Nathaniel "Nate" McMillan ( born Nathaniel "Nate" McMillan ; born August 3, 1964 in Raleigh , North Carolina , USA ) is an American professional basketball player and basketball coach. He currently works as the head coach of the Indiana Pacers National Basketball Association club. Macmillan was Seattle Supersonics head coach for 5 years, where he played 12 seasons before and also led Portland Trail Blazers for seven seasons.
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| Indiana Pacers | |
| Position | Main coach |
| Nicknames | Mac, Mr. Sonic |
| Growth | 196 cm |
| Weight | 88 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | August 3, 1964 (55 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Raleigh , North Carolina |
| School | William Enlo (Roles) |
| College | Chowan (1982-1984) NK State (1984-1986) |
| NBA draft | 30th (2nd round), 1986 , Seattle Supersonics |
| Statistics | |
| Games | 796 |
| Glasses | 4733 ( 5.9 average per game) |
| Rebounds | 3222 ( 4 on average per game) |
| Gears | 4893 ( 6.1 on average per game) |
| Intercepts | 1544 ( 1.9 on average per game) |
| Block shots | 355 ( 0.4 on average per game) |
NBA Career
Macmillan was selected in the 1986 NBA Draft at 30 overall number in the second round of the Seattle Supersonics draft pick. Nate spent his entire 12-year playing career for Supersonics. He still holds the record holder (with Ernie Digregorio) in terms of the number of programs made in one match among the NBA newcomers - 25 [1] . In the 1993/94 season, he became the leader of the regular gear championship and was included in the second national team of all NBA defense stars in the 1993/94 and 1994/95 seasons. Over the course of his career, he has triple-triple-double 3 times. For its achievements, Supersonics assigned number 10 to it [2] .
Coaching career
After the player’s career ended in 1998, Macmillan remained at the club and took the post of assistant coach where he remained until 2000, when he was appointed acting coach of Sonic. In the 2001/02 season, he was finally approved at this post. Macmillan already in the second year of his work brought the team into the playoff games. During his last year with the team, Nate won the division title in 2005.
On May 16, 2016, Macmillan became the head coach after the Pacers decided not to renew the contract with Frank Vogel [3] .
Statistics
NBA Statistics
| Season | Team | Regular season | Playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | ||
| 1986/87 | Seattle | 71 | 50 | 27.8 | 47.5 | 0,0 | 61.7 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 14 | 14 | 25,4 | 43.5 | 0,0 | 70.8 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 1,0 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| 1987/88 | Seattle | 82 | 82 | 29.9 | 47.4 | 37.5 | 70.7 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 7.6 | five | five | 25,4 | 34.3 | 0,0 | 64.3 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| 1988/89 | Seattle | 75 | 74 | 31,2 | 41.0 | 21,4 | 63.0 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 7.1 | eight | 7 | 25.0 | 47.5 | 0,0 | 64.0 | 3,1 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| 1989/90 | Seattle | 82 | 69 | 28.5 | 47.3 | 35.5 | 64.1 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 6.4 | Did not participate | ||||||||||
| 1990/91 | Seattle | 78 | 0 | 18,4 | 43.3 | 35,4 | 61.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 | five | 0 | 19.0 | 26.1 | 0,0 | 50,0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1,2 | 0.2 | 2,8 |
| 1991/92 | Seattle | 72 | thirty | 22.9 | 43.7 | 27.6 | 64.3 | 3,5 | 5,0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 27.3 | 42,2 | 23.1 | 71,4 | 3,7 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 1992/93 | Seattle | 73 | 25 | 27.1 | 46,4 | 38.5 | 70.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2,4 | 0.4 | 7.5 | nineteen | 2 | 21.8 | 34.0 | 20.8 | 53.3 | 3,5 | 5,4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 1993/94 | Seattle | 73 | eight | 25.8 | 44.7 | 39.1 | 56.4 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 6.0 | five | 0 | 21.8 | 32,0 | 36,4 | 25.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1,2 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| 1994/95 | Seattle | 80 | 18 | 25.9 | 41.8 | 34.2 | 58.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 5.2 | four | four | 28.3 | 34.8 | 12.5 | 100.0 | 4,5 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 1995/96 | Seattle | 55 | 14 | 22.9 | 42.0 | 38,0 | 70.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 5,0 | nineteen | 0 | 20.3 | 40.6 | 47.5 | 64.3 | 3,7 | 2.7 | 1,2 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 1996/97 | Seattle | 37 | 2 | 21.6 | 40.9 | 33.3 | 65.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1,6 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 13.7 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 1.7 | 1,0 | 0.3 | 0,0 | 0,0 |
| 1997/98 | Seattle | 18 | one | 15.6 | 34.3 | 44.1 | 100.0 | 2.2 | 3,1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 | 14.1 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 2,3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2,3 |
| Total | 796 | 373 | 25.7 | 44.3 | 34.2 | 65.0 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 98 | 34 | 22.3 | 38.1 | 28.9 | 63,2 | 3,5 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 5,0 | |
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Notes
- ↑ Rookie Records . NBA.com Date of treatment April 4, 2019.
- ↑ BERRY TRAMEL. Time for Thunder to use retired Sonic numbers (June 29, 2015). Date of treatment April 4, 2019.
- ↑ Pacers Name Nate McMillan Head Coach . NBA.com (May 16, 2016). Date of treatment May 18, 2016.