Brandon Miller agrees to $209M extension with Hornets as top draft pick cashes in after controversial past

Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller has agreed to a five-year, $209 million contract extension after a career-best season. The deal gives the 23-year-old a major new commitment from the team as he is expected to take on a larger role in the 2026-27 season.

Miller averaged 20.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists last season, despite a shoulder injury, and has averaged 19 points over his three NBA seasons. The article also recounts his connection to the 2023 killing of Jamea Harris: Miller testified that he brought a firearm to the scene for former teammate Darius Miles, but said he did not know it would be used in a shooting. Miller was never charged; Michael Lynn Davis was found guilty of Harris’s murder.