Editing Reggie Miller (section)

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1965)}}
{{For|the politician|Reggie Miller (politician)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Reggie Miller
| image = Reggie Miller crop.png
| image_upright = 
| caption = Miller in 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1965|8|24}}
| birth_place = [[Riverside, California]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lbs = 195
| high_school = [[Riverside Polytechnic High School|Riverside Polytechnic]]<br />(Riverside, California)
| college = [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] (1983–1987)
| draft_year = 1987
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 11
| draft_team = [[Indiana Pacers]]
| career_start = 1987
| career_end = 2005
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]]
| career_number = 31
| years1 = {{nbay|1987|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}
| team1 = [[Indiana Pacers]]
| highlights = * 5× [[NBA All-Star Game|NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1990}}, {{nasg|1995}}, {{nasg|1996}}, {{nasg|1998}}, {{nasg|2000}})
* 3× [[All-NBA Third Team]] ({{nbay|1994|end}}, {{nbay|1995|end}}, {{nbay|1997|end}})
* [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]] (2021)
* No. 31 [[Indiana Pacers#Retired numbers|retired by Indiana Pacers]]
* Third-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[UPI]] ([[1986 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1986]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] (1986, 1987)
* [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] MVP ([[1985 National Invitation Tournament|1985]])
* No. 31 [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball retired numbers|retired by UCLA Bruins]]
* [[USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year]] ({{nbay|2001|end}})
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 25,279 (18.2 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 4,182 (3.0 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 4,141 (3.0 apg)
| HOF_player = reggie-miller
| FIBA_HOF_player = reggie-miller
| medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Men's basketball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1994 FIBA World Championship|1994 Canada]]|[[United States men's national basketball team|Men's basketball]]}}
}}

'''Reginald Wayne Miller''' (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who [[List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise|played his entire 18-year career]] in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) with the [[Indiana Pacers]]. Widely recognized as one of the greatest{{under discussion inline|talkpage=WT:NBA#Discussion on allowing "greatest" in the lead of all NBA players}} shooters in NBA history, he was known for his precision [[Three-point field goal|three-point]] shooting, especially in pressure situations and most notably against the [[New York Knicks]], for which he earned the nickname "'''Knick Killer'''".<ref>{{cite news|last=Rhoden|first=William C.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/03/sports/sports-of-the-times-miller-leaves-calling-card-for-knicks.html|title=Sports of The Times; Miller Leaves Calling Card For Knicks|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 3, 2000|access-date=January 28, 2008|quote=His three fourth-quarter 3-pointers accomplished something that no other team—no other player—had accomplished during this year's playoffs. Those shots took the Knicks' will. Miller revived his imprimatur as the Knick-killer. He ended a season and may well have ended a Knicks era.|archive-date=February 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225204531/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/03/sports/sports-of-the-times-miller-leaves-calling-card-for-knicks.html|url-status=live|url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Clifton|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/18/sports/1995-nba-playoffs-knicks-sweat-it-out-until-end-but-force-game-6.html|title=1995 NBA PLAYOFFS; Knicks Sweat It Out Until End but Force Game 6|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 18, 1995|access-date=January 28, 2008|quote=And Reggie Miller, the Knick-killer, still had one more scare for New York, even after what turned out to be Ewing's game-winning shot.|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227015702/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/18/sports/1995-nba-playoffs-knicks-sweat-it-out-until-end-but-force-game-6.html|url-status=live|url-access=registration}}</ref><ref name=abrams>{{cite news |last=Abrams |first=Jonathan |title=A Big Absence: No Reggie Miller on the Hall's List |date=February 18, 2011 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=B9 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/sports/basketball/18hall.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227020311/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/sports/basketball/18hall.html |archive-date=February 27, 2022 |url-status=live |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 15 shooters in NBA history: CBS Sports ranks the greatest of all time, from Stephen Curry to Ray Allen|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/top-15-shooters-in-nba-history-cbs-sports-ranks-the-greatest-of-all-time-from-stephen-curry-to-ray-allen/|date=June 2, 2020|access-date=March 4, 2024|website=CBS Sports|language=en|url-status=live|archive-date=August 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810042901/https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/top-15-shooters-in-nba-history-cbs-sports-ranks-the-greatest-of-all-time-from-stephen-curry-to-ray-allen/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bailey |first=Andy |title=Ranking the Top 50 NBA Playoff Performers of All Time |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10124068-ranking-the-top-50-nba-playoff-performers-of-all-time |website=[[Bleacher Report]] |access-date=June 22, 2024 |date=June 18, 2024 |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904014056/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10124068-ranking-the-top-50-nba-playoff-performers-of-all-time |url-status=live}}</ref> A five-time [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star]] selection, Miller was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2012 and named to the [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressenterprise.com/2012/04/02/nba-reggie-miller-elected-to-hall-of-fame/ |title=NBA: Reggie Miller elected to Hall of Fame |work=[[The Press-Enterprise]] |date=April 2, 2012 |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003022750/https://www.pressenterprise.com/2012/04/02/nba-reggie-miller-elected-to-hall-of-fame/  |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nba.com/75 |title=NBA 75 |work=NBA.com |date= |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217170248/https://www.nba.com/75 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Miller played [[college basketball]] for the [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA Bruins]], earning third-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] honors as a [[Junior (education year)|junior]] in 1986. He was selected by Indiana in the first round of the [[1987 NBA draft]] with the 11th overall pick. When he retired from playing, Miller held the NBA record for most [[List of NBA career 3-point scoring leaders|career 3-point field goals made]]. He is currently sixth on the list behind [[Stephen Curry]], [[James Harden]], [[Ray Allen]], [[Damian Lillard]] and [[Klay Thompson]]. Miller led the league in [[free throw]] percentage five times and won a gold medal in the [[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Summer Olympics]]. His {{abbr|No.|Number}} 31 was [[retired number|retired]] by the Pacers in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2212620|title=Pacers to retire Reggie Miller's No. 31|website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=Associated Press|date=November 3, 2005|access-date=December 24, 2021|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224052205/https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2212620|url-status=live}}</ref> Miller is widely regarded as the Pacers' greatest{{under discussion inline|talkpage=WT:NBA#Discussion on allowing "greatest" in the lead of all NBA players}} player of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/news/top-5-all-time-indiana-pacers-scoring-leaders|title=Top 5 All-Time Indiana Pacers scoring leaders|website=[[NBA.com]]|via=[[RotoWire]]|date=October 4, 2024|access-date=December 27, 2024|archive-date=October 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007045429/https://www.nba.com/news/top-5-all-time-indiana-pacers-scoring-leaders|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://clutchpoints.com/10-greatest-pacers-in-franchise-history-ranked |title=Pacers: 10 greatest players in franchise history, ranked |last=Gumerman |first=Noam |website=[[ClutchPoints]] |date=August 17, 2023 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909123935/https://clutchpoints.com/10-greatest-pacers-in-franchise-history-ranked |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1742757-ranking-the-top-25-players-in-indiana-pacers-nba-history |title=Ranking the Top 25 Players in Indiana Pacers NBA History |first=Poch de la |last=Rosa |website=Bleacher Report |date=August 23, 2013 |access-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924190615/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1742757-ranking-the-top-25-players-in-indiana-pacers-nba-history |url-status=live}}</ref> After his playing career, he became an NBA commentator for [[NBA on TNT|TNT]] and college basketball analyst for [[CBS Sports]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3151858/reggie-miller-joins-albert-on-tnt-team |last=Brunt |first=Cliff |title=Reggie Miller Joins Albert on TNT Team |work=[[The Oklahoman]] |date=October 19, 2007 |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224053019/https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3151858/reggie-miller-joins-albert-on-tnt-team |url-status=dead}}</ref>