Daily News | Paul Millsap is happy with the Sixers after a tough Brooklyn stint and blockbuster trade that was ‘meant to be’
Paul Millsap sat on a makeshift stage inside the 76ers’ practice facility in Camden, with Daryl Morey, James Harden, Josh Harris, and Doc Rivers all to his left. They had assembled for an introductory press conference following one of the“First off, appreciate it,” Millsap said with a smile. “It was getting a little weird up here.”
He was the splashy free-agent addition expected to inject playoff experience, toughness and professionalism into an up-and-coming Denver roster anchored by Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Gary Harris. Although the Nuggets missed the playoffs by one game in Millsap’s first season — when he missed more than three months with a torn wrist ligament — they surged to the No. 2 spot in the West standings in 2018-19 and have become a postseason mainstay.
When the Nuggets opted to sign Jeff Green to two-year, $10 million contract last summer, however, it signaled the end of Millsap’s Nuggets tenure. He said the Sixers were the first team to reach out during free agency, and he believed he would be a “perfect fit” on the roster. But he also described some personal and family matters — including a baby on the way — ”that really clouded my judgment at that time” before he signed with Brooklyn instead.
“It was tough,” Millsap said. “You don’t ever want to feel like you quit on your team. But at the end of the day, they’ve got to do what’s best for them [and] I’ve got to do what’s best for me.” Millsap said his life has been a “whirlwind” since then. It is the first time he has been traded in his 16-year career. He is transitioning from playing power forward, where he has traditionally had a size advantage in the post, to center, where he knows it will be tougher to back defenders down but still believes he can score with open space on pick-and-pop plays.
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