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2025 Clippers Exit Interviews: Jordan Miller
Our exit interview series on the 2025 Clippers continues with second-year wing Jordan Miller.
Basic Information
Height: 6’6
Weight: 195 pounds
Position: Shooting Guard/Small Forward
Age: 25
Years in NBA: 2
Key NBA Stats: 4.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists, and 0.5 steals in 11.4 minutes per game across 37 games played (0 starts) on 43.3/21.1/80.0 (1.0 3PA, 0.9 FTA) shooting splits (50.9 True Shooting)
Expectations
After a rookie year where he played just 28 minutes in 8
games, expectations for Jordan Miller were relatively low entering his second
season. With the Clippers having signed multiple defense-first wings, it seemed
as though there wouldn’t be much of an opportunity for Jordan to crack the
rotation, especially on a veteran-first team trying to win games. People thought
he’d probably play more than he did in his first year in the pros, but probably
not all that much more. In short, he was not expected to make an impact at the
NBA level.
Reality
Somewhat surprisingly, Jordan Miller received real rotation minutes in November and December due to injuries to veterans ahead of him. Miller turned in some good games, with a particularly strong stretch in late November and early December against the Wizards, Nuggets, and Blazers showing his ability to get downhill and finish at the rim as well as draw fouls. Unfortunately, as the season progressed and the scouting reports on Miller expanded, his efficiency dried up, with players no longer falling for his fakes and letting him shoot threes.
Finally, a couple rough games back-to-back in mid-December saw Jordan dropped from the rotation for good. The rest of the year, he only played in garbage time, when a lot of players were resting, or in other highly specific situations. Still, the Clippers felt good enough about what they’d seen from Jordan to convert his contract from a two-way into a regular, full NBA deal, which did allow him to appear in the playoffs, albeit in garbage time.
In short, it maybe wasn’t a true breakout season for Jordan Miller, but it was a step forward towards “real NBA player” territory, complete with a full deal and a handful of rotation appearances. There were ups and downs, but it’s hard to be upset with what we saw in 2025.
Future with Clippers
The Clippers signed Jordan to a four-year deal during the season, but one of those seasons is already over, the next two are non-guaranteed (with certain guaranteed amounts at certain days), and the final one is a team option. Therefore, the Clippers don’t really have any commitment to Jordan that would bind them one way or another as they make decisions this summer.
However, I would anticipate the Clippers going into next season with Jordan on the roster, and hopefully in a position to earn rotation minutes. While Jordan fell off as the season went along, he showed real flashes of being an NBA rotation player, and he brings elements – athleticism, speed, size on the wing, and finishing – that the Clippers need. The Clippers have already invested two years of development in Jordan, and it feels likely that they give him one real chance to make an impact on the roster. Hopefully he’s able to make it count.