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Brandon Miller will once again be unable to have a healthy offseason due his lingering shoulder injury, which will throw another variable into his offseason extension talks with the Charlotte Hornets. Miller was on track to get a sizable extension, but being unable to participate fully with the team this summer may negatively impact his leverage.

The Hornets announced Wednesday that Miller underwent shoulder surgery to address left shoulder instability. He is expected to make a full recovery, but will be out indefinitely.

This was all due to an injury on his left shoulder in the second game of the 2025-26 season, right after recovering from a torn ligament in his right wrist. It was diagnosed by the Hornets as shoulder subluxation. A series of unfortunate events has continued on for the third-year pro. 

It was somewhat expected that surgery may be required, but the news is untimely. 

The recovery timeline may be similar to teammate Josh Green

Fellow Hornets teammate Josh Green underwent surgery last year with essentially the same issue: instability in his left shoulder. He also was ruled out indefinitely.

However, his surgery was performed near the end of June. This caused him to miss the first 24 games of the regular season, almost a third of the games. He made his season debut mid-December.

While timelines can vary for each individual, Green was back on the court in roughly six months. If we mirrored those same timeframes, Miller could be back in the…

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