It's normal to have more than 15 players under contract. You secure some players already and then you try to upgrade.
Rockets go ahead and try to sign Miller. We need many good shooters as possible to take pressure off Harden and Howard. We really have a chance next season, so why not now?
The most logical person to cut would be Reggie Williams in my opinion. If we trade Asik at the deadline, we're going to probably deal him for another star player, which could require us to trade Lin. With that being said, the most logical person to cut is Williams because we'd be settled at the PG with Bev, Brooks, and Canaan. Then we could bring up Covington to play the 2 or we could sign a 3rd string SG that is available. We'd be good at the 3 with Parsons, Cisco, and Casspi. We MIGHT have to give up T-Jones or D-Mo to get who we want, so we could keep Smith and slide him to 3rd string PF/C and (hopefully) have Camby to backup Dwight.
Let me clarify my viewpoint, I'm not against a healthy MM with the Rockets, everything you stated makes sense,the stats don't lie. My concern lies with his health, he's 33 with recurring back problems. If we sign him and he plays relatively healthy he's definitely a steal and obviously better than any of the other players we've signed! I'm just not convinced his back will hold up and we're going to see a lot of him looking good in Armani suits. As far as him receiving the vet minimum, that's awesome if he plays not so so awesome if he's a benchwarmer. If we sign him I hope my concerns are a mere folly! (P.S.) love sarcastic faces, there so sarcastic. ....... ....... .......
Miller would be a great pickup as long as his back holds up. One can only hope. I think he could give us 15-20 minutes a game.
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Miller was amnestied, so he's basically playing for free wherever he goes next year. It makes no difference to him if we offer more than the minimum. If he wants to come here, great. I think he's a no brainier at vet minimum, even with his health concerns.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9...ter-mix-veteran-mike-miller-according-sources The Denver Nuggets have emerged as a new suitor at the forefront of the free-agent pursuit of Mike Miller, according to sources close to the process. <!-- begin inline 1 --> Miller <!-- end inline 1 --> Sources told ESPN.com that the Nuggets are now getting strong consideration from Miller along with the early frontrunners in the race to sign him: Oklahoma City and Memphis. Miller, according to sources, met face-to-face Friday with new Grizzlies owner Robert Pera and CEO Jason Levien after an earlier sitdown with Thunder general manager Sam Presti. Sources said that Thunder All-Star Kevin Durant and Grizzlies All-Star Marc Gasol have both taken an active role in recruiting Miller, who has received interest from a number of contenders after being released earlier this week by the Miami Heat via the amnesty provision. The Nuggets have joined the hunt, sources said, with the promise of minutes at the wing positions after losing two key performers in that department -- Andre Iguodala and Corey Brewer -- in free agency. Most of the teams pursuing Miller are offering a minimum salary but pitching the opportunity to take on a prominent role as a perimeter specialist on a championship contender. The Houston Rockets, sources said, have also made Miller an offer that the 33-year-old is considering. Despite his role in helping Miami win back-to-back championships, Miller was amnestied Tuesday in a financially motivated move that will save the Heat as much as $17 million on luxury-tax payments next season. They still owe him $12.8 million in salary over the next two seasons. Miller averaged just 4.8 points while shooting 42 percent from 3-point range during the regular season for Miami. But he played a big role for the Heat in the NBA Finals, shooting 61 percent from 3-point range and starting the last four games. Shortly after rumblings began to circulate Wednesday night that the Cleveland Cavaliers were interested in claiming Miller off waivers, reports of the veteran forward needing back surgery or even considering retirement arose. Despite dealing with bulging disks in his back throughout the 2011-12 season, Miller wound up playing in 59 games this past season, for his highest total since 2008-09. Earlier this week, Miller said he was feeling healthy and looking forward to next season, telling the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "I'm excited about the next spot. I'm re-energized. I really am. I'm just feeling healthy. I'm ready to play. I started to get back in [the gym] again last week and I can't wait to play again next year."
So miller is no longer the player he was in 2000? Woah- until I read your ephiphany I was of the belief that age, wear and tear and injuries could effect an professional player!! Thank you for changing my perceptions!
He's just a guy? Lol what kind of argument is that? He's only 22, has great size at 6'10 250 and averaged 6 points(62%) and 4.6 rebounds in 16 mins. Cutting him over Brooks, Williams or Covington is a stupid thing to do to me.
He is just a guy, no trade market for him and no regular place in the rotation of a good team. Smith is a nice guy for the end of the bench as an emergency for injuries or foul trouble. We are guilty of overeating him on here
So much in the NBA trading season is a gamble, but I personally would be happy to gamble on him remaining in good health for the next few years. Risky, true, but the Rockets have taken bigger risks before.
