Leonard Miller

Offensively, Miller is a really strong athlete.  He is explosive in space and covers ground quickly, making him an excellent cutter, excellent in transition, and strong taking 2-3 dribbles to the hoop on a straight line drive.  Miller also has some fuilidity and body control, which along with his long arms helps him finish inside whether off a pass or on offensive rebounds.  He is a quick jumper who can finish quickly on an inside pass or finishing after receiving a pass from a P&R.  Miller has decent handles for a big man, they are pretty basic and not very elusive, but enough that he can grab and go or opportunistically drive to the hoop.  However, Miller doesn’t always accept his limitations and had any number of ball handling turnover this year where he played a bit out of control.  He’s already strong enough to absorb some contact on drives even in the G-League and can even set a decent screen, which might be more impactful in the P&R with more spacing in the NBA (versus the Ignite in particular).  Miller is also unselfish and willing to pass and shows some nascent ability from the high post, but it still a work in progress and won’t be utilized there at the start of his career.  The big issue for Miller is that he’s not quite bit enough to be a true rim runner, but his jump shot is a work in progress, very stiff mechanics and an almost push shot motion, not totally broken, but definitely needs refinement.

Defensively, Miller is long enough and springy enough he can play a step off on the perimeter and still contest effectively  He needs to add weight, has the tools and effort to be a good post defender, but could be moved, which if fair for someone so young in the G-League, but will take some time to get to an NBA level.  His quick jumping and long arms help him defensively, gets some weakside blocks, transition blocks, and can get to the perimeter and contest shooters.  He has pretty decent lateral speed and can definitely step out to the perimeter credibly and might have the ability to change direction, but his footwork is off, lets his legs cross and then has to step back, he can do it decently fast, but needs work.  He is also decent in rotating to help inside and out, but still needs to work on his overall awareness on this end.