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The interviews for Alabama star Brandon Miller “haven’t been nice” as groups do their evaluations forward of the 2023 NBA draft, based on ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
Givony stated on the 23:54 mark of Thursday’s episode of The Lowe Publish that Miller broadly checks off the entire containers when it comes to his dimension (6’9″, 200 lbs) and ability set.Nonetheless, the freshman standout “is just not in nice form proper now” and hasn’t made a robust impression in particular person.
Givony put the percentages of Miller going No. 2 total at 60 %, with NBA G League Ignite star Scoot Henderson the opposite doubtless candidate for the Charlotte Hornets.
Miller’s on-court credentials aren’t actually in query. He averaged 18.8 factors and eight.2 rebounds and shot 38.4 % from past the arc in his lone season with the Crimson Tide.
The considerations stem largely from his connection to the demise of Jamea Jonae Harris.
Former Alabama basketball participant Darius Miles and his buddy Michael Lynn Davis had been indicted on capital homicide fees after Davis was allegedly shot and killed Harris in January. Miles allegedly offered Davis with the gun used within the crime, however a police detective in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, examined in February that Miles had first texted Miller to convey it to the scene.
An lawyer for Miller stated the 20-year-old did not deal with the gun and wasn’t conscious it was within the backseat of his automobile. He was already on his solution to choose up Miles when he acquired the textual content in query.
Miller hasn’t been charged with any crime, and Alabama opted against suspending him for any a part of the 2022-23 season.
The SEC Participant of the 12 months initiatives as one of many prime picks within the 2023 draft. Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman predicted him to go third total to the Portland Path Blazers in his first mock draft after the lottery.
The Athletic’s David Aldridge reported Thursday that the NBA personnel he spoke with did not consider Miller’s inventory “would undergo in any manner due to his position within the taking pictures.”