Franko097 wrote:salqaddoumi wrote:As a possible contingency plan if they don’t get James, the Heat are planning to pursue the Portland Trail Blazers’ Andre Miller(notes) in a trade to play point guard for the team, a source said. The Heat could absorb Miller’s salary into their cap space. The Heat have had trade conversations since before the draft about sending point guard Mario Chalmers(notes) and a first-round pick to Portland for shooting guard Rudy Fernandez(notes), according to a source. It’s possible the talks have now expanded with Heat forward Michael Beasley(notes) and Miller.
Woah, that's all news.
Miller can't shoot. Nice player though.
I think it'd be a fine trade. We get a very good starting PG and a solid rotation combo guard. That's two good pieces at an increase of only $2.7M from what we've got in Beasley+Chalmers if my math is correct. That still leaves us with a lot of room to play with for a starting C, SF, and role players.
Especially in this FA market, where a guy like Steve Blake got $16M over 4 years with the Lakers, I'd much rather have someone like Miller for $7.5M than paying someone like Felton $5-6M a year for multiple years. Besides, his '11-'12 salary is a team option, so worst case scenario he doesn't really fit and you don't pick the option up at the end of the season.
