We wondered if Brandon Miller was going to be able to play again this season, after his right wrist injury, and the answer is no. THE Hornets actually have announcement the news on their social networks, explaining that their winger had undergone surgery to repair his torn scapholunate ligament.
Obviously a hard blow for Charlotte who, even falling in the standings (13th in the East, with six games behind the play-in), hoped to be able to count on a complete group to prepare for the following season. When it's not LaMelo Ball or Mark Williams, it's another of his young nuggets who joins the infirmary for a while and that's not ideal for automatisms on the field.
Brandon Miller, 22 years old and second choice in the 2023 Draft behind “Wemby”, will have averaged 21.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.1 interceptions for his second year in the league. All at 40% shooting (including 36% at 3-points) and 86% on free throws, without leaving Charles Lee's starting five.
The talent is there, and we were able to see it in a sequence of around ten matches between mid-November and mid-December (27.0 points on average!), hoping that he can stay healthy, in order to make take off the Hornets.
| Brandon Miller | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2023-24 | CHA | 74 | 32 | 44.0 | 37.3 | 82.7 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 17.3 |
| 2024-25 | CHA | 27 | 34 | 40.3 | 35.5 | 86.1 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 21.0 |
| Total | 101 | 33 | 42.8 | 36.6 | 83.7 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 18.3 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
