Malcolm Miller (born March 6, 1993) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Miller attended

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where he served as team captain during both his junior and senior seasons, averaging 13.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.6 blocks and 1.4 steals per game as a senior, earning him first team All-Gazette honors.

College career

In four years at Holy Cross, Miller totaled 1,013 points, 532 rebounds, 164 assists, 143 blocked shots and 93 steals, ranking third all-time in career blocked shots and sixth in career games started (93). As a senior, Miller averaged 14.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 blocked shots, 1.3 steals and 1.2 assists per game for the Crusaders, while connecting on 37.2 percent of his three-point field goal attempts and 83.0 percent of his free throws. He finished the season ranked second in the

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in blocked shots, fourth in free throw percentage, seventh in steals, eighth in scoring, 14th in three-point field goals made and 15th in rebounding. Miller led the team in scoring 13 times and in rebounding 13 times that year, while scoring in double-figures 25 times.

Professional career

Maine Red Claws (2015–2016)

After going undrafted on the 2015 NBA draft, Miller joined the

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for the

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where he averaged 4.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game. On September 25, 2015, he signed with the Celtics. However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 20 after appearing in one preseason game. On October 31, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of the Celtics.

Alba Berlin (2016–2017)

On July 27, 2016, Miller signed with

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of the German

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and EuroCup.

Toronto Raptors (2017–2020)

For the 2017–18 season, Miller signed with the

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of the NBA as the team's first

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recipient. He would spend most of the season with the Raptors' G-League affiliate

. Miller would play in 15 NBA regular season games for the Raptors, starting four times. He made his first career NBA start on March 4, 2018 against the

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. On February 10, 2019, Miller re-signed with the Toronto Raptors as a part of the main roster. That season, Miller played in 10 playoff games and won a championship with Raptors after they defeated the

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in the

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. In the 2019-20 season, Miller played in 28 games for the Raptors, starting once.

Salt Lake City Stars (2021)

On December 18, 2020, Miller signed a contract with the

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. He was waived at the conclusion of training camp, but was later added to the roster of their G League affiliate, the

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Vanoli Cremona (2021–2022)

On August 29, 2021, Miller signed with

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of the Italian

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(LBA). After averaging 9.3 points per game, he parted ways with the team on January 24, 2022.

Return to the 905 (2022–present)

On December 15, 2022, Miller was traded from the

to the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

The son of Robert and Sheila Miller, he has one brother and two sisters. His sister, Janell Thomas, played basketball at North Carolina Central. In June 2021 Miller married his longtime girlfriend, Dana, and in October 2021 they welcomed a daughter.Malcolm Miller (verified account) Instagram post, October 4, 2021.

References

External links

Holy Cross Crusaders bio

RealGM profile

USBasket profile

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