Every team that has aspirations for the playoffs or contenders needs some solid veterans who have been there before, and know what it takes to win when things get tough in the postseason. Paul Millsap fulfills though criteria: he is a gritty, defense-first veteran, as well as a capable enough shooter. He is currently a free agent, and it appears as though he is commanding some interest around the league.
Shams Charania of The Athletic has recently reported that there are a multitude of teams that are interested in adding Paul Millsap to their roster. The teams listed are the Brooklyn Nets, the Golden State Warriors, the Chicago Bulls, and the Los Angeles Clippers. All those teams will be solid playoff teams, who are seeking to make moves to help them win. Signing Millsap would be prudent for any of them.
Along with Brooklyn and Golden State, the Bulls are pursuing free-agent forward Paul Millsap, sources said. Millsap, a battle-tested 15-year NBA veteran, finished a four-year stint in Denver in which the Nuggets had a 64.7 percent winning percentage and reached the Western Conference finals in 2020. At 35, Millsap’s steal and block rates per 36 minutes were in line with his career average, and last season, his 56.5 percent true shooting percentage was around his career average.
In Brooklyn, Millsap would compete for a starting power forward role alongside Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden.
The Clippers are expressing interest in Millsap as well, sources said.
It remains to be seen which team Paul Millsap ends up signing with, but it definitely looks as though he has a lot of options to choose from. There’s no question that a versatile player like Millsap can still be a great contributor to the team, and it seems as though teams around the league think so as well.
