The Los Angeles Clippers face their first two decisions of free agency after restricted free agents Andre Miller and Corey Maggette agreed to sign offer sheets with other teams.

Miller, the NBA's assists leader in 2001-02 while with the Cleveland Cavaliers, is expected to sign an offer sheet worth $55 million over six years with the Denver Nuggets once the league's free agency period begins Wednesday, The Denver Post reported Saturday.

ESPN's David Aldridge reported Wednesday that Miller's offer sheet is a six-year, $51 million contract with another $4.5 million available in bonuses.

The Nuggets will give Miller $14 million up front, $10 million of which will be in the form of a signing bonus. He will also receive 70 percent of his first year's salary by Oct. 15.

All of these features are designed to make it more difficult for the Clippers to match Miller's offer sheet.

Maggette told the Utah Jazz that he will sign their offer sheet on Wednesday, The Salt Lake Tribune and The Rocky Mountain News reported Sunday. Maggette's deal is believed to be for six years, according to the Tribune.

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The Clippers will have 15 days to match both offers.

Miller took a two-day visit to Denver last week, saying he liked the way the Nuggets were building for the future with young players.

The Nuggets tied Cleveland for the worst record in the league at 17-65 and will likely lose leading scorer and rebounder Juwan Howard in free agency, but they have a good core of young players.

Brazilian forward Nene Hilario was a member of the NBA's All-Rookie team last season, while forward Rodney White showed glimpses of why the Detroit Pistons used a lottery pick on him two years ago. The Nuggets also have Syracuse star Carmelo Anthony, who they took with the third pick in this year's draft.

Miller was one of the top free agent targets for the Nuggets, who have $18 million in salary cap space for next season.

Denver has struggled at the point guard position since Nick Van Exel was traded to Dallas in February 2002, with eight players filling that spot last season.

Miller would give the Nuggets instant stability there. He led the league in assists with Cleveland two seasons ago, averaging 10.9 -- along with 16.5 points per game. Miller struggled with injuries last season after being traded to the Clippers and his averages dropped to 13.6 points and 6.7 assists.

Maggette and center Michael Olowokandi, an unrestricted free agent, also expressed interest in signing with the Nuggets.

The Jazz have needed a shooting guard since Jeff Hornacek's retirement in 2000. Maggette, 23, improved his scoring average in each of his four years, averaging 16.8 points a game while starting 57 games for the Clippers last season.

With the retirement of John Stockton, point guard was the Jazz's biggest need, however. Miller, who starred at the University of Utah, figured to be a perfect replacement for the future Hall of Famer.

"I was really taken aback," Jazz owner Larry Miller told KSL-TV on Sunday. "I thought the money (the Jazz and Nuggets offered) was very similar."

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.