No.2 overall pick Brandon Miller shining for Hornets despite loss

The Charlotte Hornets lost to Portland Trail Blazers 97-93 in the Summer League, but there are plenty of positives to take away from the game.

Brandon Miller with 26 points and 6 rebounds on 53% shooting. His best game of Summer League so far pic.twitter.com/NCw0mPGVO7

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The biggest one is the impressive performance by the No.2 overall pick Brandon Miller, who finally showed what he is capable of after bagging 26 points.

“I kind of let the game come to me,” Miller said. “I feel like I was put in the right places to get off comfortable shots.”

The 20-year-old already had couple of outing since the beginning of July, but was all around unimpressive.

In Las Vegas, he had had 16 points and 11 rebounds on July 7 against San Antonio but made just 5 of 15 shots. He followed that by scoring 10 points on 4-for-18 shooting in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday before his strong performance on Tuesday.