Mike Miller Joining Heat

[Lamar Doom]

Former Washington Wizards swingman Mike Miller is jumping on the bus with LeBron James and company and signing a deal with the Miami Heat, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

The paper claims that the deal will be worth $30 million over five years.

For the dismal Wizards, the 6-8, nine-year veteran averaged 10.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game.

According to the Sun-Sentinel, Miller could have also joined the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers, with the latter offering a boatload more than the Heat in cash but not in talented players.

Meanwhile, the paper reports that all the new additions may leave free agent Udonis Haslem, a longtime Dwyane Wade pal, unable to re-sign with the Heat. Two other teams that want him, the Sun-Sentinel reports, are the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks

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5 year, 30 Mil.

I'm jealous, I was hoping Mike would join us in LA. I was also hoping he'd be the starting 2 for the bulls next year. Oh well. Not a bad place for Mike to go, he gets to be the "veteran" leader :)

[Lamar Doom]

Lebron, Mike, and Mario should have a deathmatch for the #6

[bballer]

if i was chalmers, I wouldn't give up my number for anything less than a Bentley.

[Lamar Doom]

sounds like Joel Anthony might be back as well...

We heard Lebron mention it and then there was the following quote in this article

Miami also made a qualifying offer of $1 million to center Joel Anthony

[Kobe Jnr]

Big pay cuts these guys are taking..

[knickscity]

6 mil a season is afir money for him.

At that price though the Heat will have some serious numbers crunching to fill out the roster.

[InfiniteBaskets]

Shooting 48% from 3 last year is what made Miami go after a SG/SF rather than a PG or C.

I don't know how I feel about this. Obviously I'd prefer Miller to start. Wade has openly stated several times he doesn't like playing PG. Does this mean LeBron is going to be starting at the PG spot? Maybe have Wade guard PGs, Miller SGs?

LeBron
Wade
Miller
Bosh
Joel?

Chalmers
Pittman
Butler
Vernado

[BigTicket]

How exactly can they afford to pay him that ? I thought they shipped out Beasley because they needed to clear up space for a 3rd max contract ?

[Lamar Doom]

Big pay cuts these guys are taking..

yeah I would really like someone who understands the numbers to break it down for me... the new big 3 are going to take 15 or 16 mil a year? the cap is just shy of 60? so if mike is 6 mil, chalmers is just shy of 1 mil, the big 3 are a combined 45... they have to fit the rest of their roster in at the remainder?

[Kobe Jnr]

How exactly can they afford to pay him that ? I thought they shipped out Beasley because they needed to clear up space for a 3rd max contract ?

Aren't they taking pay cuts?

Any good centres available?

[BigTicket]

Aren't they taking pay cuts?

Seems they'll have to.

[Apocalyptic0n3]

How exactly can they afford to pay him that ? I thought they shipped out Beasley because they needed to clear up space for a 3rd max contract ?

The salary cap being higher than expected cleared out enough room for three max contracts. Trading away Beasley made it so they could sign Miller and, maybe, another player depending on what kind of pay cuts the big three took.

[Lamar Doom]

seems like they'd have to take less than 16 mil if they want another Miller-type player. Otherwise it's literally going to be league minimum for everyone else.

[brooks_thompson]

so i guess he's who they get for beasley. i thought they would've gone after pryzbilla. a backup is always good, but they need a starting center

[Collie]

Good signing for them. Miller is an unselfish guy who is pretty efficient and is a good shooter.