MONDAY, 8:40am: Denver has made a one-year offer to Miller that he can sign once he clears waivers, tweets Marc Stein of ESPN.com.
SUNDAY, 4:50pm: The Nuggets are interested in signing Mike Miller, who is reportedly set to be a free agent after negotiating a buyout with the Blazers, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reports.
Denver pursued Miller aggressively in free agency a year ago, before Miller signed a deal with the Cavs, as Charania points out. Denver has 14 guaranteed contracts as it begins training camp this week. Also of note, the Nuggets have two open spots beneath the preseason roster limit of 20.
The Grizzlies, Thunder and Mavs were thought to be interested in Miller when he was acquired by the Blazers and was reportedly seeking the buyout. Miller is coming off his worst season and only played 13.5 minutes per game in 52 appearances.
If Miller goes anywhere, it should be to a contender. It’s a waste of a roster spot for him to join a rebuilding team like the Nuggets, unless they think they can get something for him by the trade deadline.
Perhaps I am missing something, but why would Denver think he would go there? He should have better options.