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Corey Taluba and Albert Ghim both have Brandon Miller as the #2 prospect in the 2023 NBA Draft.
Here (pre-lottery) they talk about Miller's mid-range shooting and shooting versatility, and later about his problems finishing at the hoop.

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Albert: The more you watch Brandon Miller and the types of shots he was taking, of course in the modern NBA 3-point shooting is important, but 2-point shooting is not extinct, it's kind of reserved for those who can actually hit it. If you can hit the mid-range, then yes, you should absolutely be taking it, Brandon Miller showed in high school and showed it in college as well.

 
Mikal Bridges, or Jason Tatum. Those are incredible comps. If Miller is drafted at #3. He better be.
 
Cued ahead to where Corey and Albert talk about the high level of Brandon Miller's passing.
There is a pretty nice one at 50:20 where Miller dribbles left baseline, under the hoop, continues down the right baseline then curls a pass with his left hand right back to an open man under the basket.

 
blazerfan11 said:
Cued ahead to where Corey and Albert talk about the high level of Brandon Miller's passing.
There is a pretty nice one at 50:20 where Miller dribbles left baseline, under the hoop, continues down the right baseline then curls a pass with his left hand right back to an open man under the basket.

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The thing I like about him is he's tall enough to see the whole court and seems to have a good feel for passing to cutters and back doormen. Plus he could be the best shooter in the draft.
 
Cued ahead to where Corey and Albert talk about Brandon Miller's defense. They believe that if Miller concentrated only on playing defense, instead of having to be a primary scorer, that he could be one of the top defenders in this class. He doesn't have great athleticism, but makes up for it with his timing/instincts/length.

 
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wizenheimer said:
Grant is similar, or at least fits that description
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Grant has averaged 1.5 assists per game over his career. It did go up to 2.4 with the Blazers but that's not in the same ballpark as Jayson Tatum's 4.6 ast/game this season.
 
blazerfan11 said:
Grant has averaged 1.5 assists per game over his career. It did go up to 2.4 with the Blazers but that's not in the same ballpark as Jayson Tatum's 4.6 ast/game this season.
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I was comping Grant to Miller
 
Hoopguru said:
When's the last time we've had a 6'9" wing that can flat out shoot, run the floor, and pass over everyone?
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Yeah, I can't really come up with a comparison. We have had some who were better at in other areas, (i.e Batum) but Miller will be a much better shooter (no pun intended) Grant has a nice 3 pt set shot now, but I think Miller will be better as well.
 
tykendo said:
Mikal Bridges, or Jason Tatum. Those are incredible comps. If Miller is drafted at #3. He better be.
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In the podcast Illmatic posted they comped him to PG, Tatum and Cade Cunningham.

They also talked about how special it is for someone to be 6’9 and be able to pass, dribble, shoot.

I don’t exactly agree with a lot of their analysis, but it was a decent listen after the first 15-20 minutes spent talking about the case.
 
Yeah, the Lakers passed on Tatum and took Ball, best pg prospect in a long time. Miller is your prototypical NBA wing in todays game.
 
Miller has the traits of some of the best wing players in the NBA. If you squint hard enough, he has a game reminiscent of Paul George or Jayson Tatum as a long, sweet-shooting forward with some wiggle as a ball handler and the ability to create jumpers for himself.
 
Sure, but
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that's what I was replying too...no mention of rebounding
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Sure, but he's not the player Miller could be, and his shooting wasn't that great out of Syracuse. Plus Grant is 1" shorter....lol But you're correct he's closer than Harmless or Aminu.
 
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Miller looks awesome. Scoot does as well. Clear as heck to me the Blazers need to draft whoever is there of the two.

Only exception is if they don't get needed details privately of murder incident, but in that case he probably should drop way further than 4th.
 
If Millers workout & visit goes well, he's the guy. The Blazers need a LaMarcus-esqe talent at PF. The frontcourt is then , as tall and talented as it's ever been in the Dame era. Then the Blazers add DeMar DeRozan & get pick reconciliation with Chicago by sending Ant and the #23 to Chicago. With a future 1st they move back into the 1st round to draft Lively ( Jarrett Allen part deux?). Nurk, Miller, Grant, DeRozan, Dame. Bench Sharpe (6th Man) , time to put on the "Big Boy Pants". Watford, Thybulle, Mays, Lively / Eubanks. Add a free agent dead eye shooter and the Blazers are there in the West.
 
Joe has said we need length and veteran help. What does that mean?
 
WesleyMatthews said:
Miller looks awesome. Scoot does as well. Clear as heck to me the Blazers need to draft whoever is there of the two.

Only exception is if they don't get needed details privately of murder incident, but in that case he probably should drop way further than 4th.
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agree, either Scoot or Miller would be excellent, Miller obviously the better fit with our glaring need at PF/SF and he becomes a starter IMO right away.
 
His release point on his shot is so low. Compare his shot to someone like Tatum or George. Those guys elevate even a bit after a simple move, and they get wide open looks from 10-20 feet out because their release points are so high in comparison.

Wouldn't matter to me if he had the burst and handle to get to the rim and finish, but he is really poor at that in the half court. Shooting is his biggest selling point but I feel like he's gonna get swatted or at least heavily contested on all his jumpers in midrange.

So that leaves his 3pt shooting as his biggest selling point. Using a top 3 pick on someone who might become a spot up 3pt shooter doesn't seem appropriate to me.

Been watching a bunch of video on this kid the past few days, someone tell me what I'm missing.
 
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illmatic99 said:
His release point on his shot is so low. Compare his shot to someone like Tatum or George. Those guys elevate even a bit after a simple move, and they get wide open looks from 10-20 feet out because their release points are so high in comparison.

Wouldn't matter to me if he had the burst and handle to get to the rim and finish, but he is really poor at that in the half court. Shooting is his biggest selling point but I feel like he's gonna get swatted or at least heavily contested on all his jumpers in midrange.

So that leaves his 3pt shooting as his biggest selling point. Using a top 3 pick on someone who might become a spot up 3pt shooter doesn't seem appropriate to me.

Been watching a bunch of video on this kid the past few days, someone tell me what I'm missing.
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Passing, defense, and rebounding. If his shots aren't falling, he'll be able to contribute in other ways.
 
blazerfan11 said:
Passing, defense, and rebounding. If his shots aren't falling, he'll be able to contribute in other ways.
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He had a negative A:TO ratio in college.

Defense is solid but he doesn't appear fast enough to lockdown guards or athletic/strong enough to protectthe rim.
 
These guys talk a bit about what went down the night that Miller delivered the gun. Not sure if this is new stuff.

 
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