If he did return next season, Miles would rejoin a crowd of Jazz perimeter players that includes starting shooting guard and 2006 lottery pick Ronnie Brewer, backup shooting guard Kyle Korver, 2007 first-round rookie shooting guard Morris Almond, starting small forward Andrei Kirilenko and backup small forward Matt Harpring.

Asked in May if the Jazz have too many shooting guards/swingmen on their roster, Sloan indicated he thought otherwise.

"You can look at it that way," he said, "but you can't throw away your future just because of numbers.

"Those guys are all young guys."

The suggestion is that the Jazz consider Miles — who averaged 5.0 points in 60 games, including 13 starts, last season — a potential part of their future.

Another indicator of that sentiment is the fact Utah did not land any perimeter players in last Thursday night's NBA Draft.

Brandon Rush of Kansas and Western Kentucky's Courtney Lee both were off the board when the Jazz took Ohio State center Kosta Koufos at No. 23 overall, but they passed on University of Memphis shooting guard Chris Douglas-Roberts.

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What the Jazz have

A looking at the Jazz's current depth chart after Thursday night's NBA Draft and heading into this week's opening of the summer free-agency market

POINT GUARD
1. Deron Williams
2. Ronnie Price
3. Jason Hart

SHOOTING GUARD
1. Ronnie Brewer
2. Kyle Korver
3. C.J. Miles*
4. Morris Almond

SMALL FORWARD
1. Andrei Kirilenko
2. Matt Harpring

POWER FORWARD
1. Carlos Boozer
2. Paul Millsap

CENTER
1. Mehmet Okur
2. Jarron Collins
3. Kyrylo Fesenko
4. Kosta Koufos**
* Restricted free agent
** Unsigned draft choice

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