Brandon Miller Agrees to a 5-Year, $209 Million Extension With the Hornets
Charlotte locks up the 2023 No. 2 pick about an hour before the rookie-extension deadline, per ESPN's Shams Charania.
Photo: NBA.com. Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets forward.
Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller has agreed to a five-year, $209 million rookie-scale contract extension, his representatives AJ Vaynerchuk and Joey Middleton of VaynerSports told ESPN's Shams Charania on Monday. Charania posted the news at 4:58 p.m. ET, about an hour before the 6 p.m. ET deadline for the 2023 draft class.
Without a deal, Miller would have played 2026-27 on his rookie contract and become a restricted free agent next summer, Yahoo Sports noted.
The number
The Hornets drafted Miller No. 2 overall in 2023. Before Monday, Marc Stein and Jake Fischer had reported that Charlotte was working toward an offer at or above the five-year, $208 million deal Amen Thompson signed with Houston, per WhyNBA. A full five-year maximum would have run to roughly $275 million, WhyNBA reported. By The Dyme's math, the final figure lands $1 million above Thompson's.
His numbers
Miller averaged 20.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists last season and shot 38.3% from three in 65 regular-season games, according to ESPN and WhyNBA. The season before, he appeared in just 27 games.
ESPN reported that Charlotte went 41-24 with Miller available last season and 3-14 without him. He missed time early in the year with a shoulder injury. He had surgery in May to stabilize that shoulder, has fully recovered, and has played in the preseason.
The Hornets reached the play-in last season and lost in the second play-in game. Miller and Kon Knueppel, then a rookie, led the second-half run, per ESPN.
A bigger role
Miller turns 24 next month and enters his fourth NBA season. Charlotte traded away LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges, ESPN reported, and Miller steps into a bigger role this season.
The Hornets open the season at Brooklyn on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Sources: Shams Charania/ESPN (X post, 4:58 p.m. ET Oct. 19; ESPN story by Anthony Slater, 5:04 p.m. ET), Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports/RotoWire, WhyNBA, RealGM.
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