Four-time NBA All-Star forward Paul Millsap has officially announced his retirement after 16 seasons (2006-22). Millsap, 39, was selected 47th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2006 NBA draft out of Louisiana Tech.
Paul Millsap is one of eight players in NBA history to record 500 3-pointers, 1,000 blocks, and 1,000 steals
The 6-foot-7 Millsap played his first seven seasons (2006-10) with Utah and next four campaigns (2013-17) with the Atlanta Hawks. He also spent time with the Denver Nuggets (2017-21), Brooklyn Nets (2021-22 season), and Philadelphia 76ers (2021-22 campaign).
According to ESPN Stats & Information, Millsap is one of eight players in NBA history to have reached 500 3-pointers, 1,000 blocks, and 1,000 steals. Millsap and Draymond Green were the only players to record 300 3-pointers and 300 blocks from 2013 through 2017.
Per Basketball-Reference, he ranks 170th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 14,536 points. During his Hawks tenure, Millsap made four consecutive Eastern Conference All-Star appearances while averaging 17.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 3.3 assists.
After 16 NBA seasons, four-time All-Star Paul Millsap has retired from basketball. Millsap, the No. 47 pick in the 2006 NBA draft, spent his career with the Jazz, Hawks, Nuggets, Nets and 76ers. One of eight players all-time with 500 3-pointers, 1,000 blocks and 1,000 steals. pic.twitter.com/gftfvGHgnf
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The Louisiana native was part of several playoff runs in Atlanta, including a 2015 Eastern Conference finals appearance after the team won a franchise-record 60 games.
On March 18, 2014, Millsap recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists in Atlanta’s 118-113 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors.
Millsap scored a playoff career-high 45 points against the Boston Celtics during Game 4 of Atlanta’s 2016 first-round series
During the Hawks’ Game 4 loss to the Boston Celtics in their 2016 first-round playoff series, Millsap scored a playoff career-high 45 points. Atlanta went on to defeat the Celtics in six games and advanced to the semifinals, where the team lost in four games to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Millsap joined the Nuggets in 2017 as a notable free agent signing, making three playoff runs in four seasons, including a trip to the Western Conference finals in 2020.
In 1,085 career NBA regular-season games (746 starts), he averaged 13.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.0 block, and 28.1 minutes per contest while shooting 48.9% from the floor, 34.1% from 3-point range, and 73.6% at the free throw line.
Additionally, in Utah’s 116-114 overtime win against the Miami Heat on Nov. 9, 2010, Millsap recorded a career-high 46 points on 19-of-28 (67.9%) shooting from the field, all three made 3-pointers, and 5-of-7 (71.4%) at the foul line. He also played in 130 postseason games, averaging 12.1 points and 6.8 rebounds.
Millsap did not play during the 2022-23 or 2023-24 seasons.
