Brandon Miller ☆

• Podcast Walker Mehl, Locked On Hornets · Report · 34 h ago

  Starters played heavy minutes: Brandon Miller 25, Naz Reid (heard as "Nas"; likely) 24 and Sion James 23.

• Podcast Walker Mehl, Locked On Hornets · Opinion · 34 h ago

  Host's view: he is not worried about Diabate missing regular-season time. He reasons that the team's day-to-day label has meant minor issues before, citing Brandon Miller's quick return from a shin contusion and Christian Anderson's return from the same designation.

• Podcast Locked On Hornets host · Report · Oct 15

  Against Boston, Brandon Miller got to his spots and beat Paul George off the dribble, but he started 1 of 11 and could not hit his shots.

• Podcast Locked On Hornets host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Defensively Miller looked good. The host says Boston attacked other spots and did not pick on him.

• Podcast Locked On Hornets host · Analysis · Oct 15

  As the game wore on, Miller drove a bit better and found Royce O'Neale (heard as "Royce O'Neal") for corner threes. The host says Miller's inability to drive and score near the rim is still a problem.

• Podcast Locked On Hornets host · Report · Oct 15

  Boston's defense keyed on Miller and sent two or three defenders when he drove. They also doubled Naz Reid (heard as "Nasri"; likely Naz Reid).

• Podcast Locked On Hornets host · Analysis · Oct 15

  The deadline for a Brandon Miller extension is Monday. The host says news could come the next day or over the weekend.

• Podcast listener Dom (reported), via Locked On Hornets · Relayed report · Oct 15

  Listener 'Dom' (Sicko Brigade mailbag) argued that Miller should get about $200 million, citing Jalen Duren's deal. The host pushed back, calling Duren a different case.

• Podcast Locked On Hornets host · Opinion · Oct 15

  The host would be concerned about maxing Miller without evidence that he can be the number one guy, because Miller has not yet had a healthy development year. He frames this as a risk Jeff Peterson must weigh.

• Podcast Locked On Hornets host · Open question · Oct 15

  The host poses the open question of whether Brandon Miller is a max-level player.

• Podcast Locked On Hornets host · Analysis · Oct 15

  The host says the team is young and lacks a solid footing. Brandon Miller, the most tenured player, has not played many regular-season games, and the team did not get a chance to work out the mesh of new and returning players in camp and preseason.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Report · Oct 14

  Starting lineup: Dennis Schroeder (Dennis Schroder), Brandon Miller (his second straight start), Royce O'Neal (Royce O'Neale), Nas Reed (likely Naz Reid) and Moussa Diabate. O'Neale replaced Leah McNeely (likely Liam McNeeley) in the lineup.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Report · Oct 14

  Brandon Miller scored 16 points on 4-of-17 shooting, starting 1 of 11. He had 12 points in the third quarter with three 3-pointers and two assists. The Hornets won that quarter 33-31.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Report · Oct 14

  Miller had zero turnovers, made 5 free throws, and led the team in game score at 10.5.

• Podcast unnamed reports (reported), via Locked On Hornets · Relayed report · Oct 14

  Miller's contract extension negotiations are ongoing, with the deadline on Monday. The host says reports increasingly suggest Miller wants a max contract, but adds 'who knows what's true at this point'.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Open question · Oct 14

  The host wonders whether the Hornets even want to pay Miller as much as 'a man thompson' (likely Amen Thompson) got. He puts that figure at 'around 208 i believe'.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Analysis · Oct 14

  The host thinks Miller is still figuring out what to do inside the arc. On drives he often leaves the ball exposed and gets stripped, which happened a few times in this game.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Rumor · Oct 14

  The host guesses that questions about Miller's ability to drive and finish at the rim are troubling the front office as it decides how much to offer in an extension.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Analysis · Oct 14

  On one play, Paul George beat Miller off the dribble and scored over Kockbrenner (likely Ryan Kalkbrenner). The host describes Kalkbrenner as a second-round pick who is not dominant defensively but affects plays at the rim with his size 'theoretically', which he didn't do much in this game.

• Podcast The Stein line; unnamed league execs (reported), via Locked On Hornets · Relayed report · Oct 13

  Per the Stein line, Brandon Miller is still listed as a likely Hornets extension. Some league execs think the deal could exceed "Amin Thompson's" 5-year, $208M number.

• Podcast Bobby Marks (reported), via Locked On Hornets · Relayed report · Oct 13

  Bobby Marks says he would only offer Miller $175M.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Analysis · Oct 13

  The deadline for Miller's extension is Monday, October 19.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Report · Oct 13

  Miller returned on Sunday and led the team in the preseason game with 18 points. The stated line was '6 of 7 shooting, 4 of 9 from 3' and 4 assists in under 23 minutes. Those shooting numbers can't both be right, so the ASR is probably garbled there.

• Podcast Nata Edwards, Locked On Hornets · Opinion · Oct 13

  Edwards personally would not go over the Thompson number. His reasons: Miller hasn't had an offseason workout program (this is the closest he's come in three years), and he still has functional-strength issues and trouble dribbling into the paint, which showed again Sunday night.

• Podcast Nata Edwards, Locked On Hornets · Prediction · Oct 13

  Edwards predicts Miller will end up paid more than Thompson.

• Podcast Nata Edwards, Locked On Hornets · Analysis · Oct 13

  Edwards on why Miller will get paid: he has been a catalyst whenever he played alongside LaMelo, and there is market pressure because he was the No. 2 pick and has shown more on offense than Thompson.

• Podcast Nata Edwards, Locked On Hornets · Analysis · Oct 13

  Edwards on Sunday's game: Miller's ball distribution was the best he has seen from him, and he thinks Miller is ready to take a step. He is unsure the step is big enough to justify $45M a year.

• Podcast Nata Edwards, Locked On Hornets · Opinion · Oct 13

  Edwards opposes pushing Miller into restricted free agency. He wants the deal done to build fan goodwill, noting the next extension discussion, Knueppel's (heard as "Khan"; likely Kon Knueppel), is two years away.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Report · Oct 13

  The host says the team currently doesn't have Knueppel (heard as "Conkniple"; likely Kon Knueppel) or White (heard as "Kobe White"; likely Coby White), but does have Brandon Miller back.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Report · Oct 11

  Brandon Miller returned and started this game after a shin contusion kept him out of preseason game one.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Report · Oct 11

  Brandon Miller's line: 18 points on 6 of 15, four made threes, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 turnovers.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Report · Oct 11

  Miller played in three quarters for only 23 minutes. The host expects more than 10 extra minutes in regular-season games.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Analysis · Oct 11

  Miller did not have a healthy offseason because of shoulder surgery. The host thinks he had about three weeks of full participation before this game, and says Miller no longer wears the shoulder wrap.

• Podcast Brandon Miller (reported), via Locked On Hornets · Relayed report · Oct 11

  The host relays that Miller says he has put on 10 pounds.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Analysis · Oct 11

  Miller's attempts to attack the basket off the dribble did not work. He was blocked a few times, and the host thinks most of his turnovers came off the dribble.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Analysis · Oct 11

  The host rates Miller's passing as a positive. Seconds into the game, he hit "Musa" (likely Moussa Diabate) on the roll with a pocket pass.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Opinion · Oct 11

  In the host's view, the Hornets need star-level play from both Miller and "Con Caniple" (likely Kon Knueppel) for most of the season to be considered for any postseason berth.

• Podcast Doug Branson, Locked On Hornets · Report · Oct 11

  The playmaking was by committee: 12 players had an assist, and four had 3 or more (Schroder, James, McNeeley and Miller).

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