The day of the NBA draft has finally arrived as [autotag]Brandon Miller[/autotag] and [autotag]Noah Clowney[/autotag] attempt to become the first Alabama teammates since 1995 to both be selected in the first round. Both of the former Crimson Tide standouts will be in the draft’s green room this evening as they are two of only 20 players to have received that invite.
For Miller, he likely won’t be waiting around for long as it is widely expected that he will be taken with the No. 2 overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets. Miller would tie Antonio McDyess of the 1995 team as the highest Alabama player ever drafted.
The Hornets are currently owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan, but earlier in the week he began the process of selling the franchise. Despite that, Jordan will still have the final say in who Charlotte selects, and it sounds as if he is a fan of Miller. He checks all of the boxes of the modern-day NBA, at 6’9 he can control the ball like a guard, he has the ability to be an elite defender at the NBA ranks and shoots just under 40% from three-point range.
During the draft process, Jordan hosted Miller for two one-on-one workouts where he trash-talked Miller and tested his mental resolve. Anyone who knows anything about Jordan knows he wants tough guys in his locker room and it seems like Miller was able to take it, and even dished a little out too.
At one of the workouts, Miller recalls Jordan saying, “I was just a shooter, just shooting threes, but I know my talents, my abilities. You can’t really let Jordan get in your head. I kinda talked some trash back to him. I witnessed him airball a free throw too.”
The interviewer immediately wanted to know what led up to air-balling a free throw to which Miller laughed and said it was just him being old.
The panel chuckles and the interviewer responds by saying, “You better hope he sells the team or you might be on the bench there.” To which Miller only replied, “Lace ’em up.”
“[Michael Jordan] told me I was just a shooter… I kinda talked some trash back to him. I witnessed him airball a free throw, too… It’s him just being old.”
Brandon Miller and MJ were talking trash during Miller’s pre-draft workout 🗣️
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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) June 22, 2023
Roll Tide Wire will monitor Brandon Miller all NBA draft day.
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