In 2009 Miles played 22 mpg in 72 games and scored at a rate of just under 15 pp36 on 54.6% true shooting. And he's going to be 25 next year. If you define upside as the capacity for improvement relative to his most recent (inarguably poor) performance levels and the standards implied by a near-minimum contract, those constitute two perfectly obvious reasons for thinking that Miles might have some upside.
As for Booby, West and Azu, Booby could get traded, and if he doesn't will probably be looking at further point guard development, West is a free agent who may get an offer that doesn't fit into the salary structure that Dallas has mapped out, and Azu is already signed (on account of his upside, btw), so it's pretty much impossible for Dallas to sign Miles before him.
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"He's coming off the bench aggressive right away, looking for his shot. If he has any daylight, we need him to shoot the ball. We know it's going in."
-Dirk Nowitzki on Jason Terry, after JET's 16 point 4th quarter against the Pacers.
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