Brandon Miller 2024-25 Fantasy Outlook

Brandon Miller is coming off an underrated rookie season with the Charlotte Hornets, especially a strong second half of the season. Miller had a slow start to the 2023-24 season as he was trying to get accumulated to his role with the Hornets in the first half of the season. Miller is a potential breakout candidate for the 2024-25 Most Improved Player of the Year if allowed to be the team’s second option throughout the upcoming season. Here’s a look at Miller’s 2023-24 production. 

Brandon Miller 2023-24 Production

Brandon Miller averaged 17.3 points per game, 4.3 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, and 0.9 steals per game last season in his rookie campaign. Miller finished third in the Rookie of the Year race behind Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren. Miller had a stellar second half of the season averaging over 20 points per game in February and April. 

Brandon Miller can light up the scoreboard on any given night, as he showcased at Alabama. His scoring brought some excitement to the Hornets in the second half of the season. The potential of his and LaMelo Ball’s backcourt is a dynamic that the Charlotte Hornets look forward to developing over the next few years. Speaking of future projections, let’s look at Miller’s 2024-25 projections. 

Brandon Miller 2024-25 Projection

Brandon Miller is rated as the 59th-ranked player in ESPN’s Fantasy Basketball rankings heading into the 2024-25 season. ESPN has the following stat line projection for the second-year player: 21.2 points per game, 4.5 rebounds per game, 2.5 assists per game, and 0.9 steals per game. ESPN is also Miller to step up in his three-point makes as well going from 2.5 per game last season to 3.2 in the projections which is a huge jump in terms of per-game numbers. 

Miller’s shooting will also provide some good value for fantasy purposes as the Hornets are hoping he can become the Kevin Durant type of player that NBA draft experts had him pegged to be heading into the 2023 NBA Draft. Miller will blossom in year 2 as his role is more defined behind LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges.

The impact that Miller can make especially if you can get him in the right value in the redraft settings can make you a league winner easily if used in the right ways with your lineups each week. Miller can hopefully improve on the defensive side of the ball as well as the year progresses and maybe can be a strong candidate for a top-40 finish.

Final Thoughts

Brandon Miller will be on the mind of the media members who vote for awards for the Most Improved Player award especially if he makes the leap that ESPN is projecting him to make in their projections. Miller is worthy of an eighth or ninth-round pick in the redraft leagues and a budget beast for the DFS scene. For more NBA fantasy outlooks stay locked in with Total Apex Fantasy Sports for detailed outlooks on your favorite players.