Diamond Miller, the former Maryland star, had a whirlwind day that ended with her being selected No. 2 overall by the Minnesota Lynx.
NEW YORK — Diamond Miller steps off an elevator on the third floor of the Sheraton Tribeca New York Hotel holding a giant sandwich in one hand and her phone in the other. She scurries down a hallway just after noon Monday, headed to the Style Suite. About seven hours later, Miller will be selected second in the, but she has already been up way earlier than usual as she tears into the sandwich that was nearly too big to hold.
Behind-the-scenes look into draft day with University of Maryland guard Diamond Miller. She was the second overall pick by the Minnesota Lynx. The tour winds to the 86th-floor observatory where Miller, phone ready for selfies, is the first to walk in the right direction as handlers have to corral the rest of the group, which had made a wrong turn.
Miller speaks in staccato sentences, taking pauses for lipstick or the precision needed for eyelashes. There’s time to reminisce, and she talks about herin December. She explains that she still feels like a college student with classes to finish but knows this is all a transition. The goal was to reflect that with her outfit — a salmon suit with hints of gold. The lining features her name and draft class on the inside.
Players head to the fifth floor around 5 p.m. to enjoy time with family, friends and a who’s-who of the basketball world. College coaches are well represented with Dawn Staley , Kim Mulkey and Geno Auriemma . Miller has her immediate family, a lively bunch taking photos in a corner, and her boyfriend along with Maryland Coach Brenda Frese in the building. Food stations ring the area, and pictures are taken from every direction.
“She worked, she worked, she worked,” Miller’s dad, Lance, says with a smile. “We always taught her and trained her to have that chip on her shoulder. … She continually got better.”
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