Patty Mills has played his best ball for Australia. He's back to take on a stacked Olympic field

FILE - Australia's Patty Mills (5) reacts as time runs down against Slovenia during the men's bronze medal basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. The Australian Olympic team said their team is also likely to be the third-largest delegation at the Paris Olympics — despite its relatively small population of 26 million. Ten Indigenous athletes will also represent Australia with NBA star Patty Mills the first five-time Indigenous Olympian.

FILE - Australia's Patty Mills (5) reacts as time runs down against Slovenia during the men's bronze medal basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. The Australian Olympic team said their team is also likely to be the third-largest delegation at the Paris Olympics — despite its relatively small population of 26 million. Ten Indigenous athletes will also represent Australia with NBA star Patty Mills the first five-time Indigenous Olympian. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)


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MARCQ-EN-BAROEUL, France — Patty Mills arrives at his fourth Olympic Games as Australia's old man. At 35, Mills is one of the the most decorated players in Australian basketball history, having helped it capture its lone Olympic medal in 2021 with a bronze in Tokyo. Now he's back for likely his final Games, poised to steer his home country through one of the toughest groups and overall fields in Olympic history.

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