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Brandon Miller won’t play rest of Summer League, Charlotte Hornets announce
By Andrew Olson
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Brandon Miller has played his last Summer League game. The Charlotte Hornets announced Thursday that the No. 2 overall draft pick from Alabama has been shut down, citing a coach’s decision.
Miller played in 3 Las Vegas Summer League games and 2 California Classic contests in his first professional offseason.
UPDATE: @hornets forward Brandon Miller (coach’s decision) will not play for the remainder of the NBA2K24 Summer League.
In five games between the California Classic and the NBA2K24 Summer League, he averaged 15.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
— Charlotte Hornets PR (@HornetsPR) July 13, 2023
Charlotte’s decision comes after Miller’s breakout performance on Tuesday against the Portland Trail Blazers. Miller had 26 points in the game, bringing his Vegas Summer League average to 17.3 points per contest. He also averaged 8.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in those 3 outings. The club presumably wants to avoid risking injury to its top pick.
Summer League action wraps up its 10-day Sin City slate on Monday, July 17. The 2023-24 NBA regular season is set to tip off in October.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
