'FIBA' Patty Mills makes Euro step with Tenerife

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"FIBA" Patty Mills has signed with La Laguna Tenerife in Spain.

The 37-year-old free agent point guard went unsigned before the start of the 2025-26 NBA season and has spent time in Hawai'i as the general manager of the University of Hawaii.

La Laguna Tenerife, also known as CB Canarias, plays in the Liga ACB and FIBA Basketball Champions League. It’s not the EuroLeague.

Mills played 1,020 NBA games (regular season and playoffs), winning a championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014 after being drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2009.

Tenerife is 8th in the Champions League, 12-8, with 14 games left. The club’s last game is slated for May 30, 2026.

Mills is listed third on the point guard depth chart behind Marcelo Huertas and Bruno Fitipaldo, but he’ll more than likely play more off the ball as a shooter.

Tenerife 2026 Roster

| Pos | No. | Player              | Height | Nationality          | Age |
| --- | --- | ------------------- | ------ | -------------------- | --- |
| G   | 3   | Jaime Fernández     | 1.86 m | Spain                | 32  |
| SG  | 4   | Wesley Van Beck     | 1.93 m | USA                  | 30  |
| G   | 6   | Bruno Fitipaldo     | 1.83 m | Uruguay / Italy      | 34  |
| PG  | 9   | Marcelo Huertas (C) | 1.91 m | Brazil / Italy       | 42  |
| SF  | 11  | Thomas Scrubb       | 1.98 m | Canada / UK          | 34  |
| G/F | 15  | Joan Sastre         | 2.01 m | Spain                | 34  |
| PG  | 16  | Dylan Bordón        | 1.91 m | Argentina            | 21  |
| C   | 19  | Giorgi Shermadini   | 2.17 m | Georgia              | 36  |
| PF  | 21  | Tim Abromaitis      | 2.03 m | USA                  | 36  |
| SF  | 31  | Rokas Giedraitis    | 2.01 m | Lithuania            | 33  |
| SF  | 33  | Héctor Alderete     | 2.03 m | Spain                | 24  |
| C   | 35  | Fran Guerra         | 2.14 m | Spain                | 33  |
| F   | 42  | Aaron Doornekamp    | 2.01 m | Canada / Netherlands | 40  |
| G   | –   | Patty Mills         | 1.83 m | Australia            | 37  |

Tenerife 2026 Schedule

• ‍‍La Laguna Tenerife vs Gran Canaria — March 12 – 7AM (AEDT)
• La Laguna Tenerife vs Valencia Basket — March 15 – 6AM
• Trieste vs La Laguna Tenerife — March 18 – 6:30AM
• Unicaja vs La Laguna Tenerife — March 22 – 6AM
• La Laguna Tenerife vs Zaragoza —  March 29 – 10PM
• La Laguna Tenerife vs Bàsquet Girona — April 12 – 4AM
• Real Madrid vs La Laguna Tenerife —  April 20 – 3AM
• UCAM Murcia vs La Laguna Tenerife — April 26 – 3AM
• La Laguna Tenerife vs MoraBanc Andorra — May 3 – 4AM
• La Laguna Tenerife vs Joventut — May 10 – 4AM
• Gran Canaria vs La Laguna Tenerife —  May 15 – 5AM
• La Laguna Tenerife vs Barcelona — May 18 – 3AM
• Granada vs La Laguna Tenerife —  May 24 – 5AM
• La Laguna Tenerife vs Bilbao Basket — May 30 – TBD

Key Details

Name: Patrick Sammie Mills
Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard
Height: 1.83 m
Date of Birth: August 11, 1988
Birthplace: Canberra, ACT, Australia
Nationality: Australian
Shoots: Right

Current Club: CB Canarias (La Laguna Tenerife)
Previous NBA Teams: Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers

• ‍Games: 921 │ Minutes: 20.1 mpg │ Points: 8.7 ppg │ Rebounds: 1.6 rpg │ Assists: 2.2 apg │ FG: 42.3% │ 3PT: 38.5% │ FT: 85.7% │ eFG: 53.8%

Career Highlights

• 2014 NBA Champion (San Antonio Spurs)
• NBA Sportsmanship Award (2022)
• Australia’s Olympic all-time leading scorer
• Boomers captain during the historic Tokyo 2020 bronze medal run
• Over 1,300 made NBA three-pointers

La Laguna Tenerife Overview

Club Name: Club Cantera Base 1939 Canarias S.A.D.
‍Common Name: CB Canarias / La Laguna Tenerife
‍Location: San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
‍League: Liga ACB (Spain)
‍European Competition: Basketball Champions League (BCL)
‍Founded: 1939
‍Arena: Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín (Capacity: 5,100)
‍President: Aniano Cabrera
‍Head Coach: Txus Vidorreta

CB Canarias, known as La Laguna Tenerife due to sponsorship, is one of Spain’s most consistent modern basketball programs. Based on the Canary Island of Tenerife, the club competes in the Liga ACB, widely regarded as Europe’s strongest domestic basketball league.

After decades in Spain’s lower divisions, Canarias rose to prominence during the 2010s, establishing itself as a European contender. The club has become synonymous with disciplined half-court basketball, veteran leadership, and continuity under long-time coach Txus Vidorreta.

Their home court, the Santiago Martín arena, has hosted major international events, including the 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four and FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Championships & Honours

Basketball Champions League

• Champions: 2017, 2022/23

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

• Champions: 2017, 2020, 2023

These international successes cemented Canarias as one of the most successful clubs in the FIBA competition structure, particularly during the late 2010s and early 2020s.