The Charlotte Hornets and leading scorer Brandon Miller have agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $209million.

Miller, who was slated to become a restricted free agent following this season, topped the Hornets with 20.2 points per game in 2025-26 while averaging 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 65 contests.

Charlotte selected Miller with the second overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, and he was named NBA First-Team All-Rookie after averaging 17.3 points, 4.3 boards and 2.4 assists over 74 games.

Miller, however, was limited to 27 appearances in 2024-25 before a right wrist injury ended his season.

The 23-year-old guard has played in 166 career games (160 starts) and averaged 19 points, 4.6 rebounds and three assists.

BREAKING: Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller has agreed on a five-year, $209 million rookie-scale contract extension, representatives AJ Vaynerchuk and Joey Middleton of VaynerSports tell ESPN. https://t.co/6enF8nrHOB

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 19, 2026

Charlotte has missed the play-offs in all three of Miller’s seasons, but the Hornets went 44-38 last season to make it to the NBA Play-In Tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference.

They defeated the No. 10 Miami Heat in overtime before falling to the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic, with Miller combining for 37 points in those two games while shooting 14 of 27 (51.9 per cent) overall and 9 of 17 from 3-point range.

The Hornets open this season with a visit to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.