Early Life

Patty Mills was born on August 11 1988. Patty Mills is an Australian professional basketball player of Brooklyn Nets of National basketball. Mills was born and raised in Canberra and is Torres Strait lslander and aboriginal Australian descent. In 2007

He became the third indigenous basketball player to play for the Australian national team.

Mills was selected by Portland Trail Blazers with the 55th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft after playing two years of college basketball for Saint Mary's Gaels.

Mills played for the Portland Trail Blazers for two seasons. In 2011 during the NBA lockout he played for the Melbourne Tigers Flying Tigers in China. Mills returned to the United States in March 2012 and signed with the San Antonio Spurs. He won the 2014 NBA championship. In 2021 he led the Australian boomers to their first ever medal in international competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Mills is known for his three-pointer shooting and his leadership.

In July 2014 Mills was president with the keys to the city in Canberra in the wake of Spurs championship success. Mills has used platform and resources to fight racism and police brutality especially in his home country of Australia. In 2020 Mills helped launch a campaign to show support for athletes as they fight racism in Australia. He also gave about 1 million dollars to Black Lives Matter Australia and black deaths in Custody.

Patty Mills

By Armin Evanian