Andre Miller
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 Miler playing for the 76ers. | |
| No. 24 - Denver Nuggets | |
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| Shooting guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 19, 1976 Los Angeles, California |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in |
| Listed weight | 205 lbs |
| Career information | |
| College | Utah |
| NBA Draft | 1999; Round: 1 / Pick: 8th |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Pro career | 1999-present |
| Career history | |
| 1999-2002 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2002-2003 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2003-2006 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2006-2009 | Philadelphia Sixers |
| 2009-2011 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2011-present | Denver Nuggets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Miler playing for the 76ers. | |
| No. 24 - Denver Nuggets | |
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| Shooting guard / Point guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: March 19, 1976 | |
| Place of birth: Los Angeles, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in | Weight: 205 lbs |
| Career information | |
| College: Utah | |
| NBA Draft: 1999; Round: 1 / Pick: 8th | |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Debut: 1999 for the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Andre Lloyd Miller (born March 19, 1976, in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. Miller is currently tied for the 13th highest assist-per-game average (7.6) in NBA history. He has also played in 501 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NBA.
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College career
Miller played collegiately at the University of Utah for four years. His performance in 1998, including a very rare NCAA Tournament triple double, led the Utes to the NCAA championship game where they lost to Kentucky. At Utah, Miller played with Keith Van Horn and Michael Doleac who both also played in the NBA. Miller graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor's of Science in Sociology in 1998 and began work on a Master's in Sociology before being drafted into the NBA.
NBA career
Cleveland Cavaliers
Miller was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 8th overall pick of the 1999 NBA Draft, and 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. 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 played for the US national team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship.
Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets
On July 30, 2002, he was traded, along with Bryant Stith, to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Darius Miles and Harold Jamison. He spent only one year with the Clippers before finding his way to the Denver Nuggets. After signing a multiyear contract with the Nuggets in 2003, Miller, as point guard, played an integral role in the Nuggets' resurgence. A very durable player, Miller has only missed three games in the seven years he spent in the league.
Philadelphia 76ers
On December 19, 2006, he was traded by the Nuggets to the Philadelphia 76ers as part of a trade for guard Allen Iverson. Miller's statistics have gone 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), 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.
Portland Trail Blazers
On July 24, 2009, Miller signed a 3-year deal worth $21 million with the Portland Trail Blazers.
