Leonard Miller ☆

• Podcast Pat the Designer, Locked On Bulls · Prediction · Oct 16

  Asked whether the Bulls pay both Leonard Miller and Jalen Smith, Pat thinks it is one or the other because the position is crowded.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Opinion · Oct 16

  The same host would choose Leonard Miller 'in a heartbeat' over Jalen Smith and Zach Collins, because injury history is not really a factor for Miller.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Report · Oct 16

  Leonard Miller is having a great preseason and looks poised for a breakout season. He is averaging about 17.5 points per game, a figure that includes a 26-point game.

• Podcast Pat the Designer, Locked On Bulls · Prediction · Oct 16

  Pat projects Leonard Miller at about 13 to 15 points per game, more likely around 13, because Miller will come off the bench unless someone gets hurt.

• Podcast Pat the Designer, Locked On Bulls · Analysis · Oct 16

  Pat says Leonard Miller can come in when Caleb Wilson or Madis Bozelis (likely Matas Buzelis) sits without the Bulls changing their scheme or aggressive style. He says Miller's floor-stretching is still a work in progress.

• Podcast Haize, Locked On Bulls · Analysis · Oct 16

  Hayes describes the forward rotation as Caleb and Modis (likely Matas Buzelis), with Leonard Miller backing up both. He says that would be enough to justify the trade.

• Podcast Haize, Locked On Bulls · Analysis · Oct 16

  Hayes says the person who made the Ayo trade (heard as 'AK') is gone, and that the question now is what Leonard Miller means for 'Bryson Graham's rebuild' (identity unclear).

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Leonard Miller had another big game. A host compared his situation to Sellers': when Awaka (heard as "Toby Awaka"; likely Tobe Awaka) was playing well, the hosts thought those might become Awaka's minutes, but Miller responded with strong play.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Analysis · Oct 14

  Leonard Miller can play small-ball center minutes and is seen as more of a 4-5 than a 3-4. A host is encouraged by his preseason screening.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Analysis · Oct 14

  A host thinks Leonard Miller can sign an extension up until October 19. The host says Miller has been playing great in preseason.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Report · Oct 14

  Leonard Miller is third on the Bulls in preseason shot attempts. A host reads this as Tiago Splitter trusting him a lot.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Report · Oct 14

  Preseason shots per game: Caleb Wilson about 14, Modest (likely Matas Buzelis) just under 11, and Leonard Miller about half a shot behind Buzelis ('I think'). Miller took 14 or 15 shots in the last game, which may inflate his number.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Opinion · Oct 14

  Leonard Miller is making about $2.4 million this season. One host says Miller should bet on himself, pointing to Patrick Williams being on the team.

• Podcast Pat the Designer, Locked On Bulls · Analysis · Oct 13

  Pat says Leonard Miller's play shows the team doesn't need to change its system or scheme when he comes in, because he can do many of the things Matas (heard as "Modis"; likely Matas Buzelis) and Caleb Wilson do.

• Podcast Pat the Designer, Locked On Bulls · Opinion · Oct 13

  Pat is still taking a wait-and-see approach on the bench until he sees it in real games, but he feels good about it. He named Leonard Miller and Swain (heard as "Daylon Swain"; likely Dailyn Swain) as standouts who had been concerns.

• Podcast Haize, Locked On Bulls · Report · Oct 9

  Leonard Miller scored 14 points in 14 minutes in the first preseason game. Hayes credits his activity.

• Podcast Pat the Designer, Locked On Bulls · Opinion · Oct 9

  Asked whether Leonard Miller earned more minutes going into the second preseason game, Pat says 100% and calls for Miller to keep playing.

• Podcast Pat the Designer, Locked On Bulls · Report · Oct 9

  Pat says that in game one, Awaka (heard as "Toby Awaka"; likely Tobe Awaka) was grabbing rebounds and getting putbacks. Pat says Miller was at first just going through the motions, then turned his game up as if Awaka were taking his minutes.

• Podcast Haize, Locked On Bulls · Analysis · Oct 9

  Hayes says Miller's calling card is consistent energy at both ends, and there will always be a role for him as long as he is consistent. Hayes adds that Miller does not really have a back-to-the-basket game.

• Podcast Haize, Locked On Bulls · Opinion · Oct 9

  Hayes says a coach heard as "Todd" (identity unclear) could be great for Leonard Miller. The name is garbled in the transcript.

• Podcast Locked On Bulls host · Report · Oct 9

  Hayes describes game one as an 11-deep rotation in which the reserves each got 15 to 20 minutes. He names Awaka (heard as "a Waka"; likely Tobe Awaka), Leonard Miller and Jalen Smith as reserves who played well.

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