 Miles with theUtah Jazz in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1987-03-18)March 18, 1987 (age 38) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Skyline (Dallas, Texas) |
| NBA draft | 2005: 2nd round, 34th overall pick |
| Selected by theUtah Jazz | |
| Playing career | 2005–2022 |
| Position | Small forward /shooting guard |
| Number | 34, 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 | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 8,108 (9.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,011 (2.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 914 (1.1 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Calvin Andre "C. J."Miles Jr. (born March 18, 1987) is an American former professionalbasketball player who played for theNBA. A native ofDallas, Miles was drafted in2005 by theUtah Jazz after finishing high school.
Miles attendedSkyline High School for Architecture in Dallas, where he was named to theParade 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 byThe Dallas Morning News. He was also named a2005 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 starLarry 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.
Miles committed to theUniversity of Texas at Austin, stating that if he was not selected in the first round of theNBA draft he would play for the Longhorns. He was drafted by theUtah Jazz in the 2nd round, with the 34th pick of the2005 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 the2005–06 season, the Jazz assigned Miles to theAlbuquerque Thunderbirds of theNBA Development League (D-League) in order for him to attain more experience.[2]
After playing 21 games during the2006–07 NBA season, he was again assigned by the Jazz to the D-League, this time to theIdaho Stampede.[3]
Miles is known as the subject of one of the most memorable post-game interviews of the2006–07 NBA season, where coachJerry 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 theOklahoma City Thunder.[5][6] Since he was arestricted 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 theMinnesota Timberwolves.[7]
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On August 8, 2012, Miles signed with theCleveland 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]
On July 11, 2014, Miles signed a four-year, $18 million contract with theIndiana 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]
On July 18, 2017, Miles signed a three-year, $25 million contract with theToronto 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 theChicago Bulls. He went 6 for 9 from 3-point range and had five rebounds.[15]
On February 7, 2019, Miles was traded, along withJonas Valančiūnas,Delon Wright and a 2024 second-round draft pick, to theMemphis Grizzlies in exchange forMarc Gasol.[16]
On July 6, 2019, Miles was traded to theWashington Wizards in exchange forDwight 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 theWashington Wizards.[19]
On December 17, 2021, Miles signed with theNBA G League Ignite,[20] playing that night.[21]
On December 20, 2021, Miles signed a 10-day contract with theBoston Celtics.[22]
On January 20, 2022, Miles re-joined the NBA G League Ignite.[23]
| GP | Games 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Utah | 23 | 0 | 8.8 | .368 | .250 | .750 | 1.7 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 3.4 |
| 2006–07 | Utah | 37 | 13 | 10.1 | .345 | .219 | .609 | .9 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 2.7 |
| 2007–08 | Utah | 60 | 13 | 11.5 | .479 | .390 | .788 | 1.3 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 5.0 |
| 2008–09 | Utah | 72 | 72 | 22.5 | .459 | .352 | .876 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .6 | .2 | 9.1 |
| 2009–10 | Utah | 63 | 28 | 23.8 | .429 | .341 | .695 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .9 | .3 | 9.9 |
| 2010–11 | Utah | 78 | 19 | 25.2 | .407 | .322 | .811 | 3.3 | 1.7 | .9 | .5 | 12.8 |
| 2011–12 | Utah | 56 | 14 | 20.4 | .381 | .307 | .794 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .8 | .3 | 9.1 |
| 2012–13 | Cleveland | 65 | 13 | 21.0 | .415 | .384 | .869 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .8 | .3 | 11.2 |
| 2013–14 | Cleveland | 51 | 34 | 19.3 | .435 | .393 | .853 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .9 | .3 | 9.9 |
| 2014–15 | Indiana | 70 | 40 | 26.3 | .398 | .345 | .807 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .9 | .4 | 13.5 |
| 2015–16 | Indiana | 64 | 24 | 22.9 | .409 | .367 | .750 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .8 | .5 | 11.8 |
| 2016–17 | Indiana | 76 | 29 | 23.4 | .434 | .413 | .903 | 3.0 | .6 | .6 | .3 | 10.7 |
| 2017–18 | Toronto | 70 | 3 | 19.1 | .379 | .361 | .835 | 2.2 | .8 | .5 | .3 | 10.0 |
| 2018–19 | Toronto | 40 | 1 | 14.1 | .340 | .314 | .795 | 1.7 | .6 | .5 | .3 | 5.5 |
| 2018–19 | Memphis | 13 | 0 | 22.6 | .400 | .364 | .929 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .4 | 9.3 |
| 2019–20 | Washington | 10 | 0 | 16.1 | .322 | .314 | .750 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .4 | 6.4 |
| 2021–22 | Boston | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 849 | 303 | 20.4 | .411 | .358 | .809 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | 9.6 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Utah | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .500 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| 2008 | Utah | 7 | 0 | 3.7 | .357 | .250 | .000 | .7 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 1.7 |
| 2009 | Utah | 5 | 0 | 11.6 | .300 | .250 | .750 | 1.4 | .2 | .4 | .2 | 3.4 |
| 2010 | Utah | 10 | 10 | 33.7 | .443 | .326 | .897 | 2.5 | 2.8 | .6 | .6 | 14.4 |
| 2016 | Indiana | 7 | 0 | 13.1 | .263 | .100 | .667 | 3.4 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 20.5 | .458 | .313 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 7.3 |
| 2018 | Toronto | 10 | 1 | 22.7 | .451 | .422 | .813 | 2.4 | .8 | .7 | .3 | 9.6 |
| Career | 44 | 13 | 18.8 | .407 | .315 | .848 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 7.3 | |
In 2010, Miles began dating Lauren Smith while she was playing college basketball as a senior atTexas 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 aToronto Raptors-based podcast, titledStrictly Hoops.[26] The podcast is made in partnership withYahoo! Sports Canada.