{"id":865709,"date":"2026-10-23T10:48:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T10:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/865709\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T10:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T10:48:47","slug":"new-contact-in-hand-brandon-miller-looks-to-end-hornets-10-year-playoff-drought-national-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/865709\/","title":{"rendered":"New contact in hand, Brandon Miller looks to end Hornets’ 10-year playoff drought | National"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Brandon Miller has his big contract after signing a five-year, $209 million deal<\/a> with the Charlotte Hornets earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Now he wants something more \u2014 to put an end to the Hornets\u2019 painful 10-year playoff drought.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is the playoffs,\u201d Miller said Thursday at a ceremony at the Spectrum Center honoring his rookie-scale extension, the largest ever given out by the franchise. \u201cWe want to be known as a playoff team. And we want to win as many games as we can. We know what our identity is. We know what it takes to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Charlotte has not been to the postseason since the 2015-16 season. It’s been 24 seasons since they’ve won a playoff series.<\/p>\n

Hornets executive vice president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson dealt point guard LaMelo Ball and forward Miles Bridges in this offseason after the team went 44-38 \u2014 a 25-game improvement over last season \u2014 but lost in the play-in tournament to the Orlando Magic.<\/p>\n

Miller said he believes the team’s new acquisitions \u2014 a group that includes Naz Reid, Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neal and Dennis Schr\u00f6der \u2014 will help them get there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that adding the new pieces that we have, players that have been where we want to go, to me I think that give us an advantage in the long run,” Miller said.<\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s contract tops Ball\u2019s five-year, $203 million deal with the Hornets three years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were happy that we were able to get a deal done and show the level of commitment that we have to Brandon, not only in the short term but the long term as well,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n

Peterson said signing Miller to a long-term deal prior to the season has been a top priority for the Hornets, who opened the year with a 110-103 win Wednesday night at Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

Reid led the way with 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.<\/p>\n

Miller had 18 points in his first action since the new deal, but had an off night shooting finishing 3 of 14 from 3-point range. He was held to just one point in the second half.<\/p>\n

The No. 2 overall pick in 2023 draft behind Victor Wembanyama, Miller played in 65 games last season and averaged 20.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists and shot 38.3% from 3-point range while battling through a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n

He is healthy now.<\/p>\n

Peterson spoke about the work Miller has put in behind the scenes to earn the contract and the trust of the organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis work ethic, his drive and his determination and desire to elevate himself and be the best version of himself is something that we appreciate and take seriously,\u201d Peterson said of Miller, the team’s longest-tenured player. \u201cWhen he signed, I told him, now it really starts because there is even more responsibility for him to get better and push himself and push his teammates and help us reach our full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

See AP\u2019s full NBA coverage here<\/a><\/p>\n

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