Blazers threaten lawsuit over Darius Miles

[bigboydan]

I don't blame Portland one bit for suing over this one. The only reason the NBA is really even endorsing this one is because they want to make sure the Lakers win the Western Conference.

Blazers threaten lawsuit over Miles

The NBA Players' Association has accused the Portland Trail Blazers of collusion for trying to block other teams from signing forward Darius Miles, according to a published report Friday.

Yahoo! Sports reported that the Trail Blazers have threatened litigation against any team that signs the free agent Miles, who was waived Wednesday after two games with the Memphis Grizzlies.

If Miles plays in 10 contests this season, his contract would count against Portland's salary cap. He has played in eight, including six preseason games.

"We are shocked at the brazen attempt by the Portland Trail Blazers to try to prevent Darius Miles from continuing his NBA career," the union's executive director, Billy Hunter, said to the web site in a statement.

"Their attempt to intimidate the other 29 NBA teams by threatening frivolous litigation merely for signing this capable NBA veteran is a clear violation of the anti-collusion and other provisions of our Collective Bargaining Agreement. We will vigorously defend Darius' rights."

The NBA, for its part, is siding with the players' union. According to a separate report by Yahoo! on Friday, the league has notified all teams that any signing of Miles will be approved.

"What they're saying is, 'Don't let that scare you off,'" one Eastern Conference executive told Yahoo!.

Prior to his short stint with the Grizzlies, Miles had not played an NBA regular-season game since April 15, 2006, thanks to a right knee injury.

In fact, Miles was waived by the Blazers last season when an independent doctor deemed his injury career-ending. Portland, as a result, was allowed to remove the $18 million that was owed to Miles over two seasons from its salary cap.

The ruling allowed the Blazers to become a threat in the summer of 2010, when a bevy of superstars - including LeBron James - hit the free-agent market.

[Panic]

And the Grizzlies re-signed him. I'm gonna laugh my ass off if they only play him 2 games and fvck the Blazers.

[bigboydan]

That's not fair to the Blazers at all sir. If he plays just two more games Portland has to pay him like 18 million dollars and it goes against the cap. They have every right to sue over this one IMO.

[Panic]

I agree, but business is business. Portland looks like a dynasty in the making with Roy/Aldridge/Oden and the rest of their young talent. In a few years, they are gonna be unstoppable. So teams are gonna try and slow them down by eating up their cap and hope they cant sign anymore talent. Miles is on the book til 2010.

[infamousdx]

I don't see how this is a slight to Portland... they should know the rules and they should know that other teams in their division/conf will want to kill their cap space. Now they won't be able to offer a max deal to a free agent next year.

[bigboydan]

Exactly sir... The NBA doesn't want a small market team creating any type of dynasty at all because the TV ratings will be really bad. Just like when the Spurs had theirs for all those years.

[NBA Hero]

its portlands poor decision. they shouldnt complain about it. they signed the contract so cry all they want but deal with it like a man.
like for ex, on the knicks side. they are paying major dollars on marbury who hasnt played. curry coz of injury, jerome james coz he is a lazy fat guy. but do you hear them complaining.
when you put your XXXXX on the piece of paper, you have to follow it through.
as it turns out, the docs opinion of the health of darius knees maybe questionable. we cant deny a person trying to find a living.

and panic,
the grizzlies played him two games and waived him. so any team who signs him and play two more games will **** portland. thats why they put out the email as a warning or is it a threat. their president of the blazers is real dumb. didnt he realize this will reflect poorly on the blazers name.

[Panic]

its portlands poor decision. they shouldnt complain about it. they signed the contract so cry all they want but deal with it like a man.
like for ex, on the knicks side. they are paying major dollars on marbury who hasnt played. curry coz of injury, jerome james coz he is a lazy fat guy. but do you hear them complaining.
when you put your XXXXX on the piece of paper, you have to follow it through.
as it turns out, the docs opinion of the health of darius knees maybe questionable. we cant deny a person trying to find a living.

and panic,
the grizzlies played him two games and waived him. so any team who signs him and play two more games will **** portland. thats why they put out the email as a warning or is it a threat. their president of the blazers is real dumb. didnt he realize this will reflect poorly on the blazers name.

The Grizzlies re-signed him again today.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3822911

[NBA Hero]

ok, reagrding resigning.

same thing happened with fred lones at clips.

they cant make up their ming. but personally, i dont see the need of memph for a headache like darius even if he change his ways and how he plays. memph has enough scorer outside with mayo and gray with supporting guys. what they need is a veteran which can help develop malicic and gasol

[purecarnagge]

Portland's fault, they signed the contract they released the guy for medical reasons.

If another team thinks he might work out for a period of time (lol 10 day contract) That's the blazers problem. Threatening all 30 of your partners in lawsuits usually does not bode very well for you though.

[dmiles1021]

let miles make that