Miles' agent thinks Jazz will re-sign him

Second-year shooting guard C.J. Miles confounded much of Utah, perhaps including Jazz officials, by not participating in last week's Rocky Mountain Revue, which is designed to give young players extra playing time.

But Miles' agent seems optimistic the 21-year-old restricted free agent, who has yet to sign the Jazz's qualifying offer tendered July 1, will be back in a Jazz uniform come October.

"Yeah, I'm guessing he'd be back there," said agent Billy Ceisler by telephone Thursday.

"They've told us on many occasions how highly they regard his talent now and what they think he could be in the future. They've invested two years, and they've definitely treated him terrifically, and I think he's a nice part of the organization.

"His teammates and him get along terrifically, and it's a great team to be a part of. They have great up-and-coming talent, and he feels like he could make an impact next year and contend for the starting two-guard job and, instead of only starting the first 13 games of the year, hold onto it for the entire season," said Ceisler, whose other clients include Milwaukee's Charlie Villanueva and "Smush" Parker, who was with the Los Angeles Lakers last season.

Ceisler said Miles stayed out of the Revue, in which he played the last two summers, for fear of injury. "It's very rare for a restricted free agent with C.J.'s upside to play summer league, risk serious injury, when he's got 15-20 years in his career to play in the NBA," Ceisler said.

He added that other teams that might want to present Miles with an offer might like to have seen him in the Revue more than the Jazz so they could evaluate him, but Ceisler said he thinks Miles has been seen enough for all to know what he can do. "We have a feeling that the Utah Jazz know what they have in him."

Miles has been working out near New York City with Ceisler's brother.

Ceisler said he listens to other teams but did not mention names or offers.

Ceisler said he's comfortable letting the Jazz get through other priorities first, though he said he talks with Jazz senior vice president of basketball operations Kevin O'Connor "on a regular basis."

"We're definitely working through it, and it's been great conversations, so we're excited about what the end result will be," he said. "I wouldn't put a time frame on it. We could have something tomorrow; we could have something a week from tomorrow. We don't look at it as a time-sensitive issue."