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Patty Mills, born on 11 August 1988 in Canberra, is one of Australia's most successful basketball players. The point guard has played in the NBA since 2009, winning an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014. Mills is known for his three-point shooting, leadership qualities, and commitment to his teams and the Australian national team, the Boomers.
Mills has played for several NBA teams throughout his career, including extended stints with the San Antonio Spurs (2012-2021) and the Brooklyn Nets (2021-2023). In the 2021-22 season, Mills broke several NBA records for three-point shooting. He was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in July 2023 before being waived and signing with the Miami Heat in March 2024.
As a proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man, Mills has used his platform to fight racism and support Indigenous communities in Australia. He helped launch the "We Got You" campaign to show support for athletes fighting racism in Australian sport and donated significantly to Black Lives Matter Australia and Black Deaths in Custody.
Mills has represented Australia at four Olympic Games, helping the Boomers win their first ever Olympic medal, a bronze, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was also a flag bearer for Australia at the Tokyo Games, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to do so.
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