Nate McMillan
Nate McMillan was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States on August 3rd, 1964 and is the Basketball Coach. At the age of 59, Nate McMillan biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Nathaniel McMillan (born August 3, 1964) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He coached the Seattle SuperSonics from 2000 to 2005, and the Portland Trail Blazers from 2005 to 2012.
Personal life
His son Jamelle played as a guard for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was an assistant coach with the New Orleans Pelicans from 2013 to 2020. Jamelle is now an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks working for his father.
High school and college career
McMillan grew up in the heart of North Carolina's basketball region and attended William G. Enloe High School in Raleigh, where he went unnoticed by major college scouts. He returned to Murfreesboro, North Carolina, to play for Jim Valvano at North Carolina State after two years at Chowan College (then a two-year school). In 1985 and 1986 NCAA Championship Tournaments, McMillan helped NC State reach a first-place tie in the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and then the Elite Eight in 1985 and 1986, where the Wolfpack lost to St. John's and Kansas respectively. During his time at NC State, McMillan performed with a variety of current NBA players, including Spud Webb, Lorenzo Charles, Cozell McQueen, Chris Washburn, Vinny Del Negro, Charles Shackleford, and Chucky Brown.
Professional career
McMillan was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 30th pick in the 1986 NBA draft. He spent his entire NBA career in Seattle. McMillan's career saw him score 5.9 points, 6.1 assists, and 1.9 steals over his 12-year playing career. He still holds the NBA rookie record for assists in a single game with 25 people (with Ernie DiGregorio). McMillan was the primary starting point guard for the SuperSonics from the time he was swapped for Danny Young midway through the 1986-87 season until being replaced at the start of the 1990-91 season by future NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton, then a rookie and the top pick in the 1990 draft. McMillan was known for his outstanding defense, leading the NBA in steals per game from 1993–94 season and being named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team for the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons. McMillan was also known for his balanced play, which culminated in four triple-doubles in his career.
McMillan helped the SuperSonics reach the NBA Finals against the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls in 1995–96. The SuperSonics were the only team to beat the Bulls three times this season (once in the regular season and twice in the playoffs).
The SuperSonics cut Mr. Sonic" for his 19 years of service to the team. He was also identified as one third of the "Big Mac" trio of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the others being Xavier McDaniel and Derrick McKey.
Coaching career
McMillan remained in Seattle as an assistant under Paul Westphal after retiring in 1998. He served in this capacity until the Sonics fired Westphal and installed McMillan interim coach John McMillan in 2000. Despite the fact that the team lost the playoffs in his first year, head coach Bob Hopeton maintained a winning record of 38-29. He was hired as head coach for the 2001–02 season and led the team to the playoffs.
The Sonics of McMillan had poor records in the first two years, going 40–42 and 37–45. He led the team to a 52-31 record in the regular season in 2004-05. The team advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals, where they lost to the San Antonio Spurs.
McMillan, a Seattle player and mentor, left Seattle on July 6, 2005, to become the Portland Trail Blazers' head coach after 19 years as a player and mentor. He took over a team marred by cap leaks and off-the-court drama, but Portland's waters have slowly cooled. His hard-nosed coaching style earned him the nickname "Sarge." McMillan ruptured his right Achilles tendon while practicing with the Trail Blazers on December 5, 2009. Despite a historic number of injuries to his key players, he coached much of the season in a protective boot after surgery and led the team to 50 victories. McMillan coached the Blazers until March 15, 2012.
McMillan was hired by the Indiana Pacers as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season on July 1, 2013. Brian Shaw, who took over Brian Shaw's job as the head coach of the Denver Nuggets, was fired. McMillan was hired as the Pacers' coach in May 2016, after former head coach Frank Vogel's contract was not extended. The team suffered with the displeasure and eventual departure of All-Star Paul George, who was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in June 2017. Despite the commotion, the Pacers made the playoffs in all four of McMillan's seasons, including three years without George. Victor Oladipo, who earned the league's Most Improved Player award in 2017 and was named to his first All-Star team in 2018, and Domantas Sabonis, who would later become an All-Star two years later in 2019. Indiana revealed on August 12, 2020, that McMillan's deal had been extended. However, he was fired just two weeks later, on August 26, 2020, after the Pacers were swept in the first round of the playoffs for the second year in a row, for the fourth year in a row, according to McMillan, who was disqualified in the first round.
McMillan was hired as an assistant coach under Lloyd Pierce on November 11, 2020. After Pierce's dismissal on March 1, 2021, McMillan was named interim head coach. Atlanta quickly began an eight-game winning streak, starting with a victory over the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers on March 20, 2021, which was capped off by a victory over the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers on March 20, 2021. The Hawks finished the season 27-11 under McMillan's leadership, snapping a four-year playoff drought and landing fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta's fortunes carried on into the playoffs. They defeated the fourth-seeded New York Knicks in five games, kickstarting their undefeated run by defeating the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in a tough seven-game tournament series. The Hawks advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in 54 years, only the second time in 54 years. There, they met the third-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, led by two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. McMillan led the Hawks to their first victory in the Conference Finals, defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 116–113 in Game 1. However, the Hawks will lose the series in six games. McMillan and the Hawks decided to strip the "interim" tag from his name and make him the franchise's 14th head coach since the team relocated to Atlanta with a four-year deal on July 5. Travis Schlenk, the general manager, said that although the contract's language was still being drawn up, "I'm excited that he'll be our head coach going forward." The deal was officially announced on July 7, with Schlenk lauding McMillan's "incredible work" after taking over the team in mid-season.
National team career
McMillan served as an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski for the US national team in 2006 and 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning bronze and gold medals, respectively. In addition to his All-American success at Chowan, he is also a member of the National Junior College Basketball Hall of Fame.
During the 2012 London Summer Olympics, McMillan served as an assistant coach under Krzyzewski for the US national team.
