Mike Miller (basketball) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Michael Lloyd "Mike" Miller (born February 19, 1980) is an American professional basketball

Basketball

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player who is a shooting guard and small forward for the Miami Heat

Miami Heat

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of the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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(NBA). He played college basketball

College basketball

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for the University of Florida

University of Florida

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, and was selected by the Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...

in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft

2000 NBA Draft

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. He has also played for the Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...

, Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...

, and Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

. Miller was awarded NBA Rookie of the Year in 2001.

Early career

Known for his ability to hit the three-pointer

Three-point field goal

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, he attended the University of Florida

University of Florida

from 1998 until 2000. As a sophomore, Miller led the Gators

Florida Gators men's basketball

The Florida Gators men's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball. The Gators compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Southeastern Conference...

to the 2000 NCAA Championship game, losing to Michigan State

1999–2000 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.-Regular season:...

. He hit perhaps the most dramatic shot of the tournament that year in the opening round against Butler

Butler Bulldogs men's basketball

The Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League, of which it has been a member since 1979...

. As the fifth-seeded Gators

1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern...

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

2000 NBA Draft

by the Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

. Miller won the 2001 NBA Rookie of the Year Award

NBA Rookie of the Year Award

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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

NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award

The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's most valuable player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute . A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from throughout...

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

Three-point field goal

A three-point field goal is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket...

, while playing 30.6 minutes per game.

On January 3, 2007 Miller made nine three-pointers in a win over the Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

, breaking Sam Mack

Sam Mack

Sam Mack is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA.The 6'7" shooting guard from Iowa State University, Tyler Junior College and the University of Houston played with five different NBA teams over a 10-year span...

's Grizzlies franchise record of eight in a game set in February 1999. The two previous games Miller hit seven threes. This made him the first NBA player to hit at least seven three-pointers in three consecutive games since the Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...

' George McCloud

George McCloud

George Aaron McCloud is a retired American professional basketball player.-Early life:McCloud attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach and Florida State University in Tallahassee.-Professional career:...

achieved it in 1996.

He holds the Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies

franchise record for most points scored in a single game, with 45 on February 21, 2007, against the Golden State Warriors.

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

Brian Cardinal

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, Jason Collins

Jason Collins

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, and the 5th pick of the 2008 NBA Draft

2008 NBA Draft

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, Kevin Love

Kevin Love

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, were sent to Minnesota in exchange for Marko Jaric

Marko Jaric

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, Antoine Walker

Antoine Walker

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, Greg Buckner

Greg Buckner

Gregory Derayle Buckner is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA...

and the 3rd pick O. J. Mayo

O. J. Mayo

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Washington Wizards

On June 23, 2009, Miller and Randy Foye

Randy Foye

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were sent to the Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

for Oleksiy Pecherov

Oleksiy Pecherov

Oleksiy Pecherov is a Ukrainian basketball player. He stands at 7'0".The NBA's Washington Wizards selected him with the 18th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft; Pecherov signed a contract with the Wizards on July 5, 2007. Pecherov had previously played with Paris Basket Racing internationally...

, Etan Thomas

Etan Thomas

Dedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas , is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.-College:...

, Darius Songaila

Darius Songaila

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and a first round draft pick. 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

Miami Heat

. He injured his thumb while trying to guard LeBron James

LeBron James

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during practice during the pre-season, sidelining him for several weeks. 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.

Personal life

Mike and his wife, Jen, have two sons, Mason and Mavrick, and a daughter Jaelyn. 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. Miller is an avid lover of animals. He owns three dogs: a Weimaraner

Weimaraner

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named Zeke and two Great Danes, Domino and Rookie. He also has an aquarium

Aquarium

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filled with exotic fish

Introduced species

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, and once owned a Java Macaque

Crab-eating Macaque

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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."

Regular season

Orlando Magic

| 82 || 62 || 29.1 || .436 || .407 || .711 || 4.0 || 1.7 || .6 || .2 || 11.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02
| style="text-align:left;"| Orlando
| 63 || 53 || 33.7 || .438 || .383 || .762 || 4.3 || 3.1 || .8 || .4 || 15.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03
| style="text-align:left;"| Orlando
| 49 || 39 || 37.3 || .418 || .340 || .847 || 5.8 || 2.8 || .7 || .3 || 16.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis

Memphis Grizzlies

| 16 || 13 || 22.5 || .510 || .500 || .806 || 3.4 || 1.9 || .4 || .3 || 12.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 65 || 65 || 27.2 || .438 || .372 || .723 || 3.3 || 3.6 || .9 || .2 || 11.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 76 || 51 || 30.0 || .505 || .433 || .720 || 3.9 || 2.9 || .7 || .3 || 13.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 74 || 9 || 30.6 || .466 || .407 || .800 || 5.4 || 2.7 || .7 || .4 || 13.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 70 || 69 || 39.1 || .460 || .406 || .793 || 5.4 || 4.3 || .8 || .3 || 18.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 70 || 70 || 35.3 || .502 || .432 || .774 || 6.7 || 3.4 || .5 || .2 || 16.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09

2008–09 NBA season

The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...

| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota

Minnesota Timberwolves

| 73 || 47 || 32.3 || .482 || .378 || .732 || 6.6 || 4.5 || .4 || .4 || 9.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10

2009–10 NBA season

The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....

| style="text-align:left;"| Washington

Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

| 54 || 50 || 33.4 || .501 || .480 || .824 || 6.2 || 3.9 || .7 || .2 || 10.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11

2010–11 NBA season

The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...

| style="text-align:left;"| Miami

Miami Heat

| 41 || 2 || 20.4 || .401 || .364 || .676 || 4.5 || 1.2 || .5 || .0 || 5.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 733 || 530 || 31.7 || .462 || .404 || .768 || 5.1 || 3.1 || .7 || .3 || 13.2

Playoffs

|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001

2001 NBA Playoffs

The 2001 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2000–01 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers winning their second consecutive championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers...

| style="text-align:left;"| Orlando

Orlando Magic

| 4 || 4 || 28.0 || .396 || .389 || .750 || 4.5 || 1.8 || .0 || .8 || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002

2002 NBA Playoffs

The 2002 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season. This would be the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; next year's postseason would see those series expanded to a best-of-7 format...

| style="text-align:left;"| Orlando
| 4 || 1 || 18.0 || .333 || .125 || 1.000 || 1.3 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .0 || 4.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004

2004 NBA Playoffs

The 2004 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2003–04 season. Consisting of 16 teams in two conferences, the playoffs involved about two months of play. The playoffs were conducted in seven-game series, with the team with the better record holding home court...

| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis

Memphis Grizzlies

| 4 || 4 || 24.5 || .353 || .385 || .333 || 3.0 || .8 || 1.2 || .0 || 7.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005

2005 NBA Playoffs

The 2005 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season.The San Antonio Spurs, the number two ranked team in the Western Conference, won the 2005 NBA Playoffs by defeating the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, 4-3 in the NBA Finals...

| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 4 || 4 || 27.5 || .486 || .471 || 1.000 || 2.5 || 2.8 || .0 || .8 || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2006

2006 NBA Playoffs

The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...

| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 4 || 1 || 26.8 || .400 || .125 || 1.000 || 3.8 || 1.8 || .5 || .5 || 8.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2011

2011 NBA Playoffs

The 2011 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, all seeded 1 to 8 in a tournament bracket, with all rounds in a best-of-seven format. The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on...

| style="text-align:left;"| Miami

Miami Heat

| 18 || 0 || 11.9 || .340 || .297 || .000 || 2.7 || .7 || .4 || .1 || 2.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 38 || 14 || 18.7 || .386 || .327 || .875 || 2.9 || 1.2 || .5 || .2 || 5.9

External links

NBA player profile @ NBA.com

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Early career

Memphis Grizzlies

Minnesota Timberwolves

Washington Wizards

Miami Heat

Personal life

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

External links