So much for those rumors that Nate McMillan’s job was in trouble. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Indiana Pacers coach, who was about to enter the final year of his contract, has agreed to an unspecified extension, thereby quelling outside rumblings about his place with the team headed into the playoffs.
Beginning in his first season, when a squad featuring eight players who two years later were no longer in the NBA managed to earn a spot in the playoffs, McMillan quickly proved his mettle as a floor raiser and has continued to do so with each subsequent year of his tenure, navigating blockbuster trades, season-ending injuries, and non-stop lineup changes amid considerable roster turnover all while instituting a culture of accountability.