HOUSTON (AP)—Free agent center Brad Miller(notes) has agreed to a three-year, $15 million contract with the Houston Rockets. 火箭用3年15M簽下大米 The 7-foot Miller averaged 8.8 points and 4.9 rebounds for Chicago last season. Miller played in Sacramento from 2003-09, including three seasons playing for current Houston coach Rick Adelman. 上季在風城平均8.8分/4.9籃板 大米在國王時曾在Adelman手下打了三年球 Agent Mark Bartelstein said in a phone interview on Saturday that reuniting with Adelman was a major factor in Miller’s decision. “Coach Adelman was a huge part of it,” Bartelstein said. “He had a great time playing for him, and he thinks he’s a great, great coach.” 經紀人Mark Bartelstein說能跟Adelman聚首是重要的決定因素 "他(大米)認為老A是好教練啊~" The 34-year-old Miller will back up All-Star center Yao Ming(notes), who’s expected to return healthy next season after sitting out a year to recover from foot surgery. Yao下季可能健康歸來，大米來當他替補 The Rockets initially pursued Chris Bosh(notes) when free agency opened on July 1, but Bosh chose to join LeBron James(notes) and Dwyane Wade(notes) in Miami. Houston agreed to terms this week with restricted free agents Kyle Lowry(notes) and Luis Scola(notes). Miller will enter his 13th NBA season. His best year came in 2003-04, his first with the Kings under Adelman, when he averaged 14.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He averaged a career-high 15.6 points in 2004-05. 大米在跟Adelman合作的第一年平均14.1分/10.3板/4.3助攻 生涯最高則是04~05球季場均15.6分 The Rockets were undersized last season and missed the playoffs with a 42-40 record. Yao is coming off reconstructive surgery on his left foot, and the team has said his minutes will be carefully monitored next season. Miller played in all 82 regular-season games for the Bulls last season, averaging 24 minutes per game. 上一季火箭有身高太矮的問題，Yao就算復出上場時間也會受到控制 大米上一季在公牛82場全勤，平均每場24分鐘 Bartelstein said Miller was courted by several teams, but saw championship potential in Houston. “The Rockets have a chance to be really good next year,” Bartelstein said. “With Yao being back, they’ve also got a lot of really good pieces. They could really be a championship contender.” 大米的經紀人認為火箭明年會很有搞頭，很可能得到__ __ __。 http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-rockets-miller --

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