If the Jazz had kept their two first-round picks, they planned on taking Miles - a Texas high-school star - with the 27th pick in the first round. But Utah had to give that pick to Portland as part of the trade, and Miles ended up sliding out of the first round.

"We were a little disappointed," said Calvin Miles, C.J.'s father. " . . . The [trade] set us back a little. But I just told him, 'Hang in there. It's still a win-win situation. I know Utah still likes you.' "

To the Jazz's surprise, C.J. Miles still was available early in the second round. So they took him with the 34th pick.

"We were very happy when he was drafted by Utah," Calvin Miles said. "They were one of the teams we hoped he could come to."

Later in the second round, the Jazz used the 51st pick in center Robert Whaley of little Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. The Jazz introduced the two players at a news conference Wednesday at the Delta Center.

Because C.J. Miles did not hire an agent before the draft, he still has the option of attending the University of Texas. The Longhorns recruited him out of Skyline High in Dallas.

At this point, Miles has not made a final decision, though joining the Jazz seems to be his first choice.

"I'm going to take this day-to-day," C.J. said. "[But] this is the opportunity I've been waiting for all my life. . . . I'm happy to be here. It's a great opportunity. I'm ready to come in and start working and see what happens."

It certainly sounds like Miles wants to sign with the Jazz, but vice president of basketball operations Kevin O'Connor is taking a cautious approach.

"We want him to understand that it's about the next 15 years, not about next year," O'Connor said. "We didn't spend the 34th pick in the draft thinking he couldn't play. But we want to do what's best for him."

"The better way for my career, that's the way I'm going to go," Miles said. "But I guarantee you this: I will be in a Utah Jazz uniform one day."

A Parade Magazine and McDonald's High School All-American, Miles averaged 23.5 points, 10 rebounds and 4.8 assists as a senior at Skyline.

Whaley's career has been shrouded in controversy, ever since he was the national high school player of the year in 2001.

As a result, he bounced from Barton Community College to Cincinnati to Walsh University, where he led his team to an NAIA national championship last season. Again, he was named the national player of the year.

The Jazz spotted Whaley at a pre-draft camp in Chicago, where coach Jerry Sloan said, "He was one of the better big men. He's got a great deal of toughness, and he competed very hard. It's hard to find big people who have the toughness he showed."

No matter how well Whaley plays, however, Sloan already has warned him that the Jazz "won't put up with any nonsense."

Said Whaley: "I know I have a lot to prove to people, and I'm willing to do it."