Oliver J. Miller




Born: April 6, 1970
Position: Center
Height: 6-9 (2.06 m)
Jerseys worn: #25 (Toronto), #3 (Minnesota)


In the NBA:

Nickname: "Big O"

His Game:
Oliver Miller was a skilled big man with a high basketball IQ and many extra kilos.

His Career:
Selected by the Phoenix Suns at the 22nd spot of the 1992 NBA Draft.

Highlights:
In his rookie season, in the decisive Game 5 of a first-round series with the Los Angeles Lakers, Miller blocked 7 shots, a Suns playoff record.

Statistics:
YEAR Team Games Pts FT % FG % 3PM 3-pt % Reb. Trn Ast St Blk Min. Star?
1993 Phoenix 56 5.6 .710 .475 0 .000 4.9 1.9 2.1 0.7 1.8 19.1 No
1994 Phoenix 69 9.2 .584 .609 2 .222 6.9 2.4 3.5 1.2 2.3 25.9 YES
1995 Detroit 64 8.5 .634 .555 3 .250 7.4 1.8 1.5 0.9 1.8 24.3 YES
1996 Toronto 76 12.9 .661 .526 0 .000 7.4 2.7 2.9 1.4 1.9 33.1 YES
1997 Dallas / Toronto 61 4.8 .608 .517 0 .000 5.0 1.5 1.4 0.8 1.0 18.9 No
1998 Toronto 64 6.3 .604 .461 0 .000 6.3 2.0 3.1 0.9 1.1 25.4 No
1999 Sacramento 4 2.5 .000 .455 0 .000 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 8.8 No
2000 Phoenix 51 6.3 .671 .588 0 .000 5.1 1.5 1.3 0.8 1.6 21.3 No
2004 Minnesota 48 2.5 .652 .530 0 .000 2.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.5 10.5 No
Career Career 493 7.4 .639 .534 5 .119 5.9 1.9 2.2 0.9 1.5 23.0 No




In Europe:

Miller played some games for Greek team Iraklio in 2003. His numbers were good but had some fights with his coach because of his weight and even threw a chair to him once, during a game! Later on the same year he played in Poland.



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