Report: Pacers chasing C.J. Miles, could use part of mid-level exception
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The first close signing of the offseason has been reported, and while it can't become official until July 10, it sure is a doozy.
In pursuit of shooting, Pacers pushing to use $2.1M exception on free agent guard C.J. Miles, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 1, 2014
Okay, the jest is perhaps unfair. C.J. Miles is a solid player and fills an obvious need for the Indiana Pacers, who have little in the way of flexibility depending on what happens with free agent Lance Stephenson. Jumping on Miles now and getting him for just the bi-annual exception of $2.08 million would be a prudent move.
Adrian Wojnarowski later updated his report, reflecting that the Pacers could look to use part of their mid-level exception on Miles instead of the bi-annual exception, in the event Miles commands more money.
Clarification: Indiana has its full mid-level of $5.3M to use for free agent C.J. Miles, or to use in part with another player.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 1, 2014
Last season with Cleveland, Miles shot 39.3 percent on threes and averaged 9.9 points. A 35 percent career 3-point shooter, the 27-year-old Miles would help with bench scoring and floor spacing, perhaps not upgrading but providing a different look from Evan Turner and Orlando Johnson.