Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMillan has agreed to a contract extension, league sources told ESPN.
McMillan, who had one year left on his contract, finalized the deal in recent days, sources said.
Well respected among his coaching peers for his personal character and hard-playing teams, McMillan has positioned the Pacers as the fifth seed in the playoff pursuit of the Eastern Conference. He has been awarded for maximizing the roster of the organization despite several strikes of major injuries in recent years.
McMillan will have reached the playoffs in each of his four seasons as Pacers coach. He will likely be without All-Star forward Domantas Sabonis, who left the NBA relay in Orlando, Florida, to recover from a plantar fasciitis injury in his left foot. All-Star guard Victor Oladipo is still working his way back to full form from a torn quad-tendon in his right knee.
In 16 seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers and Pacers, McMillan is 659-588 (.528) – and 17-32 in eight trips to the playoffs. He is one of 26 coaches to win 600 NBA games.
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