Standing next to Mark Williams inside the Charlotte Hornets’ locker room, Brandon Miller took umbrage with the 7-footer’s giddiness.
Williams is no longer one of the lowest figures on the Hornets’ totem pole — and loving it.
“What’s wrong with being a rookie?” Miller asked Tuesday night.
Spoken like a true first-year player, even after his first night of NBA action. But Miller couldn’t deny the leap to the pros from the collegiate level is akin to another stratosphere.
“It’s different,” Miller said. “Definitely a bigger crowd.