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get it done Miller
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A team can re-sign all of its free agents regardless of its salary cap position.Originally Posted by knightngale
I don't think giving miller the MLE would affect fisher in any way. I think the lakers can give fisher what he wants cause of bird rights? idk how this *%#% works
What do you mean by a real game? Miller has always been a great 3 point shooter in "real" gamesOriginally Posted by ACBboyz84
what im trying to say is Mike Miller would brick half of his shots in a real game. I know he's a deadly shooter but shooting 10 for 10 threes in practice does not mean he would shoot like that in a real game. He also play subpar defense and is not athletic at all for his size. 30 millions for him is way too muchOriginally Posted by LamarOwnsem
I'm not sure what you're saying but if it's that Miller can't shoot in games, you need to do some research before you post. Miller shot 48% from 3 last year and has shot 40% for his career.Originally Posted by ACBboyz84
He also shoot like Sasha Vujacic. Hit about 90% threes easily in practice but would go 50/50 in a real game. 15 Millions is more reasonable
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Originally Posted by 23ska909red02
I can only go online w/ my phone right now, and I can't see vids on my phone, but you can make a highlight mix for damn near anyone in the league. Mike Miller can stroke, no doubt, and he could help us, definitely... but doesn't strengthen any weakness for us. We need PG depth, first and foremost, in my opinion. He's a forward. With Artest, Pau, Bynum, Odom, & Walton, we're good at 3/4. Not logjammed, but not in need.
With Farmar gone, though, and Brown dribbling till kingdom come, let's get a reserve for Fish.
Originally Posted by America Bambaataa
Not a fan of that offer; haven't they learned from Radmanovic and Vujacic?
Why not just offer Barnes 3/10..... heck, even 3/15 would be better. At least you KNOW you're getting toughness night in, night out.
Originally Posted by jordan vs magic
Shaq back in la?
LOS ANGELES -- The Lakers have opened discussions with free-agent swingman Mike Miller, a source close to the situation said Thursday.
Milleris a former NBA rookie of the year and sixth man of the year. Heaveraged 10.9 points on 50 percent shooting from the field and 48percent shooting on 3-pointers for Washington last season, his 10th inthe league.
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Miller would provide a sure outside stroke the Lakers have lackedand help shore up a bench unit that could lose up to 22.5 points a gamein scoring if free agent reserves Shannon Brown, Jordan Farmar, Josh Powell, .J. Mbenga and Adam Morrison all leave for new horizons.
Miller earned $9.8 million last season and would need to take a significant paycut to join the Lakers.
With seven players under contract for next season and six roster spots to fill, the Lakers have begun to look to new personnel.
Afteraddressing the need for backup big men in the draft should Powell andMbenga not return -- the Lakers selected two 6-foot-9 players, Devin Ebanks with the No. 43 pick and Derrick Caracter with the No. 58 pick -- the team has expressed interest in several free-agent guards.
Earl Watson, Steve Blake and Luke Ridnourare available point guards who earned between $4 million and $6.5million last season. The Lakers have their full mid-level exceptionavailable to sign one of those players, valued at $5.8 million for upto five years, but are reluctant to use it considering they are alreadyabout $13 million over the luxury tax limit of $69.9 million for nextseason.
Watson's agent, Todd Ramasar, said there is mutualinterest between his client and the Lakers but did not expectdiscussions to escalate until the Lakers have a chance to re-sign Derek Fisher.
According to sources close to Fisher and Brown, both players wouldlove to return to L.A. but have been contacted by "a lot" of teams.
The Lakers have some competition for Miller, who met with the Knicks on Thursday night.
Other than Miller, the Lakers have shown some interest in Raja Bell and Anthony Morrow,two Golden State players with the ability to spread the floor withtheir outside shooting. Bell tied for the league lead in 3-pointerswith 205 in 2006-07 and Morrow, a 24-year-old swingman, led the leaguein 3-point percentage as a rookie, connecting at a 46.7 percent clip in2008-09.
Morrow's agent, Wallace Prather, said Thursday he hashad preliminary talks with the Lakers. At 6-foot-5, 210-pounds, Morrowis a restricted free agent, meaning the Warriors can match any Lakers'offer.
As for the impending departures of the other Lakers' freeagents, Indiana was the early front-runner to sign Farmar, but the23-year old told ESPNLosAngeles.com via text message "Portland is rightthere too." Initial talks between Powell's agent and the Lakers haveshown the team has some interest in keeping the fifth-year playerdespite the desire to shed salary next season.
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5347642
7 players under contract and we are over the cap
After Fisher, we need at least three or four more signings (Miller?/Blake?) ...maybe Ebanks and two Bigs