When you think about Patty Mills you think about a player who knows his role on the team and excels in it. Having just turned in his ninth season with the San Antonio Spurs, Mills is approaching a decade of service as a reliable bench scorer and secondary playmaker.
Coming into this year it seemed like Mills was going to have to take a step back. Derrick White was coming off of a breakout season and an impressive summer with Team USA, Bryn Forbes had played well before, and Dejounte Murray would be coming back from injury.