Due to Griffin's knee injury and inability to play against the Nuggets, the Nets are currently unable to play with 8 people, so the league had to urgently announce that the Nets' game against the Nuggets was officially postponed, and the Nets' game against the Wizards on December 22 would also be postponed. At present, the Nets have a total of 13 people on the injury list, and the postponement of two consecutive games has also given other players who could have played a breathing space, and veteran Mills took this opportunity to give media interviews and talk about some interesting facts and opinions about the Nets 3 giants.
Mills was interviewed by The New York Post, during which he answered several topics from the moderator, all of which were essentially related to the Big Three.
Speaking about Harden, Mills specifically mentioned Harden's beard, and Mills said: "I like it (the beard), I've had a beard for a long time, but personally I think it's too long, so I really admire Harden for being able to keep it that long".
Indeed, many people will feel uncomfortable wanting to have such a long beard, but Harden has become accustomed to it and made the beard a unique symbol of himself, but his beard has become an "obstacle" to communication on the field for Mills!
Mills revealed: "Because his beard is too long, so when talking to him, you can't read his lips, sometimes the field is very noisy, you need to use lip language to communicate, but you can't see his mouth moving." Mills talked about the communication "obstacle" brought by Harden's beard, which is more of a joke, but it seems to be a kind of helplessness, but the two have been working together for so long, I believe that the communication between them will gradually cross this beard and play a better tacit understanding.
Speaking of Durant, Mills praised him: "How peculiar his technique is in terms of his height, the way and skill he moves is like a man so tall, but he does a million times better than me"!
Durant is tall and arm-length, and in today's small-ball era, he is already the height of an interior player, even higher than many players who play in the No. 5 position, but he has a close guard-like technique, which makes him unstoppable. Mills, as a defender, was already very technical, but he thought Durant was a million times better than himself, although it was a bit exaggerated, but it felt just right. In addition to praising his technology, Mills also talked about Durant's leadership skills.
"He's going to be super excited about his teammates' success, I didn't notice that before he became a team-mate, he was able to motivate his teammates in so many different ways and that's his leadership"! In Mills' view, Durant not only succeeds himself, he is also excited about the success of his teammates, and he constantly inspires his teammates and shows his leadership ability.
Finally, Mills also talked about another star who is about to return to the team, Irving, although the two have not yet officially worked together, But Mills is very much looking forward to Irving's return, and talked about his impact on the Nets' championship. Mills said: "Considering where we are at the moment, I believe we can win with the people we have at the moment, but obviously, if Irving comes back, our probability of winning the title will increase a lot." ”
At present, the Nets are in the first place in the East under the leadership of Durant and Harden, but because Harden's state has not yet returned to the best, the team is still playing very difficult in facing some popular teams, if there is no Irving, the Nets want to win the championship, they need Harden to restore last season's state as soon as possible, at the same time, Mills also has to behave more stable, after all, he is the role of the "low-end version of Irving" in the team. And once Irving returns healthy, then even if Harden can't quickly recover, the Nets will obviously become a real championship favorite team, rather than bullying soft and afraid of hard.