AU|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210709142507/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-07/patty-mills-cate-campbell-australias-tokyo-olympics-flag-bearers/100274230|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Australian Olympic Team Flagbearers Announced|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/news/australian-olympic-team-flagbearers-announced/|access-date=7 July 2021|work=Australian Olympic Committee|archive-date=7 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707090809/https://www.olympics.com.au/news/australian-olympic-team-flagbearers-announced/|url-status=live}} As captain, Mills helped lead Australia to obtain their first ever Olympic medal in men's basketball by scoring 42 points against Slovenia in the bronze medal game.{{Cite news|date=2021-08-07|title=Patty Mills leads Boomers to first men's basketball medal in bronze showdown with Slovenia at Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-07/tokyo-olympics-patty-mills-leads-boomers-to-bronze-medal/100359056|access-date=2021-08-08|newspaper=ABC News|language=en-AU|archive-date=8 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808135533/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-07/tokyo-olympics-patty-mills-leads-boomers-to-bronze-medal/100359056|url-status=live}} His 42 points are an Olympic record for points scored in a medal round game.{{Cite web |date=9 August 2021 |title=Patty Mills leads historic win for the Boomers |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/patty-mills-leads-historic-win-for-the-boomers/nqa2hkzil |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=NITV |language=en}} His performance also earned him honours as the shooting guard in the Tokyo 2020 All Star Five for the men's Olympics basketball tournament.{{cite web |title=Five nations represented in the All-Star Five of the Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/men/2020/news/five-different-nations-represented-in-the-all-star-five-of-the-men-s-olympic-tournament |website=FIBA |publisher=The International Basketball Federation |access-date=10 August 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808074116/http://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/men/2020/news/five-different-nations-represented-in-the-all-star-five-of-the-men-s-olympic-tournament |url-status=live }}

Mills represented Australia once again in the 2024 Paris Olympics. In the third group game, he scored 13 points against Greece, which moved him to fifth place on the all-time scoring list at the Olympics, surpassing Wlamir Marques.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-02 |title=Mills jumps to No. 5 all-time in scoring despite Boomers loss |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/news/mills-jumps-to-no-5-all-time-in-scoring-despite-boomers-loss |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=fiba.basketball |language=en}} He finished the tournament as Australia's second-leading scorer just behind Josh Giddey, scoring 66 points to bring his career total to 567.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-22 |title=Stats - Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/stats |access-date=2024-08-22 |language=en}}

Player profile

Mills is known for his three-point shooting,{{Cite web|url=https://airalamo.com/2021/01/07/san-antonio-spurs-fiba-patty-nba-fire/|title=San Antonio Spurs: FIBA Patty Mills is here to set the NBA on fire|website=Airalamo.com|date=7 January 2021|access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214054945/https://airalamo.com/2021/01/07/san-antonio-spurs-fiba-patty-nba-fire/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/10/san-antonio-spurs-goals-patty-mills/|title=San Antonio Spurs: 3 goals for Patty Mills in 2020-21|date=10 December 2020|access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=10 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210150529/https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/10/san-antonio-spurs-goals-patty-mills/|url-status=live}} his commitment to the team culture of the San Antonio Spurs{{Cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/1476243/2019/12/20/hes-everything-patty-mills-and-the-continuation-of-the-spurs-culture/|title='He's everything': Patty Mills and the continuation of the Spurs' culture|first=Matthew|last=Tynan|website=The Athletic|access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=22 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522143515/https://theathletic.com/1476243/2019/12/20/hes-everything-patty-mills-and-the-continuation-of-the-spurs-culture/|url-status=live}} and the Boomers, his enthusiasm,{{Cite web|url=https://airalamo.com/2017/03/19/gday-mate-crucial-impact-patty-mills-spurs/|title=G'day Mate! The Crucial Impact of Patty Mills on the Spurs|date=19 March 2017|access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214051103/https://airalamo.com/2017/03/19/gday-mate-crucial-impact-patty-mills-spurs/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.poundingtherock.com/2018/6/5/17424850/2017-18-spurs-player-reviews-patty-mills|title=2017-18 Spurs Player Reviews: Patty Mills|first=Marilyn|last=Dubinski|date=5 June 2018|website=Pounding The Rock|access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804072951/https://www.poundingtherock.com/2018/6/5/17424850/2017-18-spurs-player-reviews-patty-mills|url-status=live}} and his leadership qualities.{{Cite news |last=Orsborn |first=Tom |date=9 December 2018 |title=Mills' leadership helps Spurs survive tough times |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Mills-leadership-helps-Spurs-survive-tough-13452231.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112000606/https://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Mills-leadership-helps-Spurs-survive-tough-13452231.php |archive-date=12 November 2020 |access-date=5 February 2021 |website=San Antonio Express-News}}

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 teammate Rudy 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.{{cite web|last=Wolfley|first=Bob|date=11 April 2011|title=3 Goggles become basketball fashion|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/119633604.html|access-date=3 November 2017|work=jsonline.com|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025729/http://archive.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/119633604.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=10 June 2014|title=The crazy world of Australian NBA star Patty Mills|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/basketball/the-crazy-world-of-australian-nba-star-patty-mills/news-story/82483477455533e35ac428d83c5a96c7|access-date=3 November 2017|work=HeraldSun.com.au|archive-date=27 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127212946/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/basketball/the-crazy-world-of-australian-nba-star-patty-mills/news-story/82483477455533e35ac428d83c5a96c7|url-status=live}} T-shirts with the gesture were printed and popularly sold in Portland.{{cite web|last=Calkins|first=Matt|date=24 December 2010|title='3 Goggles' are the rage in Portland|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/dec/23/3-goggles-are-the-rage-in-portland/|access-date=26 October 2016|work=columbian.com|archive-date=26 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026232903/http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/dec/23/3-goggles-are-the-rage-in-portland/|url-status=live}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2009}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Portland

| 10 || 0 || 3.8 || .417 || .500 || .571 || .2 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 2.6

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2010}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Portland

| 64 || 0 || 12.2 || .412 || .353 || .766 || .8 || 1.7 || .4 || .0 || 5.5

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2011}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 16 || 3 || 16.3 || .485 || .429 || 1.000 || 1.8 || 2.4 || .6 || .1 || 10.3

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2012}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 58 || 2 || 11.3 || .469 || .400 || .842 || .9 || 1.1 || .4 || .1 || 5.1

| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|{{nbay|2013}}{{dagger}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 81 || 2 || 18.9 || .464 || .425 || .890 || 2.1 || 1.8 || .8 || .1 || 10.2

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2014}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 51 || 0 || 15.7 || .381 || .341 || .825 || 1.5 || 1.7 || .5 || .0 || 6.9

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2015}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 81 || 3 || 20.5 || .425 || .384 || .810 || 2.0 || 2.8 || .7 || .1 || 8.5

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2016}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 80 || 8 || 21.9 || .439 || .413 || .825 || 1.8 || 3.5 || .8 || .0 || 9.5

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2017}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 36 || 25.7 || .411 || .372 || .890 || 1.9 || 2.8 || .7 || .1 || 10.0

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2018}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 1 || 23.3 || .425 || .394 || .854 || 2.2 || 3.0 || .6 || .1 || 9.9

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2019}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 66 || 1 || 22.5 || .431 || .382 || .866 || 1.6 || 1.8 || .8 || .1 || 11.6

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2020}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 68 || 1 || 24.8 || .412 || .375 || .910 || 1.7 || 2.4 || .6 || .0 || 10.8

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2021}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn

| 81 || 48 || 29.0 || .408 || .400 || .814 || 1.9 || 2.3 || .6 || .2 || 11.4

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2022}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn

| 40 || 2 || 14.2 || .411 || .366 || .833 || 1.1 || 1.4 || .4 || .1 || 6.2

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2|{{nbay|2023}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta

| 19 || 0 || 10.6 || .373 || .382 || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.1 || .7 || .5 || .1 || 2.7

| style="text-align:left;"|Miami

| 13 || 5 || 16.4 || .338 || .208 || 1.000 || 1.2 || 1.5 || .8 || .0 || 5.8

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2|{{nbay|2024}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Utah

| 17 || 0 || 15.3 || .342 || .298 || 1.000 || 1.2 || 1.2 || .7 || .2 || 4.4

| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers

| 12 || 0 || 5.1 || .500 || .500 || .889 || .1 || .4 || .1 || .0 || 3.1

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 921 || 112 || 19.9 || .423 || .385 || .857 || 1.6 || 2.2 || .6 || .1 || 8.7

==Playoffs==

| style="text-align:left;"|2010

| style="text-align:left;"|Portland

| 3 || 0 || 4.1 || .500 || 1.000 || 1.000 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0

| style="text-align:left;"|2011

| style="text-align:left;"|Portland

| 2 || 0 || 2.6 || .000 || .000 || {{sort|-|—}} || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

| style="text-align:left;"|2012

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 8 || 0 || 3.9 || .545 || .600 || {{sort|-|—}} || .4 || .6 || .1 || .0 || 1.9

| style="text-align:left;"|2013

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 9 || 0 || 3.4 || .500 || .286 || {{sort|-|—}} || .3 || .2 || .0 || .0 || 1.3

| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|2014{{dagger}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 23 || 0 || 15.2 || .447 || .405 || .769 || 1.5 || 1.4 || .7 || .0 || 7.3

| style="text-align:left;"|2015

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 7 || 0 || 16.0 || .500 || .571 || 1.000 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .3 || .0 || 10.1

| style="text-align:left;"|2016

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 10 || 0 || 16.7 || .434 || .361 || .636 || 1.4 || 2.0 || .7 || .0 || 6.6

| style="text-align:left;"|2017

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 16 || 6 || 26.0 || .407 || .360 || .864 || 2.1 || 2.7 || .8 || .1 || 10.3

| style="text-align:left;"|2018

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 5 || 5 || 33.0 || .439 || .371 || .800 || 2.0 || 2.6 || .6 || .2 || 13.4

| style="text-align:left;"|2019

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 7 || 0 || 21.8 || .326 || .136 || .600 || 2.1 || 3.6 || 1.0 || .1 || 5.3

| style="text-align:left;"|2022

| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn

| 4 || 0 || 18.1 || .563 || .538 || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .3 || 6.3

| style="text-align:left;"|2023

| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn

| 1 || 0 || 5.3 || .000 || .000 || {{sort|-|—}} || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

| style="text-align:left;"|2024

| style="text-align:left;"|Miami

| 3 || 0 || 17.2 || .353 || .273 || .750 || .3 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || 6.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 98 || 11 || 16.0 || .429 || .380 || .797 || 1.4 || 1.6 || .5 || .1 || 6.6

=NBL=

| style="text-align:left;"|2011–12

| style="text-align:left;"|Melbourne

| 9 || 5 || 33.9 || .421 || .348 || .806 || 2.3 || 5.0 || .8 || .1 || 18.6

=CBA=

==Regular season==

| style="text-align:left;"|2011–12

| style="text-align:left;"| Xinjiang

| 12 || 9 || 35.0 || .530 || .494 || .739 || 3.8 || 3.8 || 2.2 || .1 || 26.5

=College=

| style="text-align:left;"|2007–08

| style="text-align:left;"|Saint Mary's

| 32 || 32 || 32.1 || .429 || .323 || .761 || 2.1 || 3.5 || 1.8 || .1 || 14.8

| style="text-align:left;"|2008–09

| style="text-align:left;"|Saint Mary's

| 26 || 23 || 33.3 || .402 || .338 || .859 || 2.4 || 3.9 || 2.2 || .2 || 18.4

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 58 || 55 || 32.7 || .415 || .331 || .806 || 2.2 || 3.7 || 2.0 || .2 || 16.4

Personal life

File:Portland Mayor Sam Adams with Assisting Australia.jpg and Portland, Oregon mayor Sam Adams in June 2011, wearing "Assist Australia" t-shirts]]

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.{{cite web|last=Zwerling|first=Jared|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2092541-patty-mills-riding-an-aussie-hoops-explosion-and-the-nba-finals-is-just-a-start|title=Patty Mills Riding an Aussie Hoops Explosion, and the NBA Finals Is Just a Start|work=bleacherreport.com|date=13 June 2014|access-date=3 November 2017|quote=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.|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025014/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2092541-patty-mills-riding-an-aussie-hoops-explosion-and-the-nba-finals-is-just-a-start|url-status=live}} On 8 July 2019, they were married in Waimea Valley, Hawaii.{{Cite web|last=Medina|first=Mariah|date=2019-07-09|title=Patty Mills is a married man and his Hawaii wedding looked AWESOME|url=https://www.ksat.com/entertainment/2019/07/09/patty-mills-is-a-married-man-and-his-hawaii-wedding-looked-awesome/|access-date=2022-02-07|website=KSAT|language=en|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207043531/https://www.ksat.com/entertainment/2019/07/09/patty-mills-is-a-married-man-and-his-hawaii-wedding-looked-awesome/|url-status=live}}

In July 2014, Mills was presented with the keys to the city in Canberra in the wake of the Spurs' championship success.{{cite news|last=Nairn|first=Jessica|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-18/nba-champion-patrick-mills-presented-with-the-keys-to-the-city/5607266|title=NBA champion Patrick Mills awarded the keys to the city in Canberra|work=ABC.net.au|date=18 July 2014|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=1 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101042835/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-18/nba-champion-patrick-mills-presented-with-the-keys-to-the-city/5607266|url-status=live}}

In 2017, Mills co-wrote a series of books for young readers with Jared Thomas, published in 2018 as Game Day! Championship Collection.{{cite book|title=Game Day! Championship Collection|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PlRmuwEACAAJ|isbn=9781760523800|date=2018|publisher=Allen & Unwin|access-date=16 September 2020|archive-date=16 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316055435/https://books.google.com/books?id=PlRmuwEACAAJ|url-status=live}}

Mills is an ardent rugby league fan, supporting the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League, as well as the Queensland Maroons in the annual State of Origin series.{{cite web | url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-unlikely-bromance-as-nba-superstar-cheers-broncs-to-victory/news-story/230930ce95e37b7a83b728840a35b7d9 | title='What could possibly go wrong?': Unlikely 'bromance' as NBA superstar cheers Broncs to victory | date=24 September 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/20182/05/18/why-patty-mills-could-be-maroons-perfect-foil-walker/ | title=Why Patty Mills is made for Maroons camp: Walker | date=17 May 2018 }} He is also a supporter of the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/443041/behind-crows-doors-patty-pops-in|title=Behind Crows Doors: Patty pops in|date=31 August 2015 |access-date=8 December 2021|archive-date=8 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208024709/https://www.afc.com.au/news/443041/behind-crows-doors-patty-pops-in|url-status=live}}

Activism

In 2011, Mills started the charity project "Assist Australia" following Queensland's floods in March 2010 and in December 2010 to January 2011. His first charity work came in 2010, helping raise over $40,000 for the first flood relief.{{cite web|date=18 February 2013|title=Keep the Passion: Patty Mills|url=https://www.poundingtherock.com/2013/2/18/4001508/keep-the-passion-patty-mills|access-date=3 November 2017|work=poundingtherock.com|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013118/https://www.poundingtherock.com/2013/2/18/4001508/keep-the-passion-patty-mills|url-status=live}}

Mills has used his platform and resources to fight racism and police brutality, especially in his home country of Australia. In 2020, Mills helped launch "We Got You", a campaign to show support for athletes as they fight racism in Australian sport. He also gave about $1 million to Black Lives Matter Australia and Black Deaths in Custody.

Recognition

2021 – Sport Australia Hall of Fame 'Don Award'{{Cite web|date=2 December 2021|title=Patty Mills & Evonne Goolagong-Cawley AC MBE Honoured with Awards|url=https://sahof.org.au/patty-mills-evonne-goolagong-cawley-ac-mbe-honoured-with-awards/|url-status=live|access-date=3 December 2021|website=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202223040/https://sahof.org.au/patty-mills-evonne-goolagong-cawley-ac-mbe-honoured-with-awards/}}
2021 – CBR Sports Awards – Men's Sport Athlete of the Year{{Cite news|date=3 December 2021|title=Mills, Peel win top honours at 2021 CBR Sports Awards|work=Canberra Weekly|url=https://canberraweekly.com.au/mills-peel-win-top-honours-at-2021-cbr-sports-awards/|access-date=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203000652/https://canberraweekly.com.au/mills-peel-win-top-honours-at-2021-cbr-sports-awards/|url-status=live}}
2022 – ACT Representative for Australian of the Year{{Cite news|last=Burnside|first=Nikki|date=12 November 2021|title=Patty Mills, NBA star and social justice campaigner, named ACT's Australian of the Year|work=ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-12/act-australian-of-the-year-awards-named-patty-mills/100615184|access-date=14 November 2021|archive-date=13 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113233229/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-12/act-australian-of-the-year-awards-named-patty-mills/100615184|url-status=live}}
2022 – Appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to basketball, to charitable initiatives to the Indigenous community"{{cite news |title=Australia Day 2022 Honours List |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-day-2022-honours-list-20220125-p59r53.html |access-date=25 January 2022 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Nine Entertainment Co |date=25 January 2022 |archive-date=25 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125112147/https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-day-2022-honours-list-20220125-p59r53.html |url-status=live }}