The Detroit Pistons are in need of a marksman at a discount and Indiana Pacers guard/forward C.J. Miles could be just the solution they're looking for, according to Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press.
After Miles turned down his player option to become an unrestricted free agent, the Pistons have locked into Miles as a potential asset to the team. A source with firsthand knowledge of Detroit's offseason plans told Ellis that Miles “would be on our list.”
The source motioned that a bid for Miles could largely depend on what happens with free agent shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Reggie Bullock — both reliable three-point shooters.
Detroit is capped out, rendering their ability to spend on free agents quite limited, yet still able to use the non-taxpayer $8.4 million mid-level exception to make a few moves in the summer. This exception is a salary cap mechanism that can allow teams over the limit to sign free agents.
If Caldwell-Pope chooses to sign an extension with the team, along with other offseason moves, it can certainly put the Pistons in danger of going into the luxury tax next season.
Miles has been an excellent option off the Indiana bench and a reliable spot-starter when needed, averaging 10.7 points and three rebounds per game, shooting 43.4 percent from the field, and boasting career-highs 41.3 percent from deep and 90.3 percent from the stripe.
Having declined his $4.8-million player-option, the Pistons might have to overpay for Miles' services, but desperate times call for desperate measures, as they finished 28th in the league in three-point shooting with a 33 percent mark.
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