76ers Lose Miller in Free Agency

Andre Miller, the point guard for the 2008-2009 Philadelphia 76ers, signed a 3-year, $21 million contract with the Portland Trailblazers on Friday, July 24.  The deal is a two-year deal for $14 million, with a team optioned third year at $7 million.

Miller, who came to the 76ers in 2006 as part of the Allen Iverson trade with Denver, was reportedly requesting somewhere in the neighborhood of $10 million/year for the next three years from his former team.  The 76ers responded with a one-year deal, which Miller hesitated to sign.

Miller has started an NBA-high straight 530 games and has only missed three in his entire career (paging Tracy McGrady…).  He did not miss a game in his three years with the 76ers.

Without Miller at the point, the Sixers will most likely turn to the fifth-year Lou Williams and rookie Jrue Holiday as their primary point guards.  An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer labeled Ed Stefanski as “going shopping in Vegas” this month to look for veteran point guards and reserve big men, as the 76ers still have four roster spots available.

Monday, August 3, 2009 at 7:56 pm by bryan

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