Hornets, Brandon Miller agree to five-year contract extension

Hornets NBA News NBA Rumors The Hornets are making a major commitment to Brandon Miller, agreeing to a five-year, $209 million rookie-scale extension, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Miller’s agents, AJ Vaynerchuk and Joey Middleton, confirmed the agreement, which came roughly an hour before Monday’s deadline. The deal reinforces Miller’s place at the center of Charlotte’s plans after the team traded LaMelo Ball to the Timberwolves over the summer. With relatively little long-term guaranteed salary on their books, the Hornets had room to make a substantial investment in the 23-year-old forward. Miller’s reported contract comes in just above the five-year,...