Clippers Sign Second‑Round Pick Baba Miller to Four‑Year, $9.61M Deal

The team reportedly used its second‑round exception to guarantee the first two seasons and offer Miller an above‑typical payout for a 36th pick.

Overview

The Clippers have signed 36th overall pick Baba Miller to a four‑year contract worth $9.61 million, with the first two seasons guaranteed, according to agent and media reports.
The deal was reported to be completed using Los Angeles’s second‑round exception, a roster tool that lets teams offer multi‑year contracts near the league minimum without first‑round rookie scale terms.
Miller, a 22‑year‑old 6-foot-11 forward from Mallorca, debuted in the Clippers’ Summer League and scored 12 points with five rebounds and three blocks in his first game.
He finished his college career at Cincinnati after stops at Florida State and Florida Atlantic, averaging 13.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.2 blocks last season, numbers cited as the basis for the Clippers’ commitment.
The reported contract is the largest total reported for a 2026 second‑round pick so far and adds to a wider draft narrative that included three Spanish players being selected this year.