Amid all the trade rumors, 76ers' point guard Andre Miller has quietly gone about his business in a professional manner.

Miller has played exceptionally well after a slow start. He is averaging 15.5 points, 6.2 assists and 2.38 turnovers a game while shooting 49.1 percent from the field.

His improved play will likely only increase the rumors, many of which are unsubstantiated.

"It's a business, and you still have to go out and perform," he said after yesterday's practice at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. "You can't worry about those types of distractions."

Sixers' President and General Manager Ed Stefanski has heard the rumors. Stefanski recently reached out to Miller's agent Lon Babby to say he didn't know whether anybody on the team would be traded and to tell him how much he admired what Miller brings.

"Andre is a heck of a basketball player," Stefanski said. "He is very, very good, and I am evaluating everybody in this organization."