Wizards acquire vet PG Miller in three-team deal

Andre Miller could become a Wizard Thursday. (USATSI)

Update 12:42. p.m. The deal is done. Andre Miller goes to the Wizards, Jan Vesely goes to the Nuggets, and Eric Maynor and two second-round picks go to the Sixers, who are going to be drafting the entire second round.

Wizards get Andre Miller from Denver in three-team deal with Philadelphia, league sources confirm.

— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) February 20, 2014

Wizards send Jan Vesely to Denver and Eric Maynor plus two second-round picks to the Sixers in Andre Miller trade, sources confirm.

— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) February 20, 2014

The deal was first reported by the Charlotte Observer. The Nuggets are reportedly now acquiring Beno Udrih from the Knicks for Jordan Hamilton.

The Nuggets have to move Andre Miller. They've signaled their willingness to just buy him out if it comes to that, but to prevent him signing with Miami or the Clippers instead, a few teams are pursuing him. The latest is Washington, who "moved ahead" of the Timberwolves, according to reports. The Wizards are looking to deal off some flotsam for the veteran, including Jan Vesely and Eric Maynor.

Wizards, Wolves lead the chase for Andre Miller, per league source.

— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) February 20, 2014

Denver, Washington talks serious on sending Andre Miller to the Wizards for Eric Maynor and Jan Vesely, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) February 20, 2014

Washington frontrunner for Andre Miller, Minny needs to move JJ barea b4 getting him.

— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) February 20, 2014

Strong signs that Wizards have indeed pulled ahead of Minnesota in pursuit of Andre Miller, I'm told.

— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) February 20, 2014

There's apparently a desire to find a third team to send Maynor to.

Wizards guard Eric Maynor probably won't end up in Denver in Andre Miller proposed deal.

— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) February 20, 2014

Miller fits well in Washington and Vesely is a project who has shown some signs of life this year. He's still a long way from being useful, but the Nuggets' issues with bigs have been so problematic it's worth taking a flier on him. The Wizards get a reliable, veteran point guard to help with their playoff push and give them a spark offensively off the bench. Maynor had a tremendous first two seasons but hasn't been the same since an ACL surgery.

Topics: Andre Miller, Eric Maynor, Jan Vesely, 2014 NBA Trade Deadline, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Washington Wizards, NBA

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Report: Nets considering signing Jason Collins to 10-day contract

It’s been expected that the Nets would look to bring in another big man this season. While they have had success with a smaller lineup since Brook Lopez went down sometimes you need a traditional big for matchup purposes.

That big man may be Jason Collins, reports Ohn Youngmisuk and Marc Stein at ESPNNewYork.com.

The Brooklyn Nets worked out Jason Collins this week in Los Angeles and are giving strong consideration to signing the free-agent center to a 10-day contract that would position him to become the NBA’s first active openly gay player, ESPN.com has learned.

Sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.com that the Nets, after letting Thursday’s trade deadline pass without a deal for the Los Angeles Lakers’ Jordan Hill, are weighing the addition of another big man and have identified Collins as a prime candidate to join their frontcourt rotation via the 10-day route.

Collins came out as gay publicly to much fanfare last April and he was often touted as the first openly gay male on a major American team sports squad. Except he wasn’t. At age 35 and on the downside of his career there were limited teams that could use a veteran big for just post defense and rebounding. We’ll likely never know what role Collins being publicly gay played in the few teams that could have used him going in other directions.

However, it looks like the Nets — an organization Collins has played for before — are leaning toward him.

The Nets are currently the five seed in the East and want to more than hold on to a playoff spot, they want to catch the Toronto Raptors for the Atlantic Division lead. That’s not likely, the Raptors have by far the easiest schedule left of any team in the NBA, but that’s the target the Nets have set.

Collins may be a part of that.