Brandon Miller Agrees to $209 Million Extension With Charlotte
His agents say the forward has agreed to a five-year rookie-scale deal; the team has not announced it
Brandon Miller's agents said he has agreed to a five-year, $209 million rookie-scale extension with the Charlotte Hornets, a deal the team has not announced.
Charlotte, which traded away LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges, is giving the 23-year-old forward a bigger role in his fourth season.
Miller, the second pick in the 2023 draft behind Victor Wembanyama, averaged a career-high 20.2 points and 4.9 rebounds last season and made 38.3 percent of his 3-point attempts in 65 games. He played only 27 games the season before. He and Kon Knueppel led a second-half push that took Charlotte to the play-in tournament, where it lost its second game.
He had surgery in May to stabilize his shoulder and has played in the preseason since.
The extension begins with the 2027–28 season and runs through 2031–32. Charlotte plays its first game on October 21 at Brooklyn.
Brandon Miller has agreed to a five-year, $209 million rookie-scale contract extension with the Charlotte Hornets, his agents said. The team has not announced the deal.
Charlotte, which traded away LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges, is giving the 23-year-old forward a bigger role in his fourth season.
The deal was disclosed on October 19 by Miller's agents, AJ Vaynerchuk and Joey Middleton of VaynerSports. The extension begins with the 2027–28 season and runs through 2031–32.
Charlotte took Miller with the second pick in the 2023 draft, behind Victor Wembanyama. He has averaged 19 points over his first three seasons.
Last season was his most productive. Miller averaged a career-high 20.2 points and 4.9 rebounds and made 38.3 percent of his 3-point attempts in 65 games. The season before, he played only 27 games.
He and Kon Knueppel led a second-half push that took Charlotte to the play-in tournament, where it lost its second game.
Miller had surgery in May to stabilize his shoulder. He has played in the preseason since.
The extension, agreed before the season, keeps Miller under contract with Charlotte through the 2031–32 season. It follows his rookie-scale deal.
Charlotte plays its first game on October 21 at Brooklyn.