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.