The possibility of signing Reggie Miller remains a long shot for the Nets, who can only offer him a $1.5 million contract. But it remains something the team would love to have happen.

"You're talking about something that's personal, because I love Reggie Miller," Nets coach Byron Scott said. "I spent time with him in Indiana so I know him as a person and as a basketball player. I would love to have a Reggie Miller on the team. Is it something that's going to happen? Probably not. Now we're talking about wish lists."

Scott said he had his sales pitch for Miller ready -- it's basically an appeal for Miller to come to the Nets for less money just as Karl Malone left Utah for less money to join the Lakers -- but said he hadn't talked to Miller yet and wasn't sure if he was going to. Nets president Rod Thorn would not say whether he had talked to Miller or his representatives, but did say the Nets' chances are slim.

"I think Reggie Miller has been a great player in his time in the NBA, a tremendous clutch player," Thorn said. "I have the utmost respect for him. I do not see him signing with any team for the $1.5 million exception. I think he will return to Indiana."