Mike Miller

Mike Miller

Miller with the Washington Wizards
No. 13 – Miami Heat
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born	(1980-02-19) February 19, 1980 (age 32) Mitchell, South Dakota
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
College	Florida
NBA Draft	2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Pro career	2000–present
League	NBA
Career history
2000–2003	Orlando Magic
2003–2008	Memphis Grizzlies
2008–2009	Minnesota Timberwolves
2009–2010	Washington Wizards
2010–present	Miami Heat
Career highlights and awards
NBA Rookie of the Year (2001) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2001) NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2006)
Stats at NBA.com
Medals Men's basketball Competitor for  United States FIBA Americas Championship Gold 2007 Las Vegas National team Goodwill Games Gold 2001 Brisbane National team FIBA Americas U18 Championship Gold 1998 Puerto Plata National team

Michael Lloyd Miller (born February 19, 1980) is an American professional basketball player who is a shooting guard and small forward for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] He played college basketball for the University of Florida, and was selected by the Orlando Magic in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft. He has also played for the Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Washington Wizards. Miller was awarded NBA Rookie of the Year in 2001.

Career

Early career

Known for his ability to hit the three-pointer, he attended the University of Florida from 1998 until 2000. As a sophomore, Miller led the Gators to the 2000 NCAA Championship game, losing to Michigan State. He hit perhaps the most dramatic shot of the tournament that year in the opening round against Butler. As the fifth-seeded Gators trailed the underdog Bulldogs by one, Miller drove to the basket and laid it in as time expired. That summer, he was taken with the 5th overall pick in the NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. Miller won the 2001 NBA Rookie of the Year Award while being the only first-year player to appear in all 82 regular season games.

Memphis Grizzlies

He was traded to Memphis midway through 2002–03 NBA season. He was the recipient of the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award for the 2005–06 season. He averaged 13.7 ppg 5.4 rpg 2.7 apg while shooting 47% from the field and 41% from three-point range, while playing 30.6 minutes per game.

On January 3, 2007 Miller made nine three-pointers in a win over the Golden State Warriors, breaking Sam Mack's Grizzlies franchise record of eight in a game set in February 1999.^[2] The two previous games Miller hit seven threes.^[3] This made him the first NBA player to hit at least seven three-pointers in three consecutive games^[4] since the Dallas Mavericks' George McCloud achieved it in 1996.^[5]

He holds the Memphis Grizzlies franchise record for most points scored in a single game, with 45 on February 21, 2007, against the Golden State Warriors.^[6]

After the 2006–07 NBA season, Miller was announced as a member of the USA Basketball team.

Minnesota Timberwolves

On June 26, 2008, Miller, Brian Cardinal, Jason Collins, and the 5th pick of the 2008 NBA Draft, Kevin Love, were sent to Minnesota in exchange for Marko Jaric, Antoine Walker, Greg Buckner and the 3rd pick O. J. Mayo.^[7]

Washington Wizards

On June 23, 2009, Miller and Randy Foye were sent to the Washington Wizards for Oleksiy Pecherov, Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila and a first round draft pick.^[8] Miller suffered a shoulder injury and missed a few games during the early part of the 2009–10 NBA season.

Miami Heat

On July 15, 2010, Miller signed a five year $25 million contract with the Miami Heat. He injured his thumb while guarding LeBron James in practice during the pre-season, sidelining him for several weeks.^[9][10] Miller officially returned to the Miami Heat lineup on December 20, 2010, in a home game against the Dallas Mavericks. Miller got his first start on January 22, 2011, due to a Dwyane Wade illness, and contributed with a season-high 32 points in a win over the Toronto Raptors.

On January 17, 2012, Miller made six of six field goal attempts in a victory over the San Antonio Spurs.^[11]

Personal life

Mike and his wife, Jen, have two sons, Mason and Mavrick, and a daughter Jaelyn.^[12] His daughter was born during the Heat's appearance in the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals with a serious health issue stemming from pregnancy complications; he spent the first several days of his daughter's life shuttling between practices, games, and the hospital.^[13] Miller is an avid lover of animals. He owns three dogs: a Weimaraner named Zeke and two Great Danes, Domino and Rookie. He also has an aquarium filled with exotic fish, and once owned a Java Macaque named Sonny. He often tells the story in which his monkey escaped from his room: "You would always put him in his room, and then we'd lock the door, and then we'd put the dogs out, and then we'd lock the front door. Well, he found out how to unlock doors, unlocked his door, went downstairs, let the dogs in the house and opened the front door. About an hour later we got a call from our neighbors, saying, 'Your monkey is riding your dogs around the neighborhood.'...I said, 'C'mon y'all, y'all got to get in the house."^[14][15]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

	Biography portal
	College basketball portal

• Florida Gators men's basketball
• List of Florida Gators basketball players

References

External links

• NBA player profile at NBA.com