Alabama forward Brandon Miller declares for 2023 NBA Draft

Alabama forward Brandon Miller declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Miller just completed his lone season at Alabama and is expected to be in the mix for the No. 2 overall pick, according to Wojnarowski.

After a breakout campaign with the Crimson Tide, Miller soared up NBA scouts’ lists, leading the team to the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Controversy surrounded Miller though. He was allegedly involved in a shooting in January with former teammate Darius Miles.

Miller averaged 19 points per game, over eight rebounds per game and shot 44% from the floor, including just a smidge under 40% from three-point range.

As a member of the Class of 2022, Miller was a five-star recruit out of Antioch (Tenn.) Cane Ridge, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 1 overall prospect in the state, the No. 5 small forward in the class and the No. 14 overall prospect in the class.

More on the 2023 NBA Draft

The 2023 NBA Draft is set to take place on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. Round 1 of the draft will be announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, while Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum is expected to handle the second round of picks.

To be eligible for the NBA Draft, players must be at least 19 years in age during the calendar year that the draft is held and at least one NBA season from their high school graduation date, or the date that would have been if they are not graduated. It is not required that player spend that one year playing college basketball, though. Players can play in either college, abroad, or the G League Ignite if they choose so.

While this is a significant change from what the rules once were, players are eligible to enter their names into the NBA Draft pool and explore their options by hiring an agent to go through the process, while still keeping their college eligibility. The deadline to make that move is on April 23 beginning at 11:59 p.m. ET. Players have until June 12 at 5 p.m. ET to withdraw their name from the pool and return to college.

The NBA Draft Lottery will be held on May 16, which is also the start of the NBA Conference Finals.