Nate McMillan

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Nathaniel "Nate" McMillan (born August 3, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player and current head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. Prior to his coaching stint with the Blazers, McMillan was head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics for five years, after succeeding Paul Westphal in 2000. Between 1998 and 2000 he served as an assistant coach for the team. McMillan spent twelve years playing for the Sonics, from 1986 to 1998. He attended Raleigh's Enloe High School , where he went unnoticed by major college scouts. After a brief but great basketball career at Chowan College in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, he returned to Raleigh to play for Jim Valvano at North Carolina State University, before being drafted by the Sonics.

After 19 years with the Seattle organization, McMillan left Seattle on July 7, 2005 to become the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.

During his 12 year player career, McMillan put up career averages of 5.9 points, 6.1 assists and 1.9 steals. He still shares (with Ernie DiGregorio) the NBA rookie record for assists in a single game with 25. McMillan was known for his superb defense, leading the NBA in steals per game for the 1993-94 season and being named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. Known as "Mr. Sonic" for his 19 years of service to the team, his #10 jersey was retired by the Sonics.

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• Career stats as a coach

Preceded by Paul Westphal	Seattle SuperSonics Head Coach 2000–2005	Succeeded by Bob Weiss
Preceded by Kevin Pritchard (interim)	Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach 2005–	Succeeded by Current Coach

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Nate McMillan (Portland Trail Blazers)	Phil Jackson (LA Lakers)	Tony Barone (Memphis Grizzlies)
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