Brandon Miller, Hornets agree to five-year extension, per Shams Charania
Brandon Miller and the Hornets have agreed to a five-year extension, according to Shams Charania. The 23-year-old forward is healthy and off the injury report after a leg issue earlier this month. Last season he averaged 20.2 points on 38.3 percent shooting from three.
By the Hornets Nightly Desk · updated 2 d ago01The story of the nightThe extensionCharlotte and Brandon Miller have agreed to a five-year extension, reported by Shams Charania on Oct.
Charlotte and Brandon Miller have agreed to a five-year extension, reported by Shams Charania on Oct. 19. The report lands after weeks of extension chatter. On Oct. 6, Brett Siegel included Miller in a set of extension notes alongside Wallace, Towns and Davis. Miller is 23 and has played three seasons since leaving Alabama. He wears No. 24 and lists at 6-7 and 200 pounds. This is a reported agreement, not a signed deal, so the details are still to be confirmed by the team. If it holds, Charlotte has locked in its young forward on a long runway. He is already a central piece of the rotation, and the commitment says the front office sees him as part of the long-term core.
02What he did last seasonMiller played 65 games for Charlotte in 2025-26 and averaged 30.3 minutes.
Miller played 65 games for Charlotte in 2025-26 and averaged 30.3 minutes. He scored 20.2 points per game with 4.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.7 blocks. He turned the ball over 2.5 times a night. The efficiency is what stands out. He shot 43.5 percent from the field, 38.3 percent from three and 89.2 percent from the line. His true shooting mark was 57.4, and his usage rate was 27.2. Charlotte was plus 5.7 per game with him on the floor. That is a high-usage scorer who did not give back value with poor shooting. It is the profile of a lead wing, and it is the backdrop for this extension.
03The leg scare and his health nowMiller is not on the injury report.
Miller is not on the injury report. That was not the case earlier this month. He was listed Day-To-Day with a left shoulder issue on Sept. 6, and that was cleared on Sept. 28. On Oct. 6 he was listed Out with a leg injury, then upgraded to Day-To-Day the same day. He was cleared on Oct. 11. The Oct. 6 game against Brooklyn shows 0.0 minutes for him, which fits the Out designation. Since then he has been on the floor in each game. With a long extension now reported, durability is the main question to watch. For now, the report is clean and the minutes are back.
04How he has looked in OctoberMiller returned on Oct.
Miller returned on Oct. 11 against Milwaukee and scored 18 points with 3 rebounds and 4 assists in 22.9 minutes. Charlotte won. The Hornets then lost to Boston on Oct. 14, where he put up 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 27.3 minutes. On Oct. 16 he scored 15 points with 2 assists in 25.4 minutes against Memphis, another loss. He had no rebounds in that game. His minutes have been in the 20s, a bit under last season's average of 30.3. The scoring has held steady after the leg issue. His plus-minus was minus 11.0 against Boston and minus 9.0 against Memphis.
05How last season endedMiller closed out 2025-26 with some strong April games.
Miller closed out 2025-26 with some strong April games. He scored 17 points against Phoenix on April 2 and 22 against Indiana on April 3, both wins. Against Minnesota on April 5 he scored only 7 points, but Charlotte was plus 22.0 with him on the floor and won. He added 20 against Boston on April 7 in a loss and 22 against Detroit on April 10, also a loss. He finished with 19 points in a win over New York on April 12. That stretch is the kind of steady scoring that gives Charlotte confidence in the extension. The team's results were mixed, but his production was not.
Miller20.2 ppg
Davis20.4 ppg
