NBA · Charlotte Hornets · Updated Oct 20, 2026
How often Brandon Miller scores the game's first basket for the Charlotte Hornets, and how that compares with teammates. Built from every tracked NBA game.
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon MillerF | 11 | 65 | 16.9% |
| Kon KnueppelG | 9 | 80 | 11.3% |
| Grayson AllenG | 5 | 27 | 18.5% |
| Royce O'NealeF | 5 | 67 | 7.5% |
| Coby WhiteG | 3 | 26 | 11.5% |
Brandon Miller has scored the game's first basket in 11 of 65 starts tracked, a rate of 16.9%.
Kon Knueppel (9 first baskets in 80 starts), Grayson Allen (5 first baskets in 27 starts), Royce O'Neale (5 first baskets in 67 starts). The table on this page has each of them.
From every tracked game: the game's first scoring play, made free throws included, the team that won the opening tip, and which side was at home. A game the tip winner or the home side was not recorded for is left out of that one figure, and each figure says how many games it is out of.
The stats are rebuilt as games are played; the date at the top is when this page was last updated.
On the first basket picks page: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free, with every finished game graded.