For months, the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA draft has been a foregone conclusion. No one was getting drafted ahead of Victor Wembanyama, but the question of who would follow him at No. 2 was surrounded in much more uncertainty.
Now, the Hornets have settled on their choice: it’s Brandon Miller.
Miller, a 6’9” wing whose one-and-done year at Alabama earned him the SEC Player of the Year award, pairs his long, athletic frame with a polished offensive game that’s drawn comparisons to Paul George. Just 20 years old, his lean frame will likely need to add some muscle going forward, but he possesses an already-advanced skillset that should allow him to find success early on in his career. Miller’s involvement in a Tuscaloosa shooting committed by a former college teammate that left a woman killed caused a dark cloud that loomed over Alabama’s season, though Miller was never charged with a crime.
