Hornets select Alabama star Brandon Miller months after ties to deadly shooting revealed

The Charlotte Hornets have chosen Brandon Miller with the second general choose within the NBA Draft.

Miller shortly turned a freshman phenom on the University of Alabama and shortly propelled himself into the highest of the prospect charts.

Nonetheless, his talent on the courtroom was secondary to the controversy he drew off of it in January because it turned out he had ties in a lethal capturing.

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Miller’s ex-teammate, Darius Miles, by chance left his legally owned gun in Miller’s automotive, so Miles requested Miller to drive it to him. Miller did so however is alleged to haven’t dealt with the weapon – Miles then stated he gave it to Michael Davis, who then allegedly fired the deadly shot. Miles and Davis have each been charged with capital homicide.

Miller, although, has averted authorized bother, and due to that, he continued to play for the Crimson Tide.

“We have been taking it very significantly from day one. The primary minute that I obtained the knowledge, I referred to as [athletic director] Greg [Byrne]and we talked about it and the severity of it,” head coach Nate Oats stated at a information convention in February. “Greg, I believed, did a terrific job addressing these feedback on Wednesday, and I actually do not have a lot so as to add to it.

Brandon Miller speaks with the media through the NBA Draft Mix at Wintrust Area on Might 17, 2023 in Chicago. (Stacy Revere/Getty Photos)

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“We really feel like we have achieved the precise factor on this case. So, I will depart it at that with Greg’s feedback.”

Miller was given a standing ovation by Alabama followers in his first house recreation because the revelation of his ties, however when he was going through South Carolina on the highway, he was hit with “lock him up” chants.

“I by no means lose sight of the truth that a household has misplaced one in all their family members that evening,” Miller stated in March. “This entire state of affairs is simply actually heartbreaking. Respectfully, that’s all I’m going to have the ability to say on that.”

Miller’s automotive, which his teammate, Cooper Lee, admitted was inside on the time, was hit with stray bullets.

Alabama Crimson Tide ahead Brandon Miller (24) through the San Diego State Aztecs versus the Alabama Crimson Tide within the Candy Sixteen Spherical of the NCAA Males’s Division I Basketball Championship South Regional on March 23, 2023, at KFC Yum! Heart in Louisville, Kentucky. (Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)

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The 20-year-old averaged 18.8 factors and eight.2 rebounds per recreation throughout his lone season with Alabama – he performed in 37 video games, beginning in all of them.

Miller joins LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier within the backcourt – Charlotte went 27-55 this previous season.