How culture and connections made Patty Mills decision easy

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Patty Mills may have joined a championship contender in the Nets, but it wasn’t just the chase of a second ring that lured him into different black and white threads.

Although it’s common for players outside of their prime to join contenders, Mills said he valued something more when it came to writing the next chapter of his professional career. It was the culture Sean Marks and the Nets have forged in Brooklyn — along with some familiar faces — that attracted him the most.

“I think it was an opportunity for me to turn the page on a new chapter,” Mills said on Thursday when speaking to media. “And speaking about Brooklyn, and everything that I’ve learned on…