 Right to another shooter because Joe is gonna hand that headset off to Patty Mills now in his second season in Brooklyn How are you at this guy to wrap it up? Feel like his last comment was explaining you to a tee. Yeah. Yeah, exactly the indispensable You know winning type of player that you just need to get over the hump You know what it means to be that guy Patty you've been that guy on a championship team with the Spurs Yeah, we've been through a lot and experienced a lot not only with the San Antonio Spurs But you know our national team and Australia being able to go to many World Cups and Olympic games I think it's just understanding what the Meaning and purpose of what you're trying to do and how to do it to be able to accomplish something It is the main thing here and you know It's it's one of the main reasons why I came here my ability to to be a leader From a team aspect and and what it takes to be able to bring a team together Understand that culture build that culture in the hopes of winning an NBA championship, which is what why we're here? Well, Patty we are thrilled We're thrilled you're sitting here next to us because we weren't sure if that might be the case when you're looking at the soft season and to think about Everything that that you that your team endured throughout the course of last season and then the uncertainty of this summer But for you personally what why was it to come back here? Why why was Brooklyn the place that that you decided this is where you wanted to return to yeah good good question And I think that the reason Was what it was when I first came here And that was the opportunity to be a part of creating a Brooklyn Nets culture And and continue to build that but also, you know still putting in the work to be able to achieve in an NBA Championship and I think Having a year under my belt and experiencing all of those things For me it was just unfinished business. So nothing really changed It was just one year under our belt and we got to keep chipping away the thing that I've been saying is Rome wasn't built in a day and You know, it's the same sense here with the Brooklyn Nets So being able to continue chip away about building this thing To not only create a culture that is strong for us in the present to be able to hopefully win an NBA championship But a long-lasting one to that, you know, hopefully, you know Fussy long into the time that we're retired and hung the boots up Patty, what was the process like or what has the process been like of sort of Reunifying the group in the aftermath of an uncertain offseason in the aftermath of a disappointing end to last year where it felt Like everybody was ready to go, you know, there's separate ways and at least for a period of reflection and and Exhalation what what has it been like now? Just trying to get everybody back Unified same page to go on this journey. Yeah, well, well, we're here. We're here at media day For this next season and I think that that's the first step but I think what we do have is The guys in the locker room who have been through what we went through last year and knowing that we're back here for the next year We've had that we've got that under our belt now to You know have a revenge of getting that bad taste out of our mouth out of our mouth I think the adversities that we went through last year You know, it's things about how you learn from those things. How do you grow from those things? You know, what position are you going to put yourself in to make sure that those things don't happen again? So definitely going out the way that we did You know is never a good feeling and definitely wasn't the mutual feeling for everyone here But we haven't had the opportunity to you know, put that in the bank and do everything we can to make sure We don't feel that ever again. So it's all things that start in the locker room off the court On the buses on the planes all the fun stuff that I think that we do to try and bring the team closer and closer together from a Team aspect again, it's bringing that meaning meaning and purpose to what we're trying to do here Well, what do you take away and especially you individually from last season because I know there was so much that you couldn't have Anticipated but for you career high in minutes the usage the roles and just all that was asked of you I know you're the ultimate pros pro and we'll do anything the team needs but just the amount of responsibility Physically What was that like for you and just how you are able to take something from that? Yeah, there was definitely a stage there where I was a bit cooked But look, it's it's one of those things right when you understand What you're playing for who you're playing for what guys you have in the trenches with you that you want to go to battle with I think that it Whatever the team needs you you'll do and and I think that's the mindset that I had going into last year and then the same again But but last year was a good learning lesson from that standpoint of whatever is is Is needed and whatever is arcs of you go out there and do it to the best of your ability It's like what you get told when you're eight years old, you know, just do it to the best of your ability so for me last year to have the start or three quarters of it and then You know my mindset changed to the team and how we can continue to try and bring this Team closer so that definitely took an impact a little bit but one that you know it is for the betterment of the team I think that's the main thing here You know the decisions that you make that is for the betterment of the team What's going to make the team better how it's going to make the team better? Is the values that I've kind of been built on so to bring that here and and you know to try to offload that as As much as I can or or trickle that throughout the the group. I think is important. How about your relationship with Ben? I mean a lot was made of that last season Patty and now we just heard from him He's ready to go. He's ready to step on the floor and impact this team What has been your role of just trying to you know help shepherd his transition here to Brooklyn and his transition back to the floor? Yeah, it's it's a very good relationship from the standpoint of stars being able to line for us to share a locker room together for the first time I supported him from a from afar But now I have the opportunity just to share the court with him. It is important So look, I think my role first and foremost is to be supportive of of him as a person You know his his well-being. I think he's number one before Ben the basketball player comes into the picture to support him that way to know that he has Team mates and people that are close to him that that care about him that that genuine care That's been me from afar for a very long time now, but now I get to do it in the locker room And and now when you talk about now working out together on court or being in the weight room together and lifting the banter That comes along with that. I know he's in a very good place. He's in a hungry place I've been wanting to play one-on-one against him for a long time now So by the time I asked him the other day if he's ready, he's like I'm ready to play one-on-five He's in a great place and you know the most important part that is a healthy mind Which I think plays a big part in his in his approach who wins on a one-on-one game me for sure. I don't even question Well Patty we have Obviously Becky Hammond Winning the WNBA championship But obviously very familiar with your your days at San Antonio just over your thoughts on that and seeing what she accomplished in her first season, yeah, it was so pleasing to see so You know happy for her to you know accomplish something incredible But also not surprising at the same time, you know, she was great In being able to help me and in little parts in San Antonio all that time But you could always see that whenever she got an opportunity to to drive the ship and being charged the ship that she was going to Do it to a full potential with You know a group that obviously You know done the perfect job for us So it was it was really great to see and very happy for awesome stuff. Oh patty. We so appreciate you giving us some time Welcome back to Brooklyn for two more years and good luck as you start this journey. Thanks guys Thanks for having me. All right, that's patty mills plenty more to come here nets media day