With the team in the middle of a full-scale rebuild, veteran sharpshooter Mike Miller didn’t fit into the future plans of the Portland Trail Blazers. Now the 35-year-old is officially free to latch on with a contender in the hopes of making one last title run.
Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports reported on Sunday that Miller has finalized a contract buyout with the Blazers, who acquired him in a salary dump by the Cavaliers last July. Miller will now be free to enter free agency once he clears waivers.
Charania also mentions the Nuggets as a team that may have interest in signing Miller, but it’s hard to envision it being mutual with Denver still being several years away from serious contention and the unfriendly Mile High atmosphere for Miller’s already barely-existent remaining stamina.