Andre Miller

Miller played high school basketball at Verbum Dei in Los Angeles where during his time there, the team found great success under coach Mike Kearney.{{cite web|url=http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/8/8/982350/the-journey-of-andre-miller-point|title=The Journey of Andre Miller, Point Guard (part 1)|work=BlazersEdge.com|publisher=SBNation|date=August 8, 2009|access-date=February 11, 2014}}

Miller played college basketball at the University of Utah. He became a starter at point guard early in his freshman season, and remained a team leader throughout his career at the school. In 1997, following the graduation of Keith Van Horn, Miller and Michael Doleac took charge of the team, and they led the Runnin' Utes to the championship game of the 1998 Final Four. It was during that tournament run that Miller gained national attention.

Utah faced Arizona in the West Regional finals. The Wildcats were defending national champions and the top seed in the region, and thus were heavily favored over the Utes. Arizona boasted an All-American guard line of Mike Bibby, Miles Simon, and Jason Terry, but Miller wasn't intimidated. He single-handedly dominated the Wildcats, totaling 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 assists in the game.{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Sorensen|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/top/123/1045/Top-10-tournament-performances-by-local-players-1998-2-ANDRE7S-TRIPLE-DOUBLE.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320140704/http://www.deseretnews.com/top/123/1045/Top-10-tournament-performances-by-local-players-1998-2-ANDRE7S-TRIPLE-DOUBLE.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2011|title=Top 10 tournament performances by local players – Andre's Triple Double|work=DeseretNews.com|publisher=Deseret News|date=March 12, 2012|access-date=February 11, 2014}} It was just the fourth triple-double in the recorded history of the NCAA tournament. Utah won in a rout, 76–51.

With Miller leading the way, the Utes continued their surprising run all the way to the title game, where they ultimately lost to Kentucky 78–69. Miller was a national star during his senior season (1999), earning First Team All-America honors from the Associated Press, the NABC, the Sporting News, and USBWA. Also, he was named Player of the Year in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), in addition to First Team All-WAC and WAC All-Defensive Team honors.

Miller averaged 12.1 points, 5.4 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game over his four-year collegiate career at Utah. He also finished his career as Utah's all-time leader in steals (254) and second in all-time assists (721).{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/andre_miller/bio/|title=Andre Miller Stats, Video, Bio, Profile|publisher=NBA.com|access-date=February 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113061737/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/andre_miller/bio/|archive-date=January 13, 2014|url-status=dead}} He graduated in 1999 and earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology.

Miller was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the eighth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft. He averaged 11.1 points and 5.8 assists per game in his rookie year. In his second year, he averaged 15.8 points per game and 8 assists per game. In his final year as a Cavalier, his averages increased to 16.5 points and 10.8 assists per game. That season, on February 28, 2002, Miller set a then career high of 37 points scored during a 114–107 victory against the San Antonio Spurs.{{cite web |title=Andre Miller Career High Points on Cavaliers |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/andre-miller-career-high-points-scored-game-on-cavaliers |website=Statmuse}} During his career as a Cavalier, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, became the first player in Cleveland history to win player of the week twice, set a franchise record for total assists in a season (882), and was the only NBA player to average 10+ assists and points during the 2001–02 NBA season. He also played for the United States national team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship.{{cite web|title=2002 USA Basketball|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_2002.html|publisher=USABasketball.com|access-date=January 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824142425/http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_2002.html|archive-date=August 24, 2007|url-status=dead}}

On July 30, 2002, Miller was traded, along with Bryant Stith, to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Darius Miles and Harold Jamison.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/cavaliers-deal-andre-miller-to-clippers-1.335203 |title=Cavaliers deal Andre Miller to Clippers|publisher=CBC.ca|date=July 30, 2002|access-date=February 11, 2014}} He averaged 13.6 points, 6.7 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.24 steals in 80 games for the Clippers in 2002–03. He ranked ninth in the NBA in assists and led the Clippers in games played, games started (80) and minutes played (2,913).

On August 1, 2003, Miller signed a six-year deal with the Denver Nuggets.[http://www.insidehoops.com/miller-nuggets-080103.shtml Denver Gets Andre Miller] In his first season in Denver he averaged 15.8 points and 6.1 assists, along with 4.5 rebounds and a career-high 1.7 steals per game. They made the playoffs but the Nuggets were eliminated in the first round 4 games to 1 by the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the 2004–05 he averaged 13.6 points, 6.9 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.5 steals in 82 games. In the playoffs after winning game one in San Antonio, the Nuggets proceeded to lose the next four games and lost the series 4–1. In his last full season with the Nuggets his averages would go down. With his 13.7 points, 8.2 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.3 steals he helped the team to win the Northwest division. They lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in 5 games. In the 2006–07 season he played 23 games with the Nuggets before he was traded to Philadelphia.

On December 19, 2006, Miller was traded by the Nuggets to the Philadelphia 76ers as part of a trade for guard Allen Iverson.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2702501 |title=Miller, Smith go to Sixers in deal for Iverson|work=ESPN.com|date=December 20, 2006|access-date=February 11, 2014}}

Miller's statistics went up in multiple categories; in 2006–07, Miller ranked fourth in the NBA in total assists (625) and seventh in assists per game (7.8), and also ranked 20th in steals per game (1.38) and 15th in assist to turnover ratio (2.82). He recorded 19 double-doubles in 2006–07 (148 for his career), and the Sixers were 7–5 in games in which he had a double-double and 17–8 when he scored 15+ points. He finished the final 35 games in 2006–07, shot 47.7% from the floor and 82.4% shooting from the line after shooting 44.5% FGs and 74.8% FTs in his first 22 games as a Sixer.

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On July 24, 2009, Miller signed a 3-year deal worth $21 million with the Blazers.{{cite web|first1=Chad|last1=Ford|first2=Chris|last2=Sheridan|work=ESPN.com|access-date=July 25, 2009|date=July 24, 2009|title=Sources: Miller's deal worth $21M|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4354227}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_Sign_Andre_Mille-320175-41.html|title=Trail Blazers Sign Andre Miller|publisher=NBA.com|date=July 24, 2009|access-date=July 24, 2009}} On January 30, 2010, Miller scored a career high of 52 points while making 22 of 31 field goals in an overtime win against the Dallas Mavericks.{{cite web|title=Miller's 52 points, Howard's jumper in OT lift Blazers|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=300130006|work=ESPN.com|access-date=January 31, 2010|date=January 30, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100203103259/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=300130006| archive-date= February 3, 2010| url-status= dead}}

Miller tied his playoff career high of 31 points in a first-round opening win against the Phoenix Suns on April 18, 2010.{{cite news|title=Miller scores 31 points as Blazers steal Game 1 from Suns|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=300418021|access-date=April 18, 2010|date=April 18, 2010|agency=Associated Press| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100423110936/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=300418021| archive-date= April 23, 2010 | url-status= dead}}

In December 2010, Miller's streak of 632 straight games ended because of a suspension for a game after shoving Clippers player Blake Griffin. The shove was missed by the refs and not called as a foul during the game with the suspension handed after review.

During the 2011 NBA draft on June 23, 2011, Miller was involved in a trade sending him to the Nuggets along with the rights to #26 draft pick Jordan Hamilton in exchange for Raymond Felton. In his first game back with Denver, Miller finished with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and a block in a 115–93 win over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks. On January 18, 2012, Miller led the Nuggets to win against his former team, the 76ers, with 28 points in a 108–104 overtime victory.{{cite web |title=Miller leads Nuggets over 76ers in OT |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2012/01/18/miller-leads-nuggets-over-76ers-in-ot/ |website=Denver Post}}

On July 11, 2012, Miller re-signed with the Nuggets on a three-year deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-re-sign-free-agent-point-guard-andre-miller | title=Nuggets re-sign free agent point guard Andre Miller |work=NBA.com | date=July 11, 2012|access-date=July 11, 2012}}

On January 3, 2013, he recorded his 15,000th career point in a 101–97 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. On April 20, 2013, Miller scored a game-winning lay up with 1.3 seconds left to beat the Golden State Warriors 97–95 in Game 1 of the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs. Miller finished with 28 points on 11-16 from the field with 5 assists.

On February 20, 2014, Miller was traded to the Washington Wizards in a three-team trade involving the Nuggets and the 76ers.{{cite web|url=http://wizardsmysticstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2014/02/20/wizards-acquire-andre-miller|title=WIZARDS ACQUIRE ANDRE MILLER|work=MonumentalNetwork.com|date=February 20, 2014|access-date=February 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217075316/http://wizardsmysticstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2014/02/20/wizards-acquire-andre-miller|archive-date=December 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}

On February 19, 2015, Miller was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Ramon Sessions.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-acquire-andre-miller|title=Kings Acquire Andre Miller|work=NBA.com|date=February 19, 2015|access-date=February 19, 2015}} The trade reunited him with head coach George Karl, who Miller played under in Denver.

On August 3, 2015, Miller signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.{{cite web|title=Timberwolves Sign Andre Miller|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/timberwolves-sign-andre-miller|work=NBA.com|date=August 3, 2015|access-date=August 3, 2015}} On February 25, 2016, he was waived by the Timberwolves.{{cite web|title=Timberwolves Waive Guard Andre Miller|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/timberwolves-waive-guard-andre-miller|work=NBA.com|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

On February 29, 2016, Miller signed with the San Antonio Spurs.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-sign-andre-miller|title=SPURS SIGN ANDRE MILLER|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=February 29, 2016|access-date=February 29, 2016}} Two days later, he made his debut with the Spurs in a 97–81 win over the Detroit Pistons, recording two rebounds and two assists in eight minutes off the bench.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20160302/DETSAS/gameinfo.html|title=Spurs clinch postseason berth with 29th straight home win|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=March 2, 2016|access-date=March 2, 2016}} With Spurs' starting point guard Tony Parker out injured on March 8, Miller made his first NBA start since December 9, 2013. After playing more than 15 minutes just one time since November 29, 2015, Miller had 13 points and five assists in 25 minutes in the Spurs' 116–91 win over his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20160308/SASMIN/gameinfo.html|title=Aldridge scores 29, Spurs bounce back with win over Wolves|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=March 8, 2016|access-date=March 8, 2016}}

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{{NBA player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland

| 82 || 36 || 25.5 || .449 || .204 || .774 || 3.4 || 5.8 || 1.0 || .2 || 11.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2000}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland

| 82 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 34.7 || .452 || .266 || .833 || 4.4 || 8.0 || 1.5 || .3 || 15.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2001}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland

| 81 || 81 || 37.3 || .454 || .253 || .817 || 4.7 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 10.9* || 1.6 || .4 || 16.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2002}}

| style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Clippers

| 80 || 80 || 36.4 || .406 || .213 || .795 || 4.0 || 6.7 || 1.2 || .1 || 13.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2003}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 82 || 82 || 34.6 || .457 || .185 || .832 || 4.5 || 6.1 || 1.7 || .3 || 14.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2004}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 82 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 34.8 || .477 || .154 || .838 || 4.1 || 6.9 || 1.5 || .1 || 13.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2005}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 35.8 || .463 || .185 || .738 || 4.3 || 8.2 || 1.3 || .2 || 13.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2006}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 23 || 23 || 35.7 || .472 || .250 || .729 || 4.5 || 9.1 || 1.6 || .2 || 13.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia

| 57 || 56 || 37.6 || .464 || .053 || .808 || 4.4 || 7.3 || 1.3 || .1 || 13.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2007}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia

| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 36.8 || .492 || .088 || .772 || 4.0 || 6.9 || 1.3 || .1 || 17.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2008}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia

| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 36.3 || .473 || .283 || .826 || 4.5 || 6.5 || 1.3 || .2 || 16.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Portland

| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 66 || 30.5 || .445 || .200 || .821 || 3.2 || 5.4 || 1.1 || .1 || 14.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2010}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Portland

| 81 || 81 || 32.7 || .460 || .108 || .853 || 3.7 || 7.0 || 1.4 || .1 || 12.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2011}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| style="background:#cfecec;"| 66* || 7 || 27.4 || .438 || .217 || .811 || 3.3 || 6.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 9.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2012}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 11 || 26.2 || .479 || .266 || .840 || 2.9 || 5.9 || .9 || .1 || 9.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2013}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 30 || 2 || 19.0 || .458 || .500 || .745 || 2.4 || 3.3 || .5 || .2 || 5.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| Washington

| 28 || 0 || 14.7 || .460 || .667 || .833 || 2.0 || 3.5 || .7 || .1 || 3.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2014}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Washington

| 51 || 0 || 12.4 || .542 || .125 || .718 || 1.5 || 2.8 || .3 || .0 || 3.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento

| 30 || 0 || 20.7 || .459 || .231 || .789 || 2.5 || 4.7 || .6 || .1 || 5.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2015}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota

| 26 || 0 || 10.8 || .621 || .250 || .789 || .9 || 2.2 || .3 || .0 || 3.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio

| 13 || 4 || 13.9 || .479 || .250 || .692 || 2.1 || 2.2 || .5 || .0 || 4.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 1,304 || 939 || 30.9 || .461 || .217 || .807 || 3.7 || 6.5 || 1.2 || .2 || 12.5

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2004

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 5 || 5 || 34.8 || .472 || .000 || .818 || 4.6 || 3.2 || 1.6 || .0 || 15.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2005

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 5 || 5 || 36.8 || .424 || .500 || .719 || 5.2 || 5.2 || 2.0 || .2 || 16.2

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2006

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 5 || 5 || 36.4 || .442 || .000 || .824 || 4.4 || 7.2 || 1.0 || .2 || 16.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2008

| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia

| 6 || 6 || 38.2 || .438 || .000 || .636 || 3.2 || 3.3 || .8 || .0 || 15.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2009

| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia

| 6 || 6 || 43.0 || .475 || .300 || .824 || 6.3 || 5.3 || 1.2 || .2 || 21.2

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2010

| style="text-align:left;"| Portland

| 6 || 6 || 35.0 || .405 || .429 || .775 || 3.2 || 6.0 || 1.2 || .2 || 15.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2011

| style="text-align:left;"| Portland

| 6 || 6 || 32.3 || .493 || .400 || .792 || 3.2 || 5.5 || .3 || .0 || 14.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2012

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 7 || 0 || 28.6 || .425 || .571 || .867 || 5.6 || 6.0 || 1.3 || .1 || 11.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013

| style="text-align:left;"| Denver

| 6 || 0 || 25.7 || .420 || .455 || .778 || 3.3 || 3.8 || .3 || .0 || 14.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2014

| style="text-align:left;"| Washington

| 11 || 0 || 9.8 || .463 || .333 || .556 || 1.0 || .8 || .2 || .0 || 4.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016

| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio

| 5 || 0 || 7.0 || .429 || .333 || 1.000 || 1.0 || 1.4 || .0 || .0 || 1.8

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 68 || 39 || 28.4 || .446 || .383 || .768 || 3.5 || 4.1 || .9 || .1 || 12.6

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