They are reporting in Philadelphia that Miller is seeking $10 million a year. I have no idea what they’re putting in those Philly cheesesteaks these days but this guy has to be hallucinating. It isn’t going to happen for him at that price in this economy. Obviously it’s just a starting point in negotiations and the writer should have pointed that out.

And any talk of a sign-and-trade with the Trail Blazers at that price? No way. You can’t have $10 million of your cap space tied up with the likes of Andre Miller. Sorry, but a guy who over the last four seasons has made just 23 of his 122 three-point attempts? A man who has, during his career, made only 21 percent of his three-point field goals?

It isn’t just that he can’t make threes — it’s that he runs from them as if they’re his own personal Kryptonite.

That’s just plain ridiculous for most teams to sign him at that number, let alone a team that plays the kind of game Portland plays. The Blazers need shooters. They need players who keep the floor open.

A guy who can’t consistently make a three-point shot just can’t play alongside Brandon Roy at any price, can he? Roy needs people around him who can keep the defense away from him — guys who make defenses pay for double teams. I just cannot imagine that the Blazers’ interest in Miller is real.

It has to be a smokescreen, doesn’t it?

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