Denver Nuggets: 2016 Offseason Grades
Miller Time
Arthur is considered a veteran at age 28, but bringing back someone with championship experience who isn’t looking to play as much was another score for Denver’s locker room. With a two-year, $6 million deal for Mike Miller, the Nuggets kept another critical veteran presence to help guide the youngsters.
It’s pretty clear by now that Miller’s days of being an actual, useful NBA player are probably behind him. Though he’s only 36, Miller is entering his 17th NBA season and averaged 1.3 points in 7.9 minutes per game last year.
Though he shot 36.5 percent from three-point range for the Nuggets last season, he made only 35.5 percent of his shots overall and played in just 47 games.
Mike Miller is a respected guy around the league so any potential free agent next summer would probably give him a call and ask about DEN.
— Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) July 19, 2016
That being said, Miller’s value to this group was never about being able to knock down threes or play meaningful minutes on a young team that’s in no rush to start contending.
As long as Miller continues to set a positive example and display the proper work ethic for the youngsters in the backcourt, his minuscule $3 million salary will be an absolute steal for the Nuggets’ emerging basketball culture.
Grade: B
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