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Trade Radar · open rumor · Monday, October 19 · 2 d ago

Brandon Miller, Hornets Agree To Five-Year Extension

Reported by Shams CharaniaRead the original report ↗

The Hornets and fourth-year forward Brandon Miller are in agreement on a rookie scale extension, beating the deadline by roughly one hour, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Agents AJ Vaynerchuk and Joey Middleton tell Charania that Miller is signing a five-year contract worth $209MM. More to come…

Confidence
56%
Reporter accuracy587 confirmed · 0 denied · 5 expired
Corroboration+0nobody else has reported this yet
Age−22 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
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Who it involves
Brandon Miller
Brandon Miller
Hornets · F · 20.2 pts · 4.9 reb · 3.3 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $15.10M · expiring
Brooklyn Nets
$160.1M · under the cap · 15 contracts · cap sheet
Charlotte Hornets
$170.6M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →
Brandon Miller → Nets
Send out at least $7.43M
The Nets are under the cap, so to take on $15.10M they need to send out $7.43M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.

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