Four-time All-Star Paul Millsap is retiring after 16 NBA seasons

Four-time All-Star Paul Millsap is retiring after 16 NBA seasons

After 16 NBA seasons, four-time All-Star Paul Millsap has retired, he told ESPN on Tuesday.

Millsap, the No. 47 pick in the 2006 NBA draft, spent his career with the Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets, Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers. He most recently played in the NBA for the Nets and 76ers during the 2021-22 season.

Millsap, 39, is one of eight players in NBA history to reach 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 between 2013 and 2017.

During his career with the Hawks from 2013 to 2017, Millsap made four straight Eastern Conference All-Star appearances, averaging 17.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists. He participated in several postseason runs in Atlanta, including a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2015 after the team won a franchise-record 60 games.

Millsap joined the Nuggets as a significant free agent signing in 2017 and made three playoff runs in four seasons, including a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2020, while serving as a standout performer and leader on and off the court.

Over the course of his career, Millsap averaged 13.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 1,085 regular season games. He played another 130 postseason games, averaging 12.1 points and 6.8 rebounds.

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