{"id":128672,"date":"2025-03-14T16:53:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=128672"},"modified":"2025-03-14T16:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:53:41","slug":"reggie-miller-rips-lakers-for-giving-alex-len-significant-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/14\/reggie-miller-rips-lakers-for-giving-alex-len-significant-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Reggie Miller Rips Lakers for Giving Alex Len Significant Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NBA Hall of Famer and one of the greatest three-point shooters of all time, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/millere01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reggie Miller<\/a>, has been on the TNT broadcast for two decades. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/27\/reggie-miller-3-point-king-and-legendary-indiana-pacer__trashed\/\" target=\"_self\">Miller<\/a> has not only a long but a successful broadcasting career. He&#8217;s been part of the TNT broadcast and has played a prominent role. While he rarely goes in on a team and players, he did so on Thursday&#8217;s broadcast during the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/08\/los-angeles-lakers-expected-to-make-a-few-of-roster-moves-before-end-of-season-plus-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> and Milwaukee Bucks game.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Reggie Miller Rips Lakers for Giving Alex Len Significant Minutes<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the third quarter of the Lakers-Bucks game, Miller couldn&#8217;t help but comment bluntly on the Lakers&#8217; decision to give <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lenal01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Len<\/a> significant minutes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;He&#8217;s not guarding anyone, he&#8217;s not scoring, he&#8217;s not rebounding. Go small if you&#8217;re the Lakers,&#8221; said Miller.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reggie Miller:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Alex) Len, he\u2019s not guarding anyone, he\u2019s not scoring, he\u2019s not rebounding. Go small.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IZD0VKSEph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/IZD0VKSEph<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/1900355471099453639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Miller&#8217;s comments came after Len guarded Bucks forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/princta02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taurean Prince<\/a> and quickly switched to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lopezbr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brook Lopez<\/a>, who drained a deep three. That ultimately led to a Lakers timeout and, eventually, a blowout loss. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thursday&#8217;s game against the Bucks was the second time that head coach JJ Redick gave Len significant minutes in a while. Although he started the game, Len only played 19 minutes. He finished the game with only two points, three rebounds, and one assist. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Len\u2019s Struggles in Los Angeles Have Been Nothing Short of Putrid<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/11\/lakers-sign-center-alex-len\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">The Lakers signed Len<\/a> after they rescinded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willima07.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Williams<\/a> deal in early February. Los Angeles needed a big man to fill the void after trading away their superstar<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/davisan02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Anthony Davis<\/a> in exchange for <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/doncilu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luka Don\u010di\u0107<\/a>. Len would initially sign with the Indiana Pacers for the rest of the season. However, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka called Len and changed his mind. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Len stated that he couldn&#8217;t pass up the Lakers because of the chance to get more playing time than the Pacers. However, that has not materialized due to poor play. In only six games and two starts, Len has tallied 1.0 points per game on 33.3 percent shooting from the field, 2.3 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 0.3 blocks in 12.2 minutes of action. He joined the Lakers on Feb. 11. The Lakers&#8217; center depth is the main concern on an otherwise stellar roster, and Len isn&#8217;t helping this concern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Len has played for six teams: the Suns, Hawks, Kings, Raptors, Wizards, and Lakers. The Suns drafted Len as the No. 5 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. In 686 games, Len averages 6.7 points per game and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 51 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reggie Miller Set to Join NBC Sports for Next Season\u2019s Coverage<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The NBA Hall of Famer and the five-time All-Star will continue his broadcasting career but with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmediawatch.com\/2025\/01\/reggie-miller-expected-join-nbc-lead-nba-analyst\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC Sports<\/a>. After two decades at TNT, Miller will join NBC Sports starting next season. NBC Sports announced the news in mid-February. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Miller immediately jumped in the booth after his stellar playing career. He averaged 18.2 points per game, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 1389 games in 18 years. Miller spent his entire career with the Pacers and established himself as the best Pacer of all time. In his career, he was named a three-time All-NBA member, a<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">member of the 50-40-90 club in 1994, and a member of the 75th NBA Anniversary Team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: \u00a9 Benny Sieu-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA Hall of Famer and one of the greatest three-point shooters of all time, Reggie Miller, has been on the TNT broadcast for two decades. Miller has not only a long but a successful broadcasting career. He&#8217;s been part of the TNT broadcast and has played a prominent role. 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