Blazers nab new point guard by signing veteran A. Miller

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers signed veteran free-agent guard Andre Miller to a multiyear contract on Friday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Miller, whose career has spanned 10 seasons with four teams, averaged 16.3 points and 6.5 assists as a starter for the Philadelphia 76ers last season.

"I hope to provide veteran leadership to a young talented nucleus and help Portland take the next step in the pursuit of a championship," Miller said in a statement released by the Blazers.

Miller joins point guards Steve Blake and Jerryd Bayless for the Blazers, the second-youngest team in the NBA last season. Portland won 54 games and advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 2003.

Miller has played an NBA-high 530 straight games. He has missed just three over the course of his career.

The 33-year-old Miller went to the Sixers in 2006 in a midseason trade with the Denver Nuggets that involved Allen Iverson. He did not miss a game for Philadelphia.

"He is one of the league's ironmen who brings a wealth of veteran leadership to our team and is a great fit for our young and improving roster," Portland general manager Kevin Pritchard said in a statement.

Over his career, Miller has averaged 14.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists in 815 games, 768 starts. He has 174 career double-doubles.

He was the eighth overall pick in the 1999 draft out of Utah by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Sixers went 41-41 last season and were knocked out of the playoffs in six games for the second straight year.