Millsap is generally healthy
Millsap is also a relatively injury-free player, unlike potential free agent Blake Griffin. He did miss a little time late last season because of tightness in his left knee, but an MRI found that it was “clean” and he needed only a non-surgical procedure to get back on the court. He played in all six first round playoff games against the Washington Wizards, logging extended minutes and playing statistically very well.
There is little acquired risk in injuries that would potentially make his signing an over-priced bust like Blake Griffin signing might be – although there is always that general risk of a player tearing or breaking something in the general motion of the game, a situation that could literally arise for anyone, at any time.
Certainly a long-term injury would be something the team and the Valley of the Suns as a whole might be fearful of, but at only 32 this summer, Paul Millsap is still not old enough (in basketball years) that teams sincerely begin to fear that he might break down.