Written by Demetri Inembolidis

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C.J. Miles has scheduled a visit with the Cleveland Cavaliers for later this week.  Miles has played his entire seven year career with the Utah Jazz. 

This meeting with Miles could mean one of two things on the Alonzo Gee front.  First, it implies that negotiations with Gee are not going as planned and they are looking elsewhere to fill the void at the shooting guard and small forward positions.  The other likely possibility is that the Cavs are sending a message to Alonzo Gee and his representatives that they are not afraid to look elsewhere and are willing to walk away from negotiations.  There is also the possibility that the Cavs would like to have C.J. Miles and Alonzo Gee under contract to help shore up a big weakness for the team.

Miles averaged 9.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 56 games with the Jazz last year.  A red flag should be the fact that he only shot 38.1% and that he is a career 41.9% shooter.  The Jazz veteran has good size and is young enough that there is potential for improvement, but he certainly isn't the type of player the Cavs should want starting at small forward for the foreseeable future.  The Cavs will need some shooters on the perimeter and C.J. Miles could use some improvement in that department.

The Dallas Mavericks are also reportedly interested in C.J. Miles but they probably lack the cap space and exceptions to be able to sign him.  This appears to be the kind of rumor where if the Cavs really want Miles, they should be able to lure him away from Utah.  They would probably have to overpay for his services because of his unrestricted status. 

The Cavaliers need to do a lot of work in order to make their small forward and guard rotation one of NBA quality.  CJ Miles is not the answer, but he can be a part of the puzzle.