Professional career Mike Miller (basketball player)
1 professional career
1.1 orlando magic (2000–2003)
1.2 memphis grizzlies (2003–2008)
1.3 minnesota timberwolves (2008–2009)
1.4 washington wizards (2009–2010)
1.5 miami heat (2010–2013)
1.6 second stint memphis grizzlies (2013–2014)
1.7 cleveland cavaliers (2014–2015)
1.8 denver nuggets (2015–2017)
professional career
orlando magic (2000–2003)
the following summer, miller taken fifth overall pick in 2000 nba draft orlando magic. miller won 2001 nba rookie of year award while being first-year player appear in 82 regular season games during 2000–01 nba season.
memphis grizzlies (2003–2008)
he traded memphis midway through 2002–03 nba season. recipient of nba sixth man of year award 2005–06 season. averaged 13.7 points 5.4 rebounds 2.7 assists while shooting 47% field , 41% three-point range, while playing 30.6 minutes per game.
on january 3, 2007, miller made 9 three-pointers in win on golden state warriors, breaking sam mack s grizzlies franchise record of 8 in game set in february 1999. 2 previous games miller hit 7 threes. made him first nba player hit @ least 7 three-pointers in 3 consecutive games since dallas mavericks george mccloud achieved in 1996. miller holds memphis grizzlies franchise record points scored in single game, 45 on february 21, 2007, against golden state warriors. after 2006–07 nba season, miller announced member of usa basketball team.
minnesota timberwolves (2008–2009)
on june 26, 2008, miller, brian cardinal, jason collins, , 5th pick of 2008 nba draft, kevin love, sent minnesota in exchange marko jarić, antoine walker, greg buckner , 3rd pick o. j. mayo.
washington wizards (2009–2010)
on june 23, 2009, miller , randy foye sent washington wizards oleksiy pecherov, etan thomas, darius songaila , 5th overall pick in 2009 nba draft. miller suffered shoulder injury , missed few games during part of 2009–10 nba season.
miami heat (2010–2013)
on july 15, 2010, miller signed five-year $25 million contract miami heat. injured thumb while guarding lebron james in practice during pre-season, sidelining him several weeks. miller officially returned miami heat lineup on december 20, 2010, in home game against dallas mavericks. miller got first start on january 22, 2011, due dwyane wade illness, , contributed season-high 32 points in win on toronto raptors. miller averaged 2.6 points game in 12 minutes game during playoffs, high of 12 in game 4 against chicago bulls. miller made first career nba finals appearance in 2011 nba finals, heat lost mavericks 4–2.
during 2011–12 season, miller made 6 of 6 3 point field goals in victory on san antonio spurs finish 18 points in return heat, after missing several games because of injury.
in playoffs, miller averaged 5.2 points per game, , scored in double figures @ least once in each of heat s playoff series miami advanced nba finals face oklahoma city thunder. in game 5, miller made 7 three-pointers, setting nba finals record three-pointers reserve. had not made three-pointers in previous 4 games of series. finished 23 points, 5 rebounds , steal in game 5. miami go on win game , nba championship.
during 2012–13 season, miller inserted starting lineup 17 times , averaged 4.8 points per game season. heat again advance nba finals, time against san antonio spurs. miller inserted last 4 games of finals space floor, , scored 8 points in game 6 heat barely squeaked out victory. 1 highlight of game three-pointer made while wearing 1 shoe. heat won series in game 7 on june 20, 2013, giving miller second championship.
on july 16, 2013, miller waived miami heat via amnesty clause.
second stint memphis grizzlies (2013–2014)
on july 30, 2013, miller signed memphis grizzlies. saw minutes , importance increase revamped grizzlies team led new coach dave joerger. miller played steadily of season, finishing off grizzly play 82 regular season games , 7 playoff games.
cleveland cavaliers (2014–2015)
on august 5, 2014, miller signed cleveland cavaliers. in cleveland, joined former miami heat teammates lebron james , james jones. after averaging 1.5 points in 12 minutes per game on first 24 games of season, miller made first start cavaliers on december 19, 2014 against brooklyn nets scored 21 points on 7-of-8 three-pointers in 95-91 win. cavaliers made 2015 nba finals, lost golden state warriors in 6 games.
on june 30, 2015, miller exercised player option cavaliers 2016 season.
on july 27, 2015, miller traded, along brendan haywood , 2 future second-round draft picks, portland trail blazers in exchange cash considerations. on september 28, 2015, waived trail blazers via contract buyout.
denver nuggets (2015–2017)
on september 30, 2015, miller signed denver nuggets. re-signed nuggets on july 21, 2016, , waived on july 11, 2017.
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