During the time of the NBA lockout, there were no players from the league on the team. With fellow former Purdue standout Jimmy Oliver, Miller led the USA team to the bronze medal. He played under NBA coach Rudy Tomjanovich. Miller was selected as a member of the U.S. squad that competed in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, where he played along with fellow NBA players, such as LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard. After much hype over the improvement of the team, the tournament ended in disappointment with a loss to Greece in the semifinal game. The team finished with the bronze medal by defeating Argentina. Despite pre-tournament assertions that the U.S. needed a good-shooting big man like Miller, he rarely played in the tournament and did not log any playing time in the decisive semifinal loss. The team was coached by Duke's head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Career notes Despite his size, Miller did not fit the mold of a traditional center. He only averaged double-digit rebounds once in his career and never averaged more than 1.2 blocks per season. In 2005–2006, Miller averaged 4.7 assists per game, good for 29th in the league but far above what other centers averaged (Ben Wallace was second among centers with 1.9 APG). The Princeton offense run by the Kings both allowed and demanded Miller to be a good passer, and he was typically recognized as one of the best-passing big men in the league. Miller also added a three-point shot to his game. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Charlotte | 38 || 0 || 12.3 || .565 || .500 || .794 || 3.1 || .6 || .2 || .5 || 6.3 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Charlotte | 55 || 4 || 17.5 || .461 || .000 || .785 || 5.3 || .8 || .4 || .6 || 7.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Chicago | 57 || 45 || 25.2 || .435 || .200 || .743 || 7.4 || 1.9 || .6 || .7 || 8.9 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Chicago | 48 || 47 || 29.0 || .460 || .500 || .751 || 8.4 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .6 || 12.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Indiana | 28 || 28 || 31.1 || .562 || .333 || .823 || 7.9