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Malcolm Miller (basketball)

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Malcolm Miller
No. 13 – Taipei Taishin Mars
PositionSmall forward
LeagueTPBL
Personal information
Born (1993-03-06) March 6, 1993 (age 31)
Laytonsville, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High schoolGaithersburg
(Gaithersburg, Maryland)
CollegeHoly Cross (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Maine Red Claws
2016–2017Alba Berlin
2017–2020Toronto Raptors
2017–2019→Raptors 905
2020–2021Salt Lake City Stars
2021–2022Vanoli Cremona
2022Raptors 905
2022Formosa Taishin Dreamers
2023Limoges CSP
2023–2024Unione Cestistica Casalpusterlengo
2024–presentTaipei Taishin Mars
Career highlights and awards
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Malcolm Miller (born March 6, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for the Holy Cross Crusaders.

Miller has played in the NBA for the Toronto Raptors, whom he won a championship with in 2019.

High school career

Miller attended Gaithersburg High School where he served as team captain during both his junior and senior seasons, averaging 13.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.6 blocks and 1.4 steals per game as a senior, earning him first team All-Gazette honors.[1]

College career

In four years at Holy Cross, Miller totaled 1,013 points, 532 rebounds, 164 assists, 143 blocked shots and 93 steals, ranking third all-time in career blocked shots and sixth in career games started (93).[1][2]

As a senior, Miller averaged 14.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 blocked shots, 1.3 steals and 1.2 assists per game for the Crusaders, while connecting on 37.2 percent of his three-point field goal attempts and 83.0 percent of his free throws. He finished the season ranked second in the Patriot League in blocked shots, fourth in free throw percentage, seventh in steals, eighth in scoring, 14th in three-point field goals made and 15th in rebounding. Miller led the team in scoring 13 times and in rebounding 13 times that year, while scoring in double-figures 25 times.[1][2]

Professional career

Maine Red Claws (2015–2016)

After going undrafted on the 2015 NBA draft, Miller joined the Boston Celtics for the 2015 NBA Summer League[3] where he averaged 4.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game. On September 25, 2015, he signed with the Celtics.[2][4] However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 20 after appearing in one preseason game.[5] On October 31, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Celtics.[6]

Alba Berlin (2016–2017)

On July 27, 2016, Miller signed with Alba Berlin of the German Bundesliga and EuroCup.[7]

Toronto Raptors (2017–2020)

For the 2017–18 season, Miller signed with the Toronto Raptors of the NBA as the team's first two-way contract recipient. He would spend most of the season with the Raptors' G-League affiliate Raptors 905.[8] Miller would play in 15 NBA regular season games for the Raptors, starting four times. He made his first career NBA start on March 4, 2018, against the Charlotte Hornets.

On February 10, 2019, Miller re-signed with the Toronto Raptors as a part of the main roster.[9] That season, Miller played in 10 playoff games and won a championship with Raptors after they defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals.

In the 2019–20 season, Miller played in 28 games for the Raptors, starting once.

Salt Lake City Stars (2021)

On December 18, 2020, Miller signed a contract with the Utah Jazz.[10] He was waived at the conclusion of training camp, but was later added to the roster of their G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars.[11]

Vanoli Cremona (2021–2022)

On August 29, 2021, Miller signed with Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[12] After averaging 9.3 points per game, he parted ways with the team on January 24, 2022.[13]

Return to the 905 (2022–2023)

On December 15, 2022, Miller was traded from the Salt Lake City Stars to the Raptors 905.[14]

Limoges CSP (2023)

On January 19, 2023, he signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A.[15]

Taipei Taishin Mars (2024-present)

On September 7, 2024, Miller signed with the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[16]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Toronto 15 4 8.4 .464 .381 1.000 1.0 .2 .1 .1 2.5
2018–19† Toronto 10 0 6.7 .423 .476 .750 .5 .1 .1 .1 3.5
2019–20 Toronto 28 1 5.8 .414 .364 .375 .6 .4 .2 .1 1.3
Career 53 5 6.7 .434 .406 .625 .7 .3 .1 .1 2.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019† Toronto 10 0 2.8 .250 .167 .750 .5 .1 .0 .1 .8
2020 Toronto 1 0 5.0 .333 1.000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 3.0
Career 11 0 3.0 .273 .286 .750 .5 .1 .0 .1 1.0

Personal life

The son of Robert and Sheila Miller, he has one brother and two sisters. His sister, Janell Thomas, played basketball at North Carolina Central.[1] In June 2021 Miller married his longtime girlfriend, Dana, and in October 2021 they welcomed a daughter.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Holy Cross bio". GoHolyCross.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Malcolm Miller Added To Boston Celtics Training Camp Roster". GoHolyCross.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Celtics Announce 2015 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Celtics Finalize Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "Celtics Waive Three". NBA.com. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "Red Claws Announce Draft Results, Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  7. ^ "ALBA signs athletic forward Miller". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 27, 2016. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  8. ^ Smith, Doug (July 6, 2017). "Raptors ink Malcolm Miller to team's first two-way contract". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "Raptors Sign Miller". NBA.com. February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "Jazz Sign Yogi Ferrell and Malcolm Miller". NBA.com. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Jazz Waive Yogi Ferrell and Malcolm Miller". NBA.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  12. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 29, 2021). "Vanoli Cremona announces former Raptors Malcolm Miller". Sportando. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  13. ^ Skerletic, Dario (January 24, 2022). "Vanoli Cremona, Malcolm Miller part ways". Sportando. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  14. ^ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "Un ancien champion NBA en pigiste médical de Desi Rodriguez". limogescsp.com. Sportando. January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  16. ^ "NBA冠軍前鋒米勒加盟台北戰神 2度來台喊話就是要來贏球". ETtoday. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  17. ^ Malcolm Miller (verified account) Instagram post on July 27, 2021.
  18. ^ Malcolm Miller (verified account) Instagram post, October 4, 2021.
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