Despite the fact that the Jazz matched the offer sheet C.J. Miles signed with the Thunder earlier this offseason, he's not guaranteed playing time.

At the beginning of the season, Miles could take some of the minutes forward Matt Harpring averaged as he recovers from an ankle infection.

"If I'm not playing well, they're not just going to give me the minutes just because he's out," Miles said. "My goal is to be able to try to take those minutes where I can, and, hopefully, I can stay in the rotation when Matt comes back."

Miles appears to have Coach Jerry Sloan in his corner.

"We were happy to get C.J. back," Sloan said. "We spent [three] years with the guy, and, hopefully, he'll continue to try to improve, get some playing time and move his career up."