OKC Thunder: Why it's unlikely Mike Miller lands on the Thunder's roster

The Cleveland Cavaliers executed a cash-dump deal on Sunday night, shipping Brendan Haywood and Mike Miller into Portland's cap space and getting a trade exception in return.

Haywood and his non-guaranteed $10.5 million contract will assuredly be cut in the coming days. Miller's $2.85 million salary, while guaranteed, is also expected to be bought out.

If that comes to fruition, the Thunder serve as an intriguing landing spot for Miller, an aging but highly respected veteran sharpshooter who has flirted with Oklahoma City in the past.

Miller, of course, played under new Thunder coach Billy Donovan at Florida between 1998-2000. Miller was Donovan's first major recruit and Donovan has since…