Pros and cons of Vanderbilt's Duke Miles signing Exhibit 10 deal with 76ers

Pros and cons of Vanderbilt's Duke Miles signing Exhibit 10 deal with 76ers Guard Duke Miles, formerly of Vanderbilt basketball, has agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, Miles' father told SI.com on June 24.

Miles started his college career at Troy and played three seasons there before spending a year at High Point, a year at Oklahoma and his final year at Vanderbilt.

He thrived in the Commodores' guard-driven offense.

Alongside Tyler Tanner, a 2027 NBA Draft prospect, Miles played as a combo guard who split primary ball-handling duties with Tanner and also took on a significant scoring role.

Miles helped lead Vanderbilt to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2026.

An Exhibit 10 contract is a non-guaranteed deal that allows Miles to play in summer league and training camp with the 76ers, but he likely will be sent to the G League afterward.

What Duke Miles brings to the 76ers Miles is a pro-ready player.

He can score from all three levels and is a strong facilitator who can create offense.

He is able to play both on and off the ball and for his size (6-foot-2, 188 pounds), he is a good driver and defender.

He has the ability to play with ball-dominant guards and worked well with Tanner.

Duke Miles highlights, strengths, weaknesses at Vanderbilt Miles was is an efficient scorer who can create.

Whilwas assisted on 65% of his 3-pointers in 2026, he self-created most of his other looks.

Just 15% of his layups were assisted.

He had a 49% free-throw rate in 2025-26, which was higher than Tanner, and he generated more steals per game than Tanner, who set the program's single-season steals record.

Three cons are his age, his size and his injury history.

Miles is 24 years old, is undersized for an NBA guard and has a history of knee injuries.

He missed eight games last season, most of which came after undergoing minor knee surgery.

However, Miles was motivated to return for the biggest games of Vanderbilt's season even as he was not quite as effective afterward.

Miles is also not as explosive an athlete as Tanner.

He attempted only one dunk in 2025-26.

Duke Miles stats at Vanderbilt In 2025-26, Miles appeared in 28 games, starting 26.

He played 29.6 minutes per game and shot 43.5% from the field and 34.8% from 3-point range.

He led the SEC with a 90.1% free-throw percentage.

He averaged 3.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.8 turnovers per game.

In his career, he is a 48% field-goal shooter, a 35% 3-point shooter and shot 81% on free throws.

Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean.

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