Shams: Paul Millsap agrees to sign with Brooklyn Nets

In another coup for Sean Marks and company, Paul Millsap, the four-time NBA All-Star, has agreed to sign with the Nets.

Shams Charania was first with the news Thursday morning...

In a video posted by The Athletic’s sister site, Stadium, Shams said that Millsap will have an opportunity to start at the power forward spot...

Millsap himself confirmed the move on his Instagram site...

Millsap, 36, played last season with the Nuggets, averaging 9.0 points and 4.7 rebounds in 21 minutes over 56 games. He played a reduced role in nine games in the Nuggets post-season run, averaging 6.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 12 minutes per.

The 6’7”, 255-pound Millsap, a 15-year veteran can play both “big” positions. He has several Nets connections, having played with assistant development coaches Tiago Splitter and Kyle Korver in Atlanta, where he also worked with Nets assistant GM Jeff Peterson.

No word yet on how much the Nets will pay Millsap but only the vets minimum is available to Brooklyn. Millsap made $10 million last season. He reportedly wanted either the taxpayers MLE — around $6 million — or the bi-annual exception — around $4 million.

The Nets now have 16 players on standard NBA deals, including one non-guaranteed and one partially guaranteed. Millsap is the fourth NBA veteran to sign with the Nets since free agency began a month ago, joining Patty Mills, James Johnson and DeAndre’ Bembry. Brooklyn also traded for Jevon Carter.

With Millsap’s signing, the Nets will have five players with 38 All-Star selections.

There have been reports all week that the Nets are trying to work a buyout with DeAndre Jordan, who’s owed $19.7 million over the next two years.

The Nets have pursued Millsap off-and-on for nearly a decade, offering the legendary package of Kris Humphries, MarShon Brooks and a pick to the Jazz in 2013.

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