Paul Millsap

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Paul Millsap
Position	Power forward
Nickname	The Paperboy
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Team	Utah Jazz
Nationality	United States
Born	February 10, 1985 (age 22) Monroe, Louisiana
College	Louisiana Tech
Draft	2^nd round, 47^th overall, 2006 Utah Jazz
Pro career	2006–present

Paul Millsap (born February 10, 1985 in Monroe, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. A 6'8", 245 lbs. power forward from Louisiana Tech University, Millsap was selected by the Jazz in the second round (47th overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft. His game was initially compared to Udonis Haslem [1]. He was an early entrant to the draft as a junior. He is the only player in NCAA basketball history to lead the nation in rebounding for three consecutive years.

In late 2006, some sports journalists were referring to Millsap as a potential Rookie of the Year^[1] candidate, an award not traditionally given to players taken so late in the draft. He has had a suprisingly good rookie year and is widely regarded as one of the biggest steals in the draft in falling to #47. He has recorded six double-doubles, leading all rookies, and has career highs of 20 points, 17 rebounds, 4 blocks, 4 steals, 3 assists, and 38 minutes. His playing time has increased dramatically since Carlos Boozer was injured, although he has only started one game. He is currently tied with LaMarcus Aldridge for the lead in blocks among rookies with 1 per game. He averages 6.9 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game, nearly one steal, one block. His shooting percentage is .542 and his free throw percentage is .687. He has played in 60 of the Jazz's 60 games this season so far.

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^ Rookie report: Disappointments and a surprise ROY. Retrieved on 2006-12-09.

2006 NBA Draft
First Round Andrea Bargnani \| LaMarcus Aldridge \| Adam Morrison \| Tyrus Thomas \| Shelden Williams \| Brandon Roy \| Randy Foye \| Rudy Gay \| Patrick O'Bryant \| Mouhamed Sene \| J.J. Redick \| Hilton Armstrong \| Thabo Sefolosha \| Ronnie Brewer \| Cedric Simmons \| Rodney Carney \| Shawne Williams \| Oleksiy Pecherov \| Quincy Douby \| Renaldo Balkman \| Rajon Rondo \| Marcus Williams \| Josh Boone \| Kyle Lowry \| Shannon Brown \| Jordan Farmar \| Sergio Rodríguez \| Maurice Ager \| Mardy Collins \| Joel Freeland
Second Round James White \| Steve Novak \| Solomon Jones \| Paul Davis \| P.J. Tucker \| Craig Smith \| Bobby Jones \| Kosta Perovic \| David Noel \| Denham Brown \| James Augustine \| Daniel Gibson \| Marcus Vinicius \| Lior Eliyahu \| Alexander Johnson \| Dee Brown \| Paul Millsap \| Vladimir Veremeenko \| Leon Powe \| Ryan Hollins \| Cheick Samb \| Guillermo Diaz \| Yotam Halperin \| Hassan Adams \| Ejike Ugboaja \| Edin Bavcic \| Loukas Mavrokefalidis \| J.R. Pinnock \| Damir Markota \| Will Blalock