Say what you will about Darius Miller’s first stint in the NBA from 2012-14. Miller’s biggest critic of his previous tenure in the league is Miller himself.
“I just wasn’t ready,” the forward said of his jump from college to the pros. “I wasn’t ready mentally. I spent my whole life trying to get to (the NBA). When I got here, it was like, ‘OK, what now?’
“I just didn’t know what it took to succeed. I wasn’t a very good professional – not in terms of not being a good teammate or anything like that, but as far as taking care of my body.