Non-Story of the Day: Miles Signs In Boston

[XxtraMannish]

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/54111/20080822/celtics_sign_darius_miles/

The Boston Celtics announced today that they have signed free agent forward Darius Miles. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Miles, a 6’9”, 235lbs forward out of East St. Louis High School has posted career averages of 10.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.15 blocks in 412 career games. Miles was originally drafted with the third overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Miles last played for the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2005-06 season when he averaged a career high 14.0 points and 4.6 rebounds in 40 games. Miles missed all of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons due to microfracture surgery on his right knee.

“Darius has been in twice for workouts with us and has impressed us with his progress, health, and attitude;” said Danny Ainge, Celtics Executive Director of Basketball Operations/General Manager. “Darius will have the next couple of months to prove to myself and Coach Rivers that he can help us win.”

The Bellville, Illinois native became the first player in NBA history to receive All-Rookie honors straight out of high school when he averaged 9.4 points and 1.54 blocks for the Clippers in the 2000-01 season. Miles scored in double-figures in 31 of the 40 games that he appeared in during his last NBA season in 2005-06. As a starter in 23 of those 40 games he averaged 16.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

“I’ve watched the Boston Celtics play a lot last year and loved what I saw in their teamwork and chemistry on the court and it’s the team that I want to try to resume my career with.” said Miles. “I am excited about having an opportunity to play on a team that I feel my personality fits with and a team that can have great success on the court.”

Via Press Release

Before you get excited and think this means the end of Portland's cap space, you're wrong. He still has to play in ten season games before his salary is reapplied to Portland's cap, and even if it is reapplied, Portland can apply to have it taken back off. Worst case scenario, Miles plays in ten games, his salary is reapplied and then there is "only" about 15-20 million in cap space left. Never mind that Miles has about as much chance of being on the roster after training camp is about as likely as Luke Jackson being on Portland's roster after training camp.

 

[phil]

ehhh.... i guess we'll see how this works out. doesnt hurt to give him a try. somebody obviously saw something in him.

 

[MrFedEx503]

lol for now he can go back to tell strippers he's an NBA player... do it while it lasts d miles

 

[synical dj]

this kid is so rich.. good for him.

 

[XxtraMannish]

ehhh.... i guess we'll see how this works out. doesnt hurt to give him a try. somebody obviously saw something in him.

Yeah, like those doctors that saw knees in such bad condition that he would need knee replacement surgery if he continued to play professional basketball.

 

[MAVA]

Boston is the new New York, buying their players
see Red Sox and Pats

 

[MrFedEx503]

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/54111/20080822/celtics_sign_darius_miles/



Before you get excited and think this means the end of Portland's cap space, you're wrong. He still has to play in ten season games before his salary is reapplied to Portland's cap, and even if it is reapplied, Portland can apply to have it taken back off. Worst case scenario, Miles plays in ten games, his salary is reapplied and then there is "only" about 15-20 million in cap space left. Never mind that Miles has about as much chance of being on the roster after training camp is about as likely as Luke Jackson being on Portland's roster after training camp.

when can apply to get it taken back off even if he does play 10 games. I never herd anything like that... got more info on that???

 

[XxtraMannish]

http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-VII_4.php

(h) Long-Term Injuries. Any player who suffers a career-ending injury or illness, and whose contract is terminated by the Team in accordance with the NBA waiver procedure, will be excluded from his Team’s Team Salary as follows:

(1) Beginning on the first anniversary of the injury or illness, the Team may apply to the NBA to have the player’s Salary for each remaining Salary Cap Year covered by the Contract excluded from Team Salary.

(2) The determination of whether a player has suffered a career-ending injury or illness shall be made by a physician selected jointly by the NBA and the Players Association.

(3) Notwithstanding Section 4(h)(1) and (2) above, the career-ending injury or illness of a player who plays in more than ten (10) games in any Season shall not be deemed to have occurred prior to the last game in which the player played in such Season.

(4) Notwithstanding Section 4(h)(1) and (2) above, if after a player’s Salary is excluded from Team Salary in accordance with this Section 4(h), the player plays in ten (10) NBA games in any Season, the excluded Salary for the Salary Cap Year covering such Season and each subsequent Salary Cap Year shall thereupon be included in Team Salary (and if the tenth game played is a playoff game, then the excluded Salary shall be included in Salary retroactively as of the start of the Team’s last Regular Season game). After a player’s Salary for one (1) or more Salary Cap Years has been included in Team Salary in accordance with this Section 4(h)(4), the player’s Team shall be permitted at the appropriate time to re-apply to have the player’s Salary (for each Salary Cap Year remaining at the time of the re-application) excluded from Team Salary in accordance with the rules set forth in this Section 4(h).

(5) If a Team applies to have a player’s Salary excluded from its Team Salary pursuant to this Section 4(h), the player shall cooperate in the processing of the application, including by appearing at the reasonably scheduled place and time for examination by the jointly-selected physician.

(6) Only the Team with which the player was under Contract at the time his career-ending injury or illness became known or reasonably should have become known shall be permitted to apply to have the player’s Salary excluded from Team Salary pursuant to this Section 4(h).

 

[MrFedEx503]

lol so we just go hey nba we really don't want this guys salary on our books even tho he played ten games

 

[phil]

Yeah, like those doctors that saw knees in such bad condition that he would need knee replacement surgery if he continued to play professional basketball.

you mean like frank gore? willis mcgahee? yeah i see your point.

 

[XxtraMannish]

^^^No. Like Darius Miles. Two separate doctors have called his knee the worst they have ever seen.

 

[D-Rose]

He'll be playing with KG, the guy he was supposed to be as good as, or better than, coming out of high school.



lmao

 

[phil]

^^^No. Like Darius Miles. Two separate doctors have called his knee the worst they have ever seen.

thats great.

who gives a fuck?

did you see me jumping for joy about the pickup?

as bitter as you are now, i hope he balls so you can really get your whine on. fucking faggot. fuck you and the blazers.

 

[Skizzy Ske]

i aint even trippin as a blazer fan. for real.

even if miles did play... we got paul allen as an owner... like he GIVES a fuck!!!!!!!

 

[XxtraMannish]

thats great.

who gives a fuck?

did you see me jumping for joy about the pickup?

as bitter as you are now, i hope he balls so you can really get your whine on. fucking faggot. fuck you and the blazers.

LOL what the fuck are you talkin about? Bitter? What exactly do I have to be bitter about? Because now the Celtics have the legendary Darius Miles signed to an unguaranteed contract for training camp? I wasn't whining about anything. If you read the fuckin post you should see how much I'n not trippin about it, you dick tastin bitch.

 

[Skizzy Ske]

thats great.

who gives a fuck?

did you see me jumping for joy about the pickup?

as bitter as you are now, i hope he balls so you can really get your whine on. fucking faggot. fuck you and the blazers.

phil, u must be the most pissed off sports fan ever.

relax... boston won.. be happy.

 

[XxtraMannish]

http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/th.../thank_you_danny,_for_calling_portlands_bluff

Thank You Danny, For Calling Portland's Bluff
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Posted By Tom Ziller 10:45 AM
The whole Darius Miles saga of the past several months would fit right into the Tom Clancy novel template ... except that the Miles situation has a good plot and compelling characters. It's a Russian spy thriller. To save cap space, Portland boss Kevin Pritchard allegedly spread word (against league rules) that Miles had failed a drug test (without mentioning it was for diet pills, not weed or steroids) and publicly told anyone who'd listen Miles' knee looked more sickening than the spawn of Phelps and Beard.

We owe Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics a debt of gratitude, then, for cutting through Pritchard's bullpucky and signing Miles to a nominal contract on Friday. Pritchard, in just a few years at Portland's helm, has made plenty of fair, borderline revolutionary moves. (Like, he actually calls other GMs! It's a big advancement in our beloved NBA.) But his handling of L'Affair D-Miles looks from the common vantage point to be just plain nasty.

Blazers announcer Mike Barrett passionately defends his boss from wrongdoing in a great interview with Blazers Edge, but Ainge ain't buying it. Roster spots are the new cap space, and there's a measure of risk involved in signing Miles. Basically, Ainge is telling Pritchard he doesn't believe a word he says about Darius's knee. That's new territory for Pritchard, and for the NBA under Pritchard's reign.

lol I guess those doctors were just bluffing too...

 

[phil]

LOL what the fuck are you talkin about? Bitter? What exactly do I have to be bitter about? Because now the Celtics have the legendary Darius Miles signed to an unguaranteed contract for training camp? I wasn't whining about anything. If you read the fuckin post you should see how much I'n not trippin about it, you dick tastin bitch.

so why you comment on it? dick tastin bitch.

 

[MrFedEx503]

so why you comment on it? dick tastin bitch.

oh great, he's repeating come backs now.......:hurt:

 

[KrazeeRDM]

Boston is the new New York, buying their players
see Red Sox and Pats

not sure about the bosox but we do not buy our teams. we pay cheapp to get players to play for us. we're not the dallas cowboys or even the fucking raiders giving huge contracts just to have guys for for our team. they want to play for our team and will take paycuts to play. say what you want to say but u know u wouldnt say shit if this were ur team doing so.