Nate McMillan OK with his contract expiring, will revisit after season Nate McMillan's contract with the Trail Blazers ends at the conclusion of this coming season, and he's OK with it. "I'm fine with where I'm at, both the organization and myself will be able to take a look at each other at the end of the year," McMillan said Thursday after the Blazers completed the morning practice of their third day of training camp. In July 2009, the Blazers picked up a one-year option on the original five-year contract McMillan signed when they hired him in 2005. At the time he made a surprising revelation -- that once the deal ends after the 2010-11 season, he would not sign any long-term extension, but would do extensions one year at a time. More than a year has passed, and McMillan has not changed his mind and says he won't negotiate a new deal until after the season. "My focus is on the team, and not my contract," McMillan said. "I had opportunities to try and extend, and I'm not worried about my contract." It's not the first time McMillan has worked in a season in which his contract was expiring. In 2004-05, his deal the Seattle was in its final season, and he guided the Sonics to 52 wins, a Northwest Division title and into the second round of the playoffs. McMillan, however, says his current situation is not intended to produce a sense of motivation or urgency. "No, the urgency comes every year," he said. "The contract doesn't put pressure on you. Not at all. I've been here six years, and we need to see improvement, we need to do some things better. So the contract doesn't put pressure on me. The fact that each year, expectation goes up -- that's where I'm at." When McMillan revealed his one-year-at-a-time extension plan, he said he believed contracts should be based on performance. Blazers assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff -- McMillan's first NBA coach in Seattle -- said the decision is typical of McMillan. "I always thought Nate was the quintessential professional, as a player and as a coach," Bickerstaff said. Blazers general manager Rich Cho, who was hired in January, said he and McMillan have talked about the situation. "We've had conversations, and we've agreed to discuss things further at the end of the (season)," Cho said. McMillan (198-212 as Blazers coach) currently has the fifth-longest continuous active tenure of any NBA head coach, and if he completes this season, he would pass Rick Adelman and move into second place for the longest tenure by a Blazers coach, behind only Jack Ramsay (10 seasons). "Look, I'm appreciative of the opportunity," McMillan said. "I know six years is long in the life of a coach. In fairness, I think the organization should have the opportunity to look at what happens this year and make a decision. With that happening, I'll have the opportunity to do the same thing, to see where we're going and if I like the direction." http://tinyurl.com/2bbq6nz -- 合约已经是最後一年的 McMillan 仍然还不想先续约 去年提到要用表现来争取续约和一年一签的想法没有变 (这点我想还是值得我称赞一下的 算你有骨气) --

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