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Terry Mills

Terry Richard Mills (T)

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: December 21, 1967 in Romulus, Michigan
High School: Romulus in Romulus, Michigan
College: University of Michigan
Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 1st round (16th pick, 16th overall), 1990 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: December 1, 1990
Relatives: Cousin of Grant Long; Nephew of John Long

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1990-91 23 TOT NBA PF 55 2 819 134 288 .465 0 4 .000 47 66 .712 82 147 229 33 35 29 43 100 315
1990-91 23 DEN NBA PF 17 0 279 56 120 .467 0 2 .000 16 22 .727 31 57 88 16 16 9 18 44 128
1990-91 23 NJN NBA PF 38 2 540 78 168 .464 0 2 .000 31 44 .705 51 90 141 17 19 20 25 56 187
1991-92 24 NJN NBA PF 82 24 1714 310 670 .463 8 23 .348 114 152 .750 187 266 453 84 48 41 82 200 742
1992-93 25 DET NBA PF 81 46 2183 494 1072 .461 10 36 .278 201 254 .791 176 296 472 111 44 50 142 282 1199
1993-94 26 DET NBA PF 80 74 2773 588 1151 .511 24 73 .329 181 227 .797 193 479 672 177 64 62 153 309 1381
1994-95 27 DET NBA PF 72 69 2514 417 933 .447 109 285 .382 175 219 .799 124 434 558 160 68 33 144 253 1118
1995-96 28 DET NBA PF 82 5 1656 283 675 .419 82 207 .396 121 157 .771 108 244 352 98 42 20 98 197 769
1996-97 29 DET NBA PF 79 5 1997 312 702 .444 175 415 .422 58 70 .829 68 309 377 99 35 27 85 161 857
1997-98 30 MIA NBA PF 50 0 782 81 206 .393 25 81 .309 25 33 .758 34 118 152 39 19 9 45 129 212
1998-99 31 MIA NBA PF 1 0 29 3 8 .375 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 3 1 4 0 1 0 3 3 9
1999-00 32 DET NBA PF 82 78 1842 214 488 .439 95 242 .393 25 34 .735 50 340 390 85 38 24 46 242 548
2000-01 33 IND NBA PF 14 0 113 11 34 .324 3 17 .176 0 0 4 17 21 5 3 1 10 20 25
Career NBA 678 303 16422 2847 6227 .457 533 1387 .384 948 1214 .781 1029 2651 3680 891 397 296 851 1896 7175

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1990-91 23 TOT NBA PF 55 2 14.9 2.4 5.2 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.2 .712 1.5 2.7 4.2 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.8 5.7
1990-91 23 DEN NBA PF 17 0 16.4 3.3 7.1 .467 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .727 1.8 3.4 5.2 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.1 2.6 7.5
1990-91 23 NJN NBA PF 38 2 14.2 2.1 4.4 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .705 1.3 2.4 3.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.5 4.9
1991-92 24 NJN NBA PF 82 24 20.9 3.8 8.2 .463 0.1 0.3 .348 1.4 1.9 .750 2.3 3.2 5.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.4 9.0
1992-93 25 DET NBA PF 81 46 27.0 6.1 13.2 .461 0.1 0.4 .278 2.5 3.1 .791 2.2 3.7 5.8 1.4 0.5 0.6 1.8 3.5 14.8
1993-94 26 DET NBA PF 80 74 34.7 7.4 14.4 .511 0.3 0.9 .329 2.3 2.8 .797 2.4 6.0 8.4 2.2 0.8 0.8 1.9 3.9 17.3
1994-95 27 DET NBA PF 72 69 34.9 5.8 13.0 .447 1.5 4.0 .382 2.4 3.0 .799 1.7 6.0 7.8 2.2 0.9 0.5 2.0 3.5 15.5
1995-96 28 DET NBA PF 82 5 20.2 3.5 8.2 .419 1.0 2.5 .396 1.5 1.9 .771 1.3 3.0 4.3 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.4 9.4
1996-97 29 DET NBA PF 79 5 25.3 3.9 8.9 .444 2.2 5.3 .422 0.7 0.9 .829 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.3 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.0 10.8
1997-98 30 MIA NBA PF 50 0 15.6 1.6 4.1 .393 0.5 1.6 .309 0.5 0.7 .758 0.7 2.4 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.6 4.2
1998-99 31 MIA NBA PF 1 0 29.0 3.0 8.0 .375 2.0 4.0 .500 1.0 2.0 .500 3.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 9.0
1999-00 32 DET NBA PF 82 78 22.5 2.6 6.0 .439 1.2 3.0 .393 0.3 0.4 .735 0.6 4.1 4.8 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.6 3.0 6.7
2000-01 33 IND NBA PF 14 0 8.1 0.8 2.4 .324 0.2 1.2 .176 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.4 1.8
Career NBA 678 303 24.2 4.2 9.2 .457 0.8 2.0 .384 1.4 1.8 .781 1.5 3.9 5.4 1.3 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.8 10.6

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1990-91 23 TOT NBA PF 55 2 819 5.9 12.7 .465 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 2.9 .712 3.6 6.5 10.1 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.9 4.4 13.8
1990-91 23 DEN NBA PF 17 0 279 7.2 15.5 .467 0.0 0.3 .000 2.1 2.8 .727 4.0 7.4 11.4 2.1 2.1 1.2 2.3 5.7 16.5
1990-91 23 NJN NBA PF 38 2 540 5.2 11.2 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.9 .705 3.4 6.0 9.4 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.7 3.7 12.5
1991-92 24 NJN NBA PF 82 24 1714 6.5 14.1 .463 0.2 0.5 .348 2.4 3.2 .750 3.9 5.6 9.5 1.8 1.0 0.9 1.7 4.2 15.6
1992-93 25 DET NBA PF 81 46 2183 8.1 17.7 .461 0.2 0.6 .278 3.3 4.2 .791 2.9 4.9 7.8 1.8 0.7 0.8 2.3 4.7 19.8
1993-94 26 DET NBA PF 80 74 2773 7.6 14.9 .511 0.3 0.9 .329 2.3 2.9 .797 2.5 6.2 8.7 2.3 0.8 0.8 2.0 4.0 17.9
1994-95 27 DET NBA PF 72 69 2514 6.0 13.4 .447 1.6 4.1 .382 2.5 3.1 .799 1.8 6.2 8.0 2.3 1.0 0.5 2.1 3.6 16.0
1995-96 28 DET NBA PF 82 5 1656 6.2 14.7 .419 1.8 4.5 .396 2.6 3.4 .771 2.3 5.3 7.7 2.1 0.9 0.4 2.1 4.3 16.7
1996-97 29 DET NBA PF 79 5 1997 5.6 12.7 .444 3.2 7.5 .422 1.0 1.3 .829 1.2 5.6 6.8 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.9 15.4
1997-98 30 MIA NBA PF 50 0 782 3.7 9.5 .393 1.2 3.7 .309 1.2 1.5 .758 1.6 5.4 7.0 1.8 0.9 0.4 2.1 5.9 9.8
1998-99 31 MIA NBA PF 1 0 29 3.7 9.9 .375 2.5 5.0 .500 1.2 2.5 .500 3.7 1.2 5.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 3.7 3.7 11.2
1999-00 32 DET NBA PF 82 78 1842 4.2 9.5 .439 1.9 4.7 .393 0.5 0.7 .735 1.0 6.6 7.6 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.9 4.7 10.7
2000-01 33 IND NBA PF 14 0 113 3.5 10.8 .324 1.0 5.4 .176 0.0 0.0 1.3 5.4 6.7 1.6 1.0 0.3 3.2 6.4 8.0
Career NBA 678 303 16422 6.2 13.7 .457 1.2 3.0 .384 2.1 2.7 .781 2.3 5.8 8.1 2.0 0.9 0.6 1.9 4.2 15.7

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1990-91 23 TOT NBA PF 55 819 13.6 .497 .465 9.5 19.3 14.1 5.5 1.9 2.0 11.9 16.8 105 108 0.4 0.9 1.3 .078
1990-91 23 DEN NBA PF 17 279 14.5 .494 .467 9.6 21.4 14.9 7.3 2.4 1.7 12.2 18.7 103 111 0.1 0.2 0.3 .053
1990-91 23 NJN NBA PF 38 540 13.1 .499 .464 9.5 18.2 13.7 4.6 1.7 2.2 11.8 15.8 105 106 0.3 0.7 1.0 .091
1991-92 24 NJN NBA PF 82 1714 14.7 .503 .469 11.2 17.0 14.0 7.0 1.4 1.4 10.0 19.2 111 109 2.2 1.7 3.9 .108
1992-93 25 DET NBA PF 81 2183 15.5 .506 .465 8.5 15.7 12.0 8.5 1.0 1.5 10.7 26.0 105 109 1.7 2.1 3.8 .084
1993-94 26 DET NBA PF 80 2773 17.7 .552 .521 7.6 19.4 13.4 10.8 1.2 1.5 10.9 22.2 110 109 4.5 1.8 6.3 .110
1994-95 27 DET NBA PF 72 2514 14.7 .543 .505 5.7 20.3 13.0 10.4 1.4 1.0 12.3 20.9 107 112 2.2 1.5 3.7 .071
1995-96 28 DET NBA PF 82 1656 15.2 .517 .480 8.2 17.2 12.9 11.0 1.4 1.0 11.6 24.3 105 104 1.3 2.4 3.7 .106
1996-97 29 DET NBA PF 79 1997 16.4 .585 .569 4.3 18.8 11.7 8.9 1.0 1.1 10.4 20.3 114 105 3.6 2.5 6.2 .148
1997-98 30 MIA NBA PF 50 782 7.7 .481 .454 5.3 17.1 11.4 8.1 1.3 0.8 16.9 15.8 94 102 -0.2 1.1 0.9 .057
1998-99 31 MIA NBA PF 1 29 6.7 .507 .500 13.5 3.9 8.3 0.0 2.0 0.0 25.3 20.3 85 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.015
1999-00 32 DET NBA PF 82 1842 11.0 .545 .536 3.1 21.3 12.3 7.1 1.0 0.9 8.4 13.1 111 105 2.1 1.7 3.8 .099
2000-01 33 IND NBA PF 14 113 1.1 .368 .368 4.1 16.5 10.5 7.2 1.4 0.6 22.7 18.2 67 102 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.096
Career NBA 678 16422 14.7 .531 .500 6.9 18.6 12.7 9.0 1.2 1.2 11.2 20.5 107 108 17.5 15.9 33.3 .097

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1991-92 24 NJN NBA PF 4 0 77 10 27 .370 0 1 .000 7 11 .636 9 15 24 8 1 2 7 18 27
1995-96 28 DET NBA PF 3 0 48 5 20 .250 1 8 .125 5 6 .833 3 2 5 4 1 0 1 6 16
1996-97 29 DET NBA PF 5 4 196 24 55 .436 9 26 .346 2 4 .500 4 31 35 7 6 0 4 14 59
1997-98 30 MIA NBA PF 2 0 11 1 5 .200 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 4
1999-00 32 DET NBA PF 3 3 77 9 15 .600 6 9 .667 1 2 .500 0 6 6 1 2 0 2 12 25
Career NBA 17 7 409 49 122 .402 17 48 .354 16 25 .640 16 57 73 20 10 2 14 53 131

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1991-92 24 NJN NBA PF 4 0 19.3 2.5 6.8 .370 0.0 0.3 .000 1.8 2.8 .636 2.3 3.8 6.0 2.0 0.3 0.5 1.8 4.5 6.8
1995-96 28 DET NBA PF 3 0 16.0 1.7 6.7 .250 0.3 2.7 .125 1.7 2.0 .833 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 5.3
1996-97 29 DET NBA PF 5 4 39.2 4.8 11.0 .436 1.8 5.2 .346 0.4 0.8 .500 0.8 6.2 7.0 1.4 1.2 0.0 0.8 2.8 11.8
1997-98 30 MIA NBA PF 2 0 5.5 0.5 2.5 .200 0.5 2.0 .250 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.0
1999-00 32 DET NBA PF 3 3 25.7 3.0 5.0 .600 2.0 3.0 .667 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 4.0 8.3
Career NBA 17 7 24.1 2.9 7.2 .402 1.0 2.8 .354 0.9 1.5 .640 0.9 3.4 4.3 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.8 3.1 7.7

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1991-92 24 NJN NBA PF 4 0 77 4.7 12.6 .370 0.0 0.5 .000 3.3 5.1 .636 4.2 7.0 11.2 3.7 0.5 0.9 3.3 8.4 12.6
1995-96 28 DET NBA PF 3 0 48 3.7 15.0 .250 0.7 6.0 .125 3.7 4.5 .833 2.3 1.5 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 4.5 12.0
1996-97 29 DET NBA PF 5 4 196 4.4 10.1 .436 1.7 4.8 .346 0.4 0.7 .500 0.7 5.7 6.4 1.3 1.1 0.0 0.7 2.6 10.8
1997-98 30 MIA NBA PF 2 0 11 3.3 16.4 .200 3.3 13.1 .250 3.3 6.5 .500 0.0 9.8 9.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8 13.1
1999-00 32 DET NBA PF 3 3 77 4.2 7.0 .600 2.8 4.2 .667 0.5 0.9 .500 0.0 2.8 2.8 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.9 5.6 11.7
Career NBA 17 7 409 4.3 10.7 .402 1.5 4.2 .354 1.4 2.2 .640 1.4 5.0 6.4 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.2 4.7 11.5

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1991-92 24 NJN NBA PF 4 77 8.4 .424 .370 11.4 22.8 16.6 13.9 0.6 1.7 18.0 20.6 90 113 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.036
1995-96 28 DET NBA PF 3 48 8.1 .353 .275 7.9 5.7 6.8 14.5 1.2 0.0 4.2 24.6 93 124 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.084
1996-97 29 DET NBA PF 5 196 12.9 .520 .518 2.4 22.7 11.6 6.5 1.8 0.0 6.6 16.0 106 104 0.1 0.3 0.4 .097
1997-98 30 MIA NBA PF 2 11 1.4 .340 .300 0.0 32.9 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.7 74 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.093
1999-00 32 DET NBA PF 3 77 11.5 .787 .800 0.0 10.2 4.9 2.8 1.4 0.0 11.2 11.3 129 101 0.2 0.1 0.3 .165
Career NBA 17 409 10.9 .492 .471 4.2 18.7 10.9 7.9 1.4 0.3 9.5 17.3 101 108 0.1 0.4 0.5 .058

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Terry Mills 6.3 6.2 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 1.3 0.9 0.0 -0.2
Al Harrington 88.1 5.9 5.4 4.3 3.9 3.9 3.8 2.6 1.6 1.2 1.0 -0.2
Matt Barnes 86.8 6.3 5.9 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.4
Kenny Carr 85.0 6.7 5.8 5.1 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.1 1.1 0.0
John Block 84.1 5.5 5.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.1 2.3 0.2 0.0
Billy Owens 83.6 5.7 5.6 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.2
Bruce Bowen 83.4 6.2 6.1 5.4 5.1 4.2 4.1 2.2 1.9 1.2 0.0 0.0
Antoine Carr 83.3 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.2 2.1 1.2 0.7
Darnell Hillman 83.1 6.2 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 0.3
Matt Bonner 82.8 6.8 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.7 2.5 2.2 2.0
Antoine Walker 82.8 6.7 6.6 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.6 2.6 2.6 1.7 0.9 -0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Terry Mills 6.3 6.2 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 1.3 0.9 0.0 -0.2
Matt Barnes 86.8 6.3 5.9 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.3 1.0 0.7 0.4
Kenny Carr 85.0 6.7 5.8 5.1 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.1 1.1 0.0
John Block 84.1 5.5 5.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.1 2.3 0.2 0.0
Billy Owens 83.6 5.7 5.6 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.2
Darnell Hillman 83.1 6.2 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 0.3
Matt Bonner 82.8 6.8 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.7 2.5 2.2 2.0
Harvey Grant 82.3 6.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 2.7 2.6 1.7 0.8 0.7
Mike Bantom 82.1 5.9 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.4 3.9 2.9 2.7 0.5
George Lynch 82.0 6.5 5.8 3.9 3.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.0
Loy Vaught 82.0 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.5 4.2 4.1 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.2 -0.2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1987-88 20 MICHIGAN 34 884 181 341 0 2 51 70 216 56 21 35 67 90 413 .531 .000 .729 26.0 12.1 6.4 1.6
1988-89 21 MICHIGAN 37 999 180 319 0 2 70 91 218 104 20 49 77 95 430 .564 .000 .769 27.0 11.6 5.9 2.8
1989-90 22 MICHIGAN 31 961 237 405 88 116 247 68 37 27 75 81 562 .585 .759 31.0 18.1 8.0 2.2
Career 102 2844 598 1065 0 4 209 277 681 228 78 111 219 266 1405 .562 .000 .755 27.9 13.8 6.7 2.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 1 time (Show/Hide)

Games
1991-92 NBA 82 (2)
1995-96 NBA 82 (2)
1999-00 NBA 82 (2)
3-Pt Field Goals
1996-97 NBA 175 (10)
Personal Fouls
1993-94 NBA 309 (2)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1996-97 NBA .422 (8)
Career NBA .384 (75)
Career .384 (75)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1996-97 NBA .569 (6)
Turnover Pct
1999-00 NBA 8.4 (5)
Career NBA 11.2 (78)
Career 11.2 (91)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (722)
     

Transactions

June 27, 1990: Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1990 NBA Draft.

August 1, 1990: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to the Denver Nuggets for Danny Schayes.

January 23, 1991: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Denver Nuggets to the New Jersey Nets; the Denver Nuggets traded Walter Davis and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Reggie Smith) to the Portland Trail Blazers; the New Jersey Nets traded Greg Anderson and a 1992 1st round draft pick (Bryant Stith) to the Denver Nuggets; and the Portland Trail Blazers traded Drazen Petrovic and a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Kevin Thompson) to the New Jersey Nets.

October 1, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.

August 20, 1997: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.

September 20, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.

August 29, 2000: Traded by the Detroit Pistons with Christian Laettner to the Dallas Mavericks for Cedric Ceballos, Eric Murdock and John Wallace.

October 5, 2000: Signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1990-91 New Jersey Nets NBA $600,000
1991-92 New Jersey Nets NBA $850,000
1992-93 Detroit Pistons NBA $1,337,000
1993-94 Detroit Pistons NBA $1,614,000
1994-95 Detroit Pistons NBA $1,897,000
1995-96 Detroit Pistons NBA $2,177,000
1996-97 Detroit Pistons NBA $2,457,000
1997-98 Miami Heat NBA $1,000,000
1998-99 Miami Heat NBA $1,145,000
1999-00 Detroit Pistons NBA $510,000
2000-01 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,400,000
2000-01 Indiana Pacers NBA $1,000,000
Career (may be incomplete) $15,987,000

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