"The two first went head-to-head in his head. Andre Miller. Jrue Holiday. 76ers executive Ed Stefanski thought it through that June of 2009 — should he try to re-sign the team's 30-something floor general or draft a point guard, potentially Holiday, who'd become the first NBA player born in the 1990s? Philadelphia went young; Miller went to Portland.

On Wednesday, Miller and Holiday again went head-to-head. With a little payback in every shot or stutter step, Miller was stupendous in Denver's 108-104 overtime win, sealed when Holiday drove to the lane and, upon being rattled by Miller, picked up his dribble and accidentally passed it to his predecessor."