The 6ft 9in slashing forward was an athletic freak and a walking bucket that had tons of hype leading up to the 2000The then-18-year-old phenomenon became the highest-ever NBA draft pick to come straight out of high school when he joined the Los Angeles Clippers with the third overall pick in 2000.Cleveland CavaliersI walked away from a $44million NBA contract at Christmas, now I'm reborn in TaiwanMiles was also later suspended for 10 games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
Miles revealed that he was given too much too soon and it was more than his teenage self could handle. Rather, it was a string of failed investments and "shady business deals" that took their toll on his financial stability., Miles listed a $20,000 child support debt in his bankruptcy. He listed $460,385 in assets and $1.57 million in liabilities and also lost more than $100,000 in 2008 in a California real estate deal.