Walsh will pay Reggie next season even if he doesn't play
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Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh holds out hope Reggie Miller will play again -- and he'll pay Miller $6.1 million for the final season of his contract even if he doesn't.
"I'm not convinced he's not going to play again," Walsh said Friday. "I'm going to check back with him. I'm waiting for him to miss it. I'll give him two weeks or a month and see how he feels."
Miller will receive the salary called for in the three-year contract he signed two summers ago. The $6.1 million will count in the calculation of the Pacers' payroll but shouldn't affect their ability to sign a free agent because they will be over the salary cap anyway.
Walsh said Miller won't be included on the team's 15-man roster unless he returns to play.
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There will be some rumblings to bring back Reggie out of retirement if a) Pacers make a run for a championship b) an injury occurs to a guard