partnered with Bruce Ratner, a real estate developer whose handiwork-the MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, for example-McMillan has esteemed since boyhood. “I admired his ability to develop big projects and interface in urban areas that many developers were less excited about investing in,” says McMillan, who became one of several investors in Ratner’s newest project, the Atlantic Yards, a .5 billion residential, retail and commercial development that will include co-ownership of the New Jersey Nets. As early as 2009, the team will move to Brooklyn and call the Yards’ sports arena its new home. “It feels surreal to be part of a group that has its own team,” says the former athlete. “It’s gratifying to have equity in something I’d support as a fan.”
Over the years, many of McMillan’s clients have evolved into genuine friendships. “At this point and stage of our