Blazers draft: Ranking top 4 Final Four prospects Portland should target
3. Jordan Miller, Miami Hurricanes
Miller had the game of his life in the Elite Eight, essentially carrying the Hurricanes down the stretch to beat second-seeded Texas.
The 6-7 forward had 27 points on a perfect 7-for-7 shooting. He went 13-for-13 from the free-throw line for good measure.
Miller was Miami’s offense in the second half. He owned multiple Texas defenders in one-on-one situations, using his length, quickness, and a few nifty left-handed finishes at the rim the Longhorns weren’t ready for.
In the event the fifth-year senior didn’t get to the rim, he found open shooters or big men under the basket, showing good offensive IQ and a bit of passing chops.
Miller’s 23 years old, doesn’t have much of an outside shot, and is a skinny 195 pounds. He won’t be the same matchup nightmare in the NBA as he was against Texas. There’s something to his good-at-everything, great-at-nothing game, though, that should give him a shot at the next level.
Portland could do a lot worse than adding a wing with Miller’s skill set to its summer league roster and seeing what develops.