Cleveland Cavaliers, Mike Miller agree to two-year deal
By Josh Hill
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been chasing Mike Miller for the past few days following their deal to bring LeBron James back to the place he started his career.
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It’s been a slow go of things for the Cavs though following the annoucement that LeBron James will be returning to Cleveland but the team has landed its first free agent and it’s a guy that LeBron James badly wanted to play with again.
According to Yahoo! Sports insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the Cleveland Cavaliers have reached an agreement with free agent sharpshooter Mike Miller on a two years deal.
Mike Miller has reached an agreement on a deal with Cleveland, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 15, 2014
ESPN’s Chris Broussard and his sources were the first to report that news that Miller had agreed to a deal with Cleveland.
Sources: Mike Miller will sign with Cleveland. 2 yr deal with player option after 1 yr. Miller turned down more $ from Houston & Denver
— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) July 15, 2014
Mike Miller will sign a two-year deal with the Cavs worth $5.5 million and will have a player option after the first year, source told ESPN.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) July 15, 2014
The deal is something that should very much keep LeBron James a happy man, as he was lobbying for Miller to be signed by the Cavaliers and that’s what has happened. Miller has been a part of the only two titles LeBron James has ever won, which is something that the Cavs star likely isn’t chalking up to coincidence.