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According to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania, there is currently growing optimism surrounding potential extensions for Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson and Charlotte Hornets wing Brandon Miller, with both players expected to continue discussions with their respective teams.
Oh No He Didn't: Shams on rookie extensions for the rest of the 2023 draft class: "I'm told there is optimism with an Ausar Thompson extension in Detroit. And then I would also keep an eye on Cason Wallace, Brandin Podziemski, Jaime Jaquez...and Anthony Black who's also a high draft pick in that class. But I would look at both Brandon Miller and Ausar Thompson to have more and more conversations with their respective teams, the Hornets and the Pistons, in the upcoming days and weeks"
NBA Trade Machine: Nikola Jokic appeared in 3.7% of trades built on HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours. Of his trades, his most common destinations were Charlotte (20.3%), Detroit (12.5%), and Utah (10.9%). The players traded for him most often were Tidjane Salaun (20.3%), Kon Knueppel (20.3%), and Brandon Miller (20.3%).
An Alabama jury determined on Thursday, August 20 that former Alabama men’s basketball player Kai Spears was defamed by The New York Times for an article that inaccurately linked him to the scene of a fatal shooting. As part of the ruling, which came after five hours of deliberation and two weeks of testimony in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Spears was awarded $9.25 million in damages. In March 2023, the newspaper reported that Spears, a walk-on that season for the top-ranked Crimson Tide, was in the passenger seat of former Alabama star and current Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller's car during the deadly shooting of Jamea Harris in Tuscaloosa. It was later revealed that the passenger in the car was a team manager, not Spears.
Michael Scotto: Hornets executive Jeff Peterson on Brandon Miller extension talks: “I’ve had conversations with Brandon and his representation. They know that we want Brandon here for a very long time. I won’t get into particulars. Bottom line is we want Brandon Miller here for a very long time”
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Sources say LaMelo Ball has been looking forward to this upcoming season with the team that drafted him No. 3 overall in 2020 to try to build off of Charlotte's momentum from 2025-26. The Hornets went a surprising 44-38 this season, only to fall at the final Play-In Tournament hurdle in Orlando and miss the playoffs for a league-high 10th consecutive season. We're told that the Hornets are nonetheless listening to the offers they're getting despite their recent success under second-year coach Charles Lee and could go ahead with a trade after the emergence of two players drafted after Ball — Rookie of the Year runner-up Kon Knueppel and Brandon Miller — as fellow franchise cornerstones.
Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller underwent surgery to address left shoulder instability, the team announced Wednesday. Miller is expected to make a full recovery, but the team said the third-year forward will be out indefinitely.
Justin Russo: The last time the Charlotte Hornets won a playoff game, Courtney Lee hit the game-winner and Marvin Williams led them in scoring. LaMelo Ball and Moussa Diabaté were 14 years old, Brandon Miller was 13, and Kon Knueppel was 10.
Charlotte Hornets star Brandon Miller was in awe as a rookie when he saw NHRA drag race star Antron Brown push to more than 300 mph on a quarter-mile track in a race lasting just seconds. Pushing the pace and winning will also be necessary if Miller and his Hornets hope to take the next step toward making the NBA playoffs. Miller and the Eastern Conference’s ninth-seeded Hornets host the 10th-seed Miami Heat in a play-in tournament game in Charlotte tonight. The winner will go on the road Friday to play the loser of Wednesday’s 7-8 game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic. The reward is a first-round playoff matchup against the East No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons. “We know it’s going to be a tight physical game,” Miller said about tonight against Miami. “So, we’re just going in there with the mindset of doing what we do best — playing in transition, our pace. Push the pace. Get our defensive habits back up.”
Ball and Knueppel have formed a Hornets 3-point shooting duo of the future that has a new-age Splash Brothers feel to it. Charlotte has been perhaps the best story of the NBA season and authored the most surprising turnaround with a potent starting five that includes the emerging Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate. The Hornets won 44 games after totaling just 19 wins a season ago. Only the Spurs have had a bigger turnaround this season. "Nobody's thinking that playing Charlotte is going to be an easy walkover game," Knueppel told ESPN. "Which it has been the last couple years."
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Sam Perley: Hornets beat New York, 110-96, in their season finale. Coby White/LaMelo Ball/Brandon Miller all with 19 PTS, Kon Knueppel 14 PTS, likely finishing as the NBA leader in 3PM (273) - first rookie to do so. From 16-28 to finishing 28-10, Charlotte is the 9 seed and will host Miami in the Play-In.
Rod Boone: Final: #Hornets 114, Knicks 103 Kon Knueppel 26 pts, 10 rebs, 8 asts Brandon Miller 21 pts, 8 rebs, 3 asts LaMelo 20 pts, 6 asts, 5 rebs Miles Bridges 17 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts Coby White 17 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts That's 5 straight wins Up next: vs. Philadelphia on Saturday
“Him on the defensive side, nobody really talks about it,” Brandon Miller said. “I think everybody always looks at the one-legged threes, the flashy moves, the flashy lobs. The one thing that separates him this season is the defensive effort and the competitor that he is. Just stepping up in tough games and guarding the best players and trying not to foul. It’s him just trying new things. “So him being open-minded is great for us.”
Rod Boone: Final: #Hornets 136, Heat 106 LaMelo 30 pts, 13 asts, 6 rebs Kon Knueppel 22 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts Coby White 22 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts Brandon Miller 16 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts Up next: vs. Orlando on Thursday (Dell Curry jersey retirement)