Retire

The  exorbitant luxury tax isn't the only reason a team would let Mike Miller go. As conscious as the new Grizzlies ownership is of the luxury tax. You can bet they wouldn't even pay the minimum to anybody that isn't pulling some minutes. Let alone $6M a year for coming off the bench. Beyond those they already have on contract. They don't even plan to pay the starters that much.

I think the acqisition of Miller might have more to do with him being damaged goods than anything else. It's not all about the money with the Heat. Miami would rather have the space on the roster. I'm not familiar with all the exceptions and neither is the  average fan.  But Miami's starting five puts them over the cap off the bat. But they aren't trying to get rid of any of them. Had he fit into their future plans they would have kept him. He came back to Memphis to retire.