Paul Millsap

Paul Millsap

Millsap with the Atlanta Hawks in 2014
No. 4 – Atlanta Hawks
Position Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1985-02-10) February 10, 1985
Monroe, Louisiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school Grambling (Grambling, Louisiana)
College Louisiana Tech (2003–2006)
NBA draft 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2013 Utah Jazz
2013–present Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com

Paul Millsap (born February 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward from Louisiana Tech University, Millsap was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (47th overall) of the 2006 NBA draft and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He played in Utah until 2013, when he became a member of the Hawks. He is a three-time NBA All-Star.

High school and college career

Millsap attended Grambling High School, where he played for the Grambling Kittens high school basketball team. He was named a fourth-team Parade All-American. Considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Millsap was listed as the No. 31 power forward and the No. 115 player in the nation in 2003.[1]

In his three-year career at Louisiana Tech, Millsap averaged 18.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 92 games. He became the only player in NCAA basketball history to lead the nation in rebounding for three consecutive years.[2] Following his junior season in 2005–06, he declared for the NBA draft.

Professional career

Utah Jazz (2006–2013)

Millsap was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 47th overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft, and later signed his rookie scale contract with the Jazz on August 2, 2006. In late 2006, some sports journalists were referring to Millsap as a potential Rookie of the Year candidate,[3] an award not traditionally given to players taken so late in the draft. Though the award ultimately went to Brandon Roy, Millsap had a strong first season, leading all rookies with six double-doubles. He finished the 2006–07 season with averages of around 7 points per game, 5 rebounds per game, nearly one steal and one block; he had season-highs of 20 points, 17 rebounds, 4 blocks, 4 steals, 3 assists, and 38 minutes. He played in all 82 of Utah's games. Early in the 2007–08 season, Millsap achieved a new career-high of 24 points during a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. He later extended his career-high to 28 points against the Orlando Magic in late December 2007. His next career-high came in December 2008 against the Boston Celtics when he scored 32 points. Millsap had played in 194 straight games since being drafted by the Jazz in 2006; he missed his first game of his professional career on December 26, 2008 against the Dallas Mavericks due to a sprained posterior cruciate ligament injury in his knee suffered against the Milwaukee Bucks three days prior.[4]

During the 2008–09 season, Millsap became the replacement for Carlos Boozer after the all-star forward suffered multiple injuries. Millsap's numbers subsequently soared, as he averaged 15.9 points and 10.3 rebounds over 38 starts mid-season.[5]

On June 25, 2009, the Jazz tendered a qualifying offer to Millsap, making him a restricted free agent.[6] A few weeks later, on July 10, 2009, he signed an offer sheet from the Portland Trail Blazers for $32 million over four years, including $6.2 million in the 2009–10 season, with a $5.6 million signing bonus, with $10.3 million to be paid within seven days of the contract's approval by the NBA.[7] The Jazz had the right to match the offer, and did so seven days later, on July 17, 2009.[8]

Millsap became Utah's permanent starting power forward in 2010–11 after Boozer joined the Chicago Bulls. Millsap started alongside newly acquired center Al Jefferson. On November 9, 2010, Millsap scored a career-high 46 points in a 116-114 overtime win over the Miami Heat. Millsap scored 11 points in 28 seconds at the end of regulation, including three three-pointers, one more than he had made in his entire career before then. He also hit a buzzer-beater to force overtime.[9]

Atlanta Hawks (2013–present)

On July 10, 2013, after spending the first seven years of his career with the Jazz, Millsap signed a two-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks.[10][11] On January 30, 2014, Millsap was voted by the coaches to be a reserve on the 2014 East All-Star team.[12] On March 18, 2014, Millsap recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 118–113 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors.[13]

On January 29, 2015, Millsap earned his second consecutive All-Star nod as a reserve for the Eastern Conference in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. The Hawks sent four players to the All-Star game, all of whom were selected as reserves.[14] He went on to help the Hawks finish with a 60–22 record in 2014–15, the team's best finish since 1993–94.[15] They made it through to the Eastern Conference Finals where they were swept 4–0 by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On July 9, 2015, Millsap re-signed with the Hawks to a three-year, $59 million contract.[16][17] On January 16, 2016, he scored 21 points against the Brooklyn Nets and went past 10,000 for his career.[18] On January 28, he earned his third consecutive All-Star nod as a reserve for the Eastern Conference in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game.[19] On April 9, 2016, he recorded a season-high 31 points and 16 rebounds in a 118–107 win over the Boston Celtics.[20] The Hawks finished the regular season as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 48–34 record. In the first round of the playoffs, the Hawks faced the fifth-seeded Boston Celtics, and in a Game 4 loss on April 24, Millsap scored 45 points – a career playoff high and one off his all-time best – and added 13 rebounds. The loss tied the series at 2–2.[21] The Hawks went on to defeat the Celtics in six games and moved on to the semi-finals, where they were defeated in four games by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In the Hawks' season opener on October 27, 2016, Millsap scored a game-high 28 points on 11-of-20 shooting in a 114–99 win over the Washington Wizards.[22]

Personal life

Millsap's brother, Elijah, is also a professional basketball player.[23]

Awards and honors

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Utah 82 1 18.0 .525 .333 .673 5.2 .8 .8 .9 6.8
2007–08 Utah 82 2 20.8 .504 .000 .677 5.6 1.0 .9 .9 8.1
2008–09 Utah 76 38 30.1 .538 .000 .699 8.6 1.8 1.0 1.0 13.5
2009–10 Utah 82 8 27.8 .538 .111 .693 6.8 1.6 .8 1.2 11.6
2010–11 Utah 76 76 34.3 .531 .391 .757 7.6 2.5 1.4 .9 17.3
2011–12 Utah 64 62 32.8 .495 .226 .792 8.8 2.3 1.8 .8 16.6
2012–13 Utah 78 78 30.4 .490 .333 .742 7.1 2.6 1.3 1.0 14.6
2013–14 Atlanta 74 73 33.5 .461 .358 .731 8.5 3.1 1.7 1.1 17.9
2014–15 Atlanta 73 73 32.7 .476 .356 .757 7.8 3.1 1.8 .9 16.7
2015–16 Atlanta 81 81 32.7 .470 .319 .757 9.0 3.3 1.8 1.7 17.1
Career 768 492 29.1 .499 .334 .732 7.4 2.2 1.3 1.0 13.9
All-Star 3 0 16.7 .353 .286 .000 4.0 1.7 .7 .0 4.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007 Utah 17 0 15.5 .525 .000 .667 4.4 .5 .6 .5 5.9
2008 Utah 12 0 17.5 .516 .000 .520 3.9 .3 .6 1.3 6.4
2009 Utah 5 0 31.0 .510 .000 .500 8.0 1.6 .8 1.0 11.8
2010 Utah 10 0 32.3 .574 .000 .690 8.8 2.2 1.1 1.4 18.0
2012 Utah 4 4 34.8 .370 .000 .500 11.0 .5 .3 2.5 12.0
2014 Atlanta 7 7 38.1 .398 .333 .804 10.9 2.9 1.4 1.9 19.4
2015 Atlanta 16 15 35.4 .407 .306 .744 8.7 3.4 1.6 .9 15.2
2016 Atlanta 10 10 36.5 .431 .242 .745 9.4 2.7 1.3 2.3 16.7
Career 81 36 28.2 .458 .276 .697 7.4 1.8 1.0 1.3 12.5

See also

References

  1. ↑ Paul Millsap, Louisiana Tech, Power Forward – 247sports.com
  2. ↑ Paul Millsap Stats
  3. ↑ "Rookie report: Disappointments and a surprise ROY". Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  4. ↑ Millsap nets career-high 28 as Magic booed in home loss to Jazz
  5. ↑ Paul Millsap 2008-09 Game Log
  6. ↑ "Jazz Makes Qualifying Offer to Millsap". NBA.com. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  7. ↑ "Blazers sign Paul Millsap to offer sheet". NBA.com. 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  8. ↑ Siler, Paul (2009-07-17). "Jazz to match Millsap offer". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  9. ↑ "Recap: 2010-11-09 Miami Heat".
  10. ↑ Brian, Windhorst (July 5, 2013). "Sources: Paul Millsap, Hawks agree". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  11. ↑ "HAWKS SIGN FORWARD PAUL MILLSAP". NBA.com. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  12. ↑ HAWKS FORWARD PAUL MILLSAP SELECTED AS NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STAR RESERVE
  13. ↑ Notebook: Hawks 118, Raptors 113 (OT)
  14. ↑ "Al Horford, Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague Named Eastern Conference All-Stars". NBA.com. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  15. ↑ Playoffs Give Atlanta Hawks Ability to Cement Best Season in Franchise History
  16. ↑ "Two-Time All-Star Paul Millsap Re-Signs With The Hawks". NBA.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  17. ↑ Broussard, Chris (July 1, 2015). "Sources: Paul Millsap, Hawks agree to 3-year, $59M contract". ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  18. ↑ Millsap leads Hawks past Nets 114-86 to snap 2-game skid
  19. ↑ Paul Millsap Named to 2016 Eastern Conference All-Star Team
  20. ↑ Millsap, Teague power Hawks past Celtics 118-107
  21. ↑ Celtics beat Hawks 104-95 in OT, series tied 2-2
  22. ↑ "Howard, Millsap, Hardaway lead Hawks past Wizards 114-99". ESPN.com. October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  23. ↑ Jazz sign Elijah Millsap to multiyear deal
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