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- named head coach of the Portland Trailblazers on July 7, 2005

- joins the Trail Blazers after serving as Head Coach of the Seattle Supersonics since November 27, 2000, compiling record of 212-183 (.537)

- in 2004-05, Nate McMillan led Sonics to a 52-30 record and Northwest Division Championship.

- Nate McMillan as NBA player spent entire 12-year playing career with Seattle

- was named the Sonics interim Head Coach on Nov. 27, 2000 after serving as assistant coach for the previous two seasons.

- Nate McMillan was 12th head coach in the Sonics franchise’s history

- Sonics removed the interim status from McMillan’s title on Jan. 5, 2001 and signed him to a four-year contract on March 27.

- As a player, Nate McMillan was originally selected by the Sonics out of North Carolina State with the 30th overall pick in the second round of the 1986 NBA Draft

- spent his entire professional playing career in Seattle

- was known in the Seattle community as “Mr. Sonic.”

- Nate McMillan retired from playing in the NBA after the 1997-98 season. He left the hardwood as the team’s all-time leader in assists and steals

- McMillan was named to the All-NBA Defensive Second Team in 1994 and 1995

- led the league in steals in 1993-94, averaging a career-high 2.96 per game

- On March 24, 1999, the Sonics retired Nate McMillan's jersey number 10 at halftime during a game against the Washington Wizards. He became just the fourth Sonics player in the history of the franchise to have his number retired, joining team legends Fred Brown, Jack Sikma and Lenny Wilkens

- On March 19, 2001, the National Junior College Men’s Basketball Coaches Association inducted McMillan into their Hall of Fame as a player

- played junior college basketball for Chowan College in Murfreesboro, N.C. from 1982 to 1984, where he led the team to the 1984 NJCAA National Tournament and was named NJCAA All-American. He played his next two seasons for North Carolina State University

- Nate McMillan was born Aug. 3, 1964.