Brandon Miller targets playoffs after signing Hornets extension
The five-year, $209 million deal is the largest extension in franchise history, according to the NBA.
Brandon Miller has signed a five-year, $209 million extension with the Charlotte Hornets and says the team is aiming to end its playoff drought.
Speaking at a ceremony in Charlotte on Thursday, Miller said the goal is to make the playoffs. The NBA report about the ceremony was published October 23, 2026; it does not specify the ceremony’s calendar date.
A franchise-record extension
The Hornets’ agreement with Miller is the largest extension in franchise history, the NBA reported. It surpasses LaMelo Ball’s five-year, $203 million deal with Charlotte, signed three years earlier.
Team executive vice president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson said completing a long-term deal with Miller before the season had been a priority. Peterson also described the extension as a sign of the organization’s commitment to the forward.
Playoff ambition after a decade away
Charlotte has not played in the postseason since the 2015-16 season and has not won a playoff series in 24 seasons, according to the NBA report. Miller said he hopes the team’s new additions can help it reach the playoffs.
The report identifies Naz Reid, Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale and Dennis Schröder among the newcomers. It also says Charlotte lost to the Orlando Magic in the play-in tournament last season, after finishing 44-38.
Miller’s role
The second overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Miller averaged 20.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 65 games last season, while shooting 38.3% from three-point range, the NBA reported. He had been managing a shoulder injury and was described as healthy at the time of the report.
The NBA account also said Miller scored 18 points in his first action after signing the extension, but made three of 14 attempts from three-point range and scored one point in the second half. The report noted that Charlotte had opened its season with a 110-103 win over Brooklyn; it did not give the game’s calendar date.
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The extension secures a long-term commitment between Miller and Charlotte, while a return to the playoffs remains the team’s stated objective—not a qualification already achieved.
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