C. J. Miles

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C. J. Miles
C.J. Miles.jpg
Miles with the Utah Jazz in 2010
Personal information
Born (1987-03-18) March 18, 1987 (age 37)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Skyline (Dallas, Texas)
NBA draft 2005: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career2005–2022
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Number34, 0, 6, 50
Career history
2005–2012 Utah Jazz
2006→Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2007→Idaho Stampede
2012–2014 Cleveland Cavaliers
2014–2017 Indiana Pacers
2017–2019 Toronto Raptors
2019 Memphis Grizzlies
2019–2020 Washington Wizards
2021 NBA G League Ignite
2021 Boston Celtics
2022 NBA G League Ignite
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 8,108 (9.6 ppg)
Rebounds 2,011 (2.4 rpg)
Assists 914 (1.1 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Calvin Andre "C. J." Miles Jr. (born March 18, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. A native of Dallas, Miles was drafted in 2005 by the Utah Jazz after finishing high school.

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High school career

Miles attended Skyline High School for Architecture in Dallas, where he was named to the Parade All-American First Team. He averaged 23.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a junior and 23.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists as a senior.

Miles led Skyline to the Class 5A Region II quarterfinals as a senior and was named All-Dallas Area Player of the Year by The Dallas Morning News. He was also named a 2005 McDonald's High School All-American. He was listed as the 19th best senior prospect by Rivals.com and ranked the 10th best senior in the country by Scout.com.

Skyline retired his No. 34 jersey making him only the second player in school history to receive the honor, joining former NBA star Larry Johnson.

He capped off his high school career by scoring 13 points in the McDonald's High School All-America Game and 16 points in the Michael Jordan Classic.

Professional career

Utah Jazz (2005–2012)

Miles committed to the University of Texas at Austin, stating that if he was not selected in the first round of the NBA draft he would play for the Longhorns. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 2nd round, with the 34th pick of the 2005 NBA draft but decided to forego college when the Jazz offered a two-year guaranteed contract equivalent to that of a late first round selection. At age 18, he became the youngest player in Jazz franchise history. [1]

During the 2005–06 season, the Jazz assigned Miles to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA Development League (D-League) in order for him to attain more experience. [2]

After playing 21 games during the 2006–07 NBA season, he was again assigned by the Jazz to the D-League, this time to the Idaho Stampede. [3]

Miles is known as the subject of one of the most memorable post-game interviews of the 2006–07 NBA season, where coach Jerry Sloan stated, "I don't care if he's 19 or 30. If he's going to be on the floor in the NBA, he's got to be able to step up and get after it. We can't put diapers on him one night, and a jockstrap the next night. It's just the way it is." Miles at the time was the youngest player on the Jazz roster. [4]

On July 18, 2008, Miles signed a 4-year, 14.8 million offer sheet with the Oklahoma City Thunder. [5] [6] Since he was a restricted free agent, the Jazz had seven days to decide to match the offer or not. They matched the deal on July 25, making Miles stay in Utah. [1] At the start of the 2010-2011 NBA season, Miles was assigned the role of the Jazz's sixth man. On November 20, 2010, set a career high in three-point field goals made with 7. On March 16, 2011, Miles recorded a career-high 40 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves. [7]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2012–2014)

Miles with the Cavaliers in March 2013 C.J. Miles Cleveland Cavaliers (cropped).jpg
Miles with the Cavaliers in March 2013

On August 8, 2012, Miles signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. [8] On January 7, 2014, Miles recorded a Cavaliers franchise-high 10 three-pointers in a 111–93 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. [9]

Indiana Pacers (2014–2017)

On July 11, 2014, Miles signed a four-year, $18 million contract with the Indiana Pacers. [10] [11] On November 24, 2015, he had his best game as a Pacer, scoring 32 points on 10-of-16 shooting in a 123–106 win over the Washington Wizards. [12]

Toronto Raptors (2017–2019)

On July 18, 2017, Miles signed a three-year, $25 million contract with the Toronto Raptors. [13] [14] In his debut for the Raptors in their season opener on October 19, 2017, Miles scored 22 points in a 117–100 win over the Chicago Bulls. He went 6 for 9 from 3-point range and had five rebounds. [15]

Memphis Grizzlies (2019)

On February 7, 2019, Miles was traded, along with Jonas Valančiūnas, Delon Wright and a 2024 second-round draft pick, to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Marc Gasol. [16]

Washington Wizards (2019–2020)

On July 6, 2019, Miles was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Dwight Howard. [17] On December 4, 2019, the Wizards announced that Miles had undergone successful surgery to repair ligament damage in his left wrist and would be sidelined. [18] On January 12, 2020, Miles was waived by the Washington Wizards. [19]

NBA G League Ignite (2021)

On December 17, 2021, Miles signed with the NBA G League Ignite, [20] playing that night. [21]

Boston Celtics (2021)

On December 20, 2021, Miles signed a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics. [22]

Return to the Ignite (2022)

On January 20, 2022, Miles re-joined the NBA G League Ignite. [23]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2005–06 Utah 2308.8.368.250.7501.7.7.3.13.4
2006–07 Utah 371310.1.345.219.609.9.7.3.12.7
2007–08 Utah 601311.5.479.390.7881.3.9.5.15.0
2008–09 Utah 727222.5.459.352.8762.31.5.6.29.1
2009–10 Utah 632823.8.429.341.6952.71.7.9.39.9
2010–11 Utah 781925.2.407.322.8113.31.7.9.512.8
2011–12 Utah 561420.4.381.307.7942.11.2.8.39.1
2012–13 Cleveland 651321.0.415.384.8692.71.0.8.311.2
2013–14 Cleveland 513419.3.435.393.8532.01.0.9.39.9
2014–15 Indiana 704026.3.398.345.8073.11.1.9.413.5
2015–16 Indiana 642422.9.409.367.7502.71.0.8.511.8
2016–17 Indiana 762923.4.434.413.9033.0.6.6.310.7
2017–18 Toronto 70319.1.379.361.8352.2.8.5.310.0
2018–19 Toronto 40114.1.340.314.7951.7.6.5.35.5
2018–19 Memphis 13022.6.400.364.9292.11.1.6.49.3
2019–20 Washington 10016.1.322.314.7501.21.21.0.46.4
2021–22 Boston 102.0———.0.0.0.0.0
Career84930320.4.411.358.8092.41.1.7.39.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007 Utah 103.0.000.000.500.0.0.0.01.0
2008 Utah 703.7.357.250.000.7.0.3.01.7
2009 Utah 5011.6.300.250.7501.4.2.4.23.4
2010 Utah 101033.7.443.326.8972.52.8.6.614.4
2016 Indiana 7013.1.263.100.6673.4.6.1.13.4
2017 Indiana 4220.5.458.3131.0002.0.3.5.37.3
2018 Toronto 10122.7.451.422.8132.4.8.7.39.6
Career441318.8.407.315.8482.11.0.5.37.3

Personal life

In 2010, Miles began dating Lauren Smith while she was playing college basketball as a senior at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. The couple got engaged in 2015 and married in 2016. [24] His wife gave birth to a girl on November 23, 2017. [25]

On July 3, 2020, Miles and his wife gave birth to another baby girl amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. They are expecting their third child, a boy, in June 2023.

In October 2022, Miles and Amit Mann started a Toronto Raptors-based podcast, titled Strictly Hoops. [26] The podcast is made in partnership with Yahoo! Sports Canada.

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  2. ↑ "Utah Jazz assign C.J. Miles to D-League". NBA . Retrieved July 4, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Jazz Assign C.J. Miles to Stampede". NBA. January 11, 2007. Archived from the original on February 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2007.
  4. ↑ Buckley, Tim (November 4, 2006). "Jazz erase 15-point deficit to douse Suns". Deseret Morning News . Retrieved July 4, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Oklahoma City Signs Miles to Offer Sheet". NBA.com . Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
  6. ↑ Jazz guard Miles signed to multiyear offer sheet by OKC
  7. ↑ "C.J. Miles buries Wolves under career-high 40 points as Jazz cruise". ESPN. Salt Lake City. The Associated Press. March 17, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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  10. ↑ Pacer Sign Free Agents C.J. Miles and Damjan Rudez; Re-sign Lavoy Allen
  11. ↑ Pacers To Sign C.J. Miles
  12. ↑ "George scores 40, Pacers make 19 3s to beat Wizards 123-106". NBA.com . Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
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  14. ↑ "Raptors officially sign veteran guard C.J. Miles". sportsnet.ca. July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Valanciunas, Miles help Raptors beat Bulls 117-100 in opener". ESPN.com. October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Raptors Acquire Gasol From Grizzlies". NBA.com. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
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  21. ↑ "12/17/21: Ignite Secures Win At Santa Cruz". NBA.com. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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  23. ↑ "CJ Miles rejoins G League Ignite". HoopsHype. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  24. ↑ She's married to an NBA veteran, but don't call her a basketball wife
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  26. ↑ "Strictly Hoops: Welcome to our new show with former Raptor C.J. Miles". Raptors Over Everything. October 28, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
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