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Miller had four points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals in 17 minutes off the bench in Thursday's loss. When Adelman took him out for the last time, the crowd of 14,824 gave him a standing ovation and he got hugs from teammates. Miller couldn't hold back the tears when he was embraced by Anthony Tolliver, the last player to greet him. "I was trying to be a tough guy," Miller said. "I had been pretty cool all day, but coming out that last time hit me pretty hard." St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Retirement doesn't bother Miller. He's managed his substantial income well, the importance of sound financial decisions honed during his childhood when money was scarce. He continues his work with Big Brothers Big Sisters, and plans to expand his yearly golf tournament this year. “People always talk about high divorce rates (after retirement), but I'm going to be happy to be home with my wife,” he said. “I still have the hunting show. Instead of staying at the JW Marriott, I'll be in a tent out in the middle of nowhere with a gun for protection in case there's a bear in camp.” news-sentinel.com

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Marc J. Spears: Wolves Brad Miller to Y!:"To anyone who wants to listen I'm retiring after this season." 14yr vet to concentrate on hunting tv shows postNBA Twitter

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KC Johnson: Tribune quoted Brad Miller in January as planning to retire. Like most things with the underrated big man, flew under the radar. #Bulls Twitter

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Jerry Zgoda: Miller has a very small buyout for next season that made it almost certain he wouldn't be back after this season. Twitter

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The veteran center recovering from May knee surgery proved as much Sunday night, when he made his Timberwolves debut by playing his first game since his Houston team won at Target Center in the season finale last April. "Definitely felt kind of weird," Miller said after the 106-101 loss to the Lakers. "Last time I actually played was in this arena. It has been nine months, but it felt like it has been about a year and a half." He played eight minutes -- a little less than four minutes in the second quarter, a little more than four minutes in the third. The Wolves needed help against Lakers big men Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol because Darko Milicic was sick for a second consecutive game and starting center Nikola Pekovic got into foul trouble. "My legs were shaking like I was about a rookie out there," Miller said. "The work I've done on my knee, I've just got to get my brain on the same page." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Minnesota Timberwolves, Brad Miller 

Jerry Zgoda: Brad Miller tested out his knee by doing some things at practice today, but don't expect his return anytime real soon. Twitter

Minnesota Timberwolves, Brad Miller, Injuries 

Timberwolves center Brad Miller has spent the summer at home on his 1,000-acre farm in northeastern Indiana waiting and hoping. Waiting for his surgically repaired knee to heal so he can soon start jogging and jumping again. Hoping that his brand-new team really might hire Rick Adelman as its next coach. "That's my guy," he said. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Player and coach were united for the third time in their careers on Tuesday, when the Wolves, in a bit of serendipity, announced Adelman will replace fired Kurt Rambis. "When they were interviewing candidates, I was hoping a lot," Miller said. "I knew if it was Rick, Minnesota would be a lot better. Instantly, things became a lot better there, especially for me. He's a coach I respect, a fair coach. "This guy, it's true what he can do. His record speaks for itself." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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More than 300 golfers jumped at the chance to golf with NBA basketball star Brad Miller on Monday at Noble Hawk Golf Links. The Brad Miller Golf Outing benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana. There will also be a gala and auction on Saturday in Fort Wayne at the Grand Wayne Center, Conference Hall B at 6 p.m. The gala features a formal attired, seated dinner, entertainment and silent and live auctions featuring unique autographed items, including Miller memorabilia. The money raised will allow the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization is able to match more children. An estimated 600 youths from Northeast Indiana remain on waiting lists. Nearly 70 percent of those are boys. At one time, Miller was a Little Brother. This year was the eighth for the outing. “It’s getting bigger every year,” Miller said. “It’s cool to see something happening for the kids.” KPCNews.com

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Houston indeed offered Hasheem Thabeet for Andris Biedrins but its package included Brad Miller, not Jordan Hill. New York Post

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Bill Ingram: Houston's trade of Brad Miller for Jonny Flynn is still on hold pending Houston's investigation of Flynn's hip injury. Twitter

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The Minnesota Timberwolves’ complications in the NBA draft never seem to end. After the Timberwolves agreed to send guard Jonny Flynn in a package to the Houston Rockets for Brad Miller and the 23rd pick on Thursday, the trade hit a snag on Friday when the Rockets’ team doctors raised issues with Flynn’s hip injury, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports

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To keep the deal from falling apart, Minnesota sent a 2012 second-round pick to the Rockets, league sources said. The issues wouldn’t have kept Flynn off the court, but did raise some concerns for the long-term. Whether Minnesota had been forthcoming with the information prior to the trade is unclear. Yahoo! Sports

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Adrian Wojnarowski: The Rockets and Wolves have agreed to trade J Flynn and Montiejunas to Houston for Brad Miller, 23rd pick and future 1sst, source says Twitter

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Brad Miller, who maintains his home in Sacramento, showed up at a King reunion and surprised friends with news he had microfracture surgery. Miller said he hopes to return in mid-season. Forget it. He's done. NBA.com

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"I ain't got much vertical to get back [and] it's really not going to slow me down. [The doctors] said, 'You're the ideal candidate for this. A non-jumping, slow white guy. You shouldn't really lose much.' No explosiveness is going to be lost here." -- Brad Miller, who acknowledged at a public event Saturday in Sacramento that he underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee in May, which will keep him out at least six months. NBA.com

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It doesn't sound as if longevity is much of a factor, either, as Miller has one year worth $4.7 million (plus a final year worth less than $1 million guaranteed) remaining on his deal with the Rockets and is noncommittal on the idea of playing any longer. He averaged just 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 17 minutes per game last season, having signed with Houston as backup to Yao Ming. "I'll play next year, and see how I feel after that," he said. "That's as far as I'm thinking right now." SI.com

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Rockets center Brad Miller revealed Saturday that he had microfracture knee surgery last month and will be out at least until January. Speaking at a Sacramento Kings rally Saturday, Miller said after struggling with the knee most of last season he was advised to undergo a more extreme solution than he expected after the season. But the area treated was smaller than with many microfracture surgeries, with the procedure expected to help his performance, rather than force a long adjustment period. “I had it scoped last summer, but the issues came back,” Miller said. “It’s in a non-weight-bearing bone so it’s the best place possible. I should be back around January. I should be able to get my 12-inch vertical and 6.3 40 — or maybe 8.3 40 — back. With the lockout possible, I might not even miss games. I could come into the league after a lockout (in 1998) and go out after a lockout.” Houston Chronicle

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“Obviously, I’m disappointed,” Miller said. “I hoped they would bring him back the way everything got going this year. “He still wanted to coach. It came down to if they wanted him. He was still coaching, doing all he could do. He had the desire and will and wanted to. That is the NBA. Every so often, they throw out a reminder to you it still is a business. He’s been there, done that, coached all over, been successful. But I had that feeling like all of us it wasn’t going to work for him to be back. It’s sad.” Houston Chronicle

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