Nets trying to bring in Andre Miller with Carmelo

[magicbalala245]

The New Jersey Nets are hoping to sell Carmelo Anthony(notes) on their future by also acquiring point guard Andre Miller(notes), one of his former teammates.

 

The Nets have continued talks with the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets about the possibility of adding Miller in a multiteam trade that would land them Anthony, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Anthony and Miller were teammates in Denver from 2003-06 and played well together. While reuniting with Miller would be attractive to Anthony, sources continue to insist the Nets would likely need to acquire an additional quality player for Anthony to seriously consider committing to a contract extension with the franchise. The Nuggets would likely acquire forwards Derrick Favors(notes) and Troy Murphy(notes) and two first-round picks from the Nets in potential deal. Under one scenario, New Jersey would send point guard Devin Harris(notes) to the Blazers. The roadblock is that the Nuggets also covet the Blazers’ Nicolas Batum(notes), and Portland officials have shown no interest in trading their versatile young forward. Other players and draft picks could also be involved.

 

“There are some other scenarios, but [Nets general manager] Billy King is really pushing for this,” one NBA executive said. “He is trying to figure out what Denver wants.”

 

King is still a big fan of Miller, who played for him in Philadelphia.

 

Roadblock so far in the deal is Denver wanting Batum but Portland is not giving up and Does anyone think bringing in Andre Miller is really better then having Harris?

[Abro]

No way.. Harris is a much better player than andre. Plus hes younger

[Multi-Billionaire]

Yea I don't understand this... I personally think Melo would want to play with Harris more than Andre...

[Erick Blasco]

Miller has much better vision and is a much better passer than Harris. He doesn't score as well, and he may be a touch worse than defense. Miller can help progress the career of Brook Lopez. He's excellent as a passer in screen/rolls and excels in the open court with young, freelance players.

 

If Denver makes the trade, New Jersey would still need one more scorer to be dangerous, plus an athletic power forward who could defend.

 

Stop hating on Miller. The guy is solid, and Harris is really a shooting guard in disguise.

 

Plus, how many 55-point games does Devin Harris have!!!

[Newman]

'Dre did play with Melo back in his Denver days and the duo weren't half bad. The Blazers sort of need Batum at the moment though given Roy's condition unless they can get another wing back in the deal.

[Sun Tzu]

There's advantages and disadvantages with Melo playing alongside Miller. They've played before so they might have something going but Miller isn't young at all and won't be sticking around for too long while Melo is in New Jersey so I don't see why they should go for it unless they're trying to win now which doesn't seem too likely. If I were New Jersey I would try to stick with Harris.