Clippers wing Jordan Miller underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link), who reports that the injury occurred during an offseason workout.

Sources tell Charania that Miller is expected to be reevaluated in about six months. That means he’ll be sidelined until at least after the All-Star break, and his entire 2026/27 season may be in jeopardy.

The team has officially confirmed Charania’s report.

It’s a brutal turn of events for a player who was rewarded earlier this offseason with the most lucrative contract of his young NBA career. A 2023 second-round pick who enjoyed a modest breakout season in 2025/26, Miller signed a three-year, $15.3MM contract as a restricted free agent in July.

Miller, the 48th overall pick in the 2023 draft, played sparingly during his first two NBA seasons before emerging as a reliable rotation player in ’25/26. He averaged 10.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 22.1 minutes per game on .531/.345/.777 shooting in 60 outings, and was promoted from a two-way contract to a standard deal in February.

The Clippers held a team option on Miller for 2026/27 that would have paid him approximately $2.5MM. If the club had exercised that option, the 26-year-old would have had a smaller cap hit this coming season but would have been on track for unrestricted free agency in 2027, so L.A. declined it in order to work out a new deal in restricted free agency.

Miller’s new contract, which will pay him $5.3MM in year one, is only fully guaranteed for a single season, with a non-guaranteed $5MM salary in 2027/28 and a $5MM team option in ’28/29. It’s unclear how this injury might impact his future with the organization.