Brandon Miller not leaving a great impression in pre-draft interviews?

Not one team I contacted Wednesday – including some teams that might be in a position to draft Miller, and others that won’t – thought his draft position would suffer in any way because of his role in the shooting. All were granted anonymity so that they could speak freely. -via The Athletic / May 18, 2023

“I think, probably not? I’d be very surprised if it did,” said one executive from a team currently not in position to draft Miller in his current expected range. Said another executive, whose team also isn’t in the running: “I don’t believe there will be any impact unless he lies in his interviews. Integrity is more relevant than criminal friends; one we can fix, the other, we can’t.” Said a third, whose team … could be: “I don’t think it will impact his draft stock unless he ends up being charged with something.” Said a fourth (ditto): “Intel (on Miller) is coming back pretty good.” -via The Athletic / May 18, 2023

He was asked how teams addressed the shooting with him, and what message he presented to them. Every team, he said, asked him about the shooting. “The message that I presented to them was, just, I saw a lesson learned,” Miller said Wednesday. “You just always have to be aware of your surroundings, and what you’re surrounded by. I feel like that night could have changed my career in less than a heartbeat. So, just always be aware of your surroundings.” I asked what he told teams about what happened that night. “Just what I’ve learned about the situation,” he said, going no further. Another reporter asked if he would do anything different that night. “Like I said, just be more aware of my surroundings, and what I’m surrounded by. I think that could have changed the whole night,” he said. -via The Athletic / May 18, 2023