To pass the time until the 2021-22 season begins for the Philadelphia 76ers, we look back at some of the bigger players in the franchise’s recent history.
In this edition, we continue our focus on the 2000s and one of the team’s stars during the decade. We head to the back end of the decade after the Sixers made a trade that rocked the franchise: franchise icon Allen Iverson was sent to the Denver Nuggets for somebody much less flashy.
Philadelphia received Andre Miller, among others, from the Nuggets in the deal. Miller was always a solid player though obviously not the scorer Iverson was — in fairness, not many were. He was a steady veteran presence who made the game run smoothly while being able to score when the time called for it.
Miller led the team to surprise playoff appearances in 2008 and 2009. He averaged 17.0 points and 6.9 assists and they shot 49.2% from the floor while playing in all 82 games in the 2007-08 season.
He followed that by averaging 16.3 points and 6.5 assists while playing all 82 again in the 2008-09 season.
In the 2009 series with the Orlando Magic, Miller averaged 21.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists. He was a big reason the Sixers even had a chance in any of those games. He teamed with Andre Iguodala to form a pretty solid backcourt pairing.
After the 2009 postseason, he signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers before returning to the Nuggets and having more success with both of those teams. He bounced around to the Washington Wizards, the Sacramento Kings, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs before retiring in 2016.
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