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The Case for Nate McMillan

Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Nate McMillan and the Pacers have agreed to a contract extension “McMillan, who had one year left on his deal, finalized a deal in recent days, sources said.”

Nate McMillan is not a perfect coach. The offense can be clunky, the Pacers don’t shoot a ton of threes, the ATO’s and last minute plays often aren’t great. I’ve talked extensively about all these things. All of that being said, Coach McMillan deserves this extension.

2016-17

The team finished 42-40 in Paul George’s last season and were swept by the Cavs in the playoffs.