While the Hawks remain on three straight losses and the franchise has just changed president, The Athletic announced Friday evening that Nate McMillan was planning to pack his bags. A rumor that the interested party hastened to deny.
“I quickly read this article”, he confided before the meeting against the Lakers. “I have never spoken to this journalist before. I think in the last two weeks he’s written a couple of articles with some sources from our franchise commenting on me and some things I say and do. »
See you at the end of the season
For McMillan, who fell out with Trae Young a few weeks ago, there’s no question of quitting as the team battles for a playoff spot.
“We have a test to prepare” he continues. “We’re trying to make sure our players are healthy and going far in the playoffs… From what’s written, I’m here to coach this year, and I’ve spoken to the [propriétaire] Tony Ressler several times, and our goal is to make the playoffs. And that’s what I’m working on. »
For the rest, we will have to wait until next summer… “Look, at the end of the season, I will do what I have always done. I will discuss it with my family and see if there is still this flame, this passion, to continue next season. But that won’t be until the end of the season. We all think about retiring, but that’s when the season is over… We’ll skip this article. »
| Nate McMillan | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 71 | 28 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 61.7 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 82 | 30 | 47.4 | 37.5 | 70.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 75 | 31 | 41.0 | 21.4 | 63.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| 1989-90 | SEA | 82 | 29 | 47.3 | 35.5 | 64.1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 6.4 |
| 1990-91 | SEA | 78 | 18 | 43.3 | 35.4 | 61.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 1991-92 | SEA | 72 | 23 | 43.7 | 27.6 | 64.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 1992-93 | SEA | 73 | 27 | 46.4 | 38.5 | 70.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
| 1993-94 | SEA | 73 | 26 | 44.7 | 39.1 | 56.4 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 1994-95 | SEA | 80 | 26 | 41.8 | 34.2 | 58.6 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| 1995-96 | SEA | 55 | 23 | 42.0 | 38.0 | 70.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 1996-97 | SEA | 37 | 22 | 40.9 | 33.3 | 65.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 18 | 16 | 34.3 | 44.1 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Total | 796 | 26 | 44.3 | 34.2 | 65.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 6.0 | |
