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Shams Charania: Breaking: Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero has agreed to a five-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $287 million, Mike Miller of LIFT Sports Management tells ESPN. Deal includes a player option; the first for a rookie max since 2021 (Luka Doncic, Trae Young).

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"T-Mac, I'm telling you dog, listen — T-Mac was another level," Pierce said on Paul George's podcast. As terrific as McGrady was, he couldn't do it alone. In Orlando, the best players he played with were an oft-injured Grant Hill and a young Mike Miller. In Houston, he had the pleasure of playing with Chinese phenom Yao Ming. However, the 7'6" behemoth also dealt with a litany of injuries and was already out of the NBA after just eight seasons. "He needed that one other superstar. If you had to put T-Mac with KG, if you had to put T-Mac with Shaq, you know, yeah," Paul stressed. "People be like, 'Oh he played with Yao.' Yao was kind of hurt. He was in and out. And like, you put T-Mac with LeBron, man come on."

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KC Johnson: Fun fact about Bulls’ first-round pick Noa Essengue: He’s represented by LIFT Sports Management, the agency co-founded by Billy Donovan’s prize recruit at Florida, Mike Miller

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Sean Cunningham: Doug Christie's Sacramento Kings coaching staff is official: Associate head coach Mike Woodson, Bobby Jackson, Mike Miller, Chris Darnell & Leandro Barbosa are assistants. Dipesh Mistry elevated to asst. coach/player development. Paul Jesperson (head of player development) joined by Jimmy Alapag & Garrius Adams. Will Scott (coaching asst/advance scout), Shandon "Biggie" Goldman as head video coordinator & Steph Ingo as asst. video coordinator.

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Mike Miller on Kobe Bryant elbowing him: Unfortunately, he's in heaven. He's missed, man. Like, he was the best. But he knows if I'm lying right now, so I can't lie. It was an unintentional elbow I hit him with. It was unintentional. But I'll be honest, I loved his competitiveness. I didn't like the fact that my team didn't really have my back when he freaking took my jugular out. But like that's what he's supposed to do. And the NBA called me after that and they talked about I said that it's a a basketball play like you know I but we had good conversation. I actually almost went there in my free agency year when I went to Miami. I talked to Kobe multiple times. I talked to Phil [Jackson] and I almost went there because he was one of my favorites, because I love that competitive stuff, he was unbelievable.

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ClutchPoints: "I gave him the nickname 'The Joker' because I couldn't say, 'Jokic past the f*cking ball.' So I said, 'Joker pass the ball.'" Mike Miller on how he came up with the nickname for former Nuggets teammate Nikola Jokic 🃏 (via @PodcastPShow )

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Michael A. Scotto: The Sacramento Kings are expected to add Mike Miller as an assistant coach to Doug Christie’s staff, league sources told @hoopshype. Miller was a former Knicks interim head coach and G League Coach of the Year. Since then, he’s been an assistant coach with the Thunder and Wizards

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In her Monday ruling, Chumney said Holloway's testimony about the incident was not credible and contradicts testimony from other witnesses. Among those was former NBA player Mike Miller, who was at the house when the fight occurred. Miller testified that Holloway hitting Morant "in the face with a basketball 'kind of started everything,'" the judge wrote in her April 2024 ruling.

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Talking with NBA legend Mike Miller and WNBA player Natasha Cloud, Udonis Haslem explained that he hopes to be a part of an expansion team in Miami or buy out a struggling franchise to bring WNBA back to the city.

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Udonis Haslem: ‘I don't have no smoke with KG. That's sh*t is over, is done with. I wish him the best, I've always been a fan of his game. It was the extra sh*t that I really didn't understand, but we straight man, ain't no pressure man. I wish him the best man. Mike Miller: Hey man I'm going shed a tear up here right now. Udonis Haslem: It ain't on sight no more. Now we working on the relationship with Paul Pierce, we gonna work on that.

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From there, it was years of learning from some of the best. There were so many players who were kind enough to pass along some of their expertise. Way too many to name. But I’ll always be grateful to Mike Miller for showing me how to put in work. How to hone your craft through consistent and focused training. Mike was a maniac with that stuff, and if you were around him enough you couldn’t help but to have it rub off. Patty Mills and Manu Ginobili were two other guys I absolutely loved. They’re both tireless competitors, and Patty is literally the most optimistic, positive person I’ve ever met. Darrell Arthur, too, another Memphis guy. Did all the little things, the dirty work. He had a huge impact on me. Then there’s Chris Paul, my friend and also one of the most competitive people I have ever met. I remember us not talking for years over a playoff series! And Kyle Lowry. Kyle is one of my best friends in the entire world, going all the way back to middle school. So, it was awesome to be able to suit up and play in NBA games with Kyle.

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Shams Charania: Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. has agreed to a three-year, $59 million contract extension, per his agent Mike Miller of LIFT Sports Management. Carter secures his maximum extension and $82M in new deal through 2028-29 season.

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In the eighth months since, other youthful NBA stars have risen in popularity due to strong regular-season play and postseason performances. It was something his agent, Mike Miller, noticed and questioned onlookers if they forgot what Morant brings to the table. Morant himself has noticed, too. "Aye, man, that's what happens," he said. "I love it. I don't got no problem with it . . . I see all of it. I'm not worried. I like it even more. That's just less pressure they're trying to put on me. That makes it even more scarier."

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Shaquille O’Neal on Rudy Gobert: A lot of these big men, when I put out these challenges, they fail the test because they respond… Udonis Haslem: They sensitive now. Shaquille O’Neal: They sensitive. First of all, if you getting 250 (million) now what is your renewal check going say? You can answer it Mike (Miller). The way money is now and they just signed this $6 billion deal, if you making 250 and you playing up to par, what your next check going to be? Udonis Haslem: 300? Shaquille O’Neal: I’m trying to help, no, 500. Like I'm trying to help, I'm trying to help you get it. When I speak I try to speak from facts. It may come out wrong, and you may think I'm hating and his comments, you trying to stay relevant. I got 15 commercials, what the f*ck are you talking about? I want you to protect this thing of ours, because if you play well and get 500 million, there's a kid right now in high school that could be making 700 million. But if you keep playing how you playing and you’re f*cking the money up, you have these owners saying ‘this guy, 250, he's not worth it’, you’re f*cking the money up, then this thing of ours is ruined.

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