NBA: 50 Greatest Players Of The 1990s
By Phil Watson
50 greatest NBA players from the 1990s — 13. Reggie Miller
Reggie Miller had logged two seasons with the Indiana Pacers as the 1990s dawned, but no one was ready for what came next.
Miller was a four-time All-Star and three-time All-NBA performer in the decade, leading the NBA in 3-pointers in 1992-93 (167) and 1996-97 (229) and in free-throw percentage in 1990-91 (.918) and 1998-99 (.915).
He was also third in the league in minutes played in 1989-90; second in 3-pointers in 1997-98, third in 1989-90 and 1998-99, and fifth in 1990-91, 1991-92 and 1994-95; third in 3-point percentage in 1993-94; second in free-throw percentage in 1993-94 and fourth in 1994-95; and fifth in minutes per game in 1989-90.
Miller played the entire decade in Indiana, averaging 21 points, 3.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 35.7 minutes per game, shooting .482/.405/.884.
He had the most 3-pointers in the 1990s with 1,543 and was seventh in the decade with 16,319 points, 12th with an average of 21 points per game, 14th with a 3-point percentage of .405 and eighth with a free-throw percentage of .884.
Miller is eighth all-time with 1,389 games and 47,619 minutes played, second with 2,560 3-pointers, 42nd with 1,505 steals, 18th with 25,279 points, 47th with a .395 3-point percentage and 10th with an .888 free-throw percentage.
The 11th overall pick by the Pacers out of UCLA in the 1987 NBA Draft, Miller played his entire career in Indiana, retiring in May 2005.