Former Blazers forward Darius Miles completed the latest audition in his attempt to get back into the NBA, this time with the Dallas Mavericks, Ian Thomsen from Sports Illustrated is reporting. "He was much better than I thought he would be,'' a member of the Mavericks' camp said. "On a scale of 1 to 10, I was expecting him to be 6. But he was a good, solid 8.''
While exhausted, Thomsen reports that at the end Miles jumped flat-footed and touched the top of the backboard square, showing he still has some explosion his leap.
"I'm physically 100 percent,'' Miles said in his first interview since attempting a comeback unprecedented in this salary-cap era. "I'm not in [basketball] shape, but healthwise and bodywise I'm 100 percent. I've got the explosion, I can move.''
Miles is trying to become the first player to come back after the NBA ruled that his injury was "career ending".
If he were to sign a new contract and play in 10 or more games this season, his $9 million salary would go back on Portland's books.
If he could get into basketball shape with out risking his health I don't see why we shouldn't take Miles on.
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"That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently
discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second class citizens of any nation;
That until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes;
That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race;
That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the
rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.." ONE LOVE
Too bad we wasted our MLE on Diop and not making a move to land a real post player.
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"That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently
discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second class citizens of any nation;
That until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes;
That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race;
That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the
rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.." ONE LOVE
__________________ Twenty with the Disease of Illness
1AJosh Howard/1BRajon Rondo/1CGerald Wallace/2Amare Stoudemire/3Trevor Ariza/4Thabo Sefolosha/5Sean Williams/6Al Thornton/7Brandon Jennings/8LaMarcus Aldridge/9Renaldo Balkman/10Stromile Swift/11Amir Johnson/12Tyrus Thomas/13Dorell Wright/14Marcus Haislip/15Antawn Jamison/16Nick Young/17Anthony Randolph/18Chris Andersen/19Travis Outlaw/20Kevin Durant
Close but No Puro: Derrick Rose, Julian Wright, Von Wafer, Jeff Green, Tarence Kinsey, Leandro Barbosa, Ronnie Price, Mike Taylor, Louis Williams, JR Smith, Dominic McGuire
RIP to the Career & The Man, Jonathan "Best Practice Player In NBA History" Bender & Eddie "Most Known Unknown" Griffin
On top of him being more athletic than the retirement home we call backcourt depth... Yes, we need to sign him.
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"That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently
discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second class citizens of any nation;
That until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes;
That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race;
That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the
rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.." ONE LOVE
I'd love to have Kenyon or Nene but not for what they'll ask from us. If we could add Kenyon Martin or Nene for Stackhouse it would make Bass a little more expendable. We'd just have to be sure to move Bass for an upgrade at SG.
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"That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently
discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second class citizens of any nation;
That until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes;
That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race;
That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the
rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.." ONE LOVE
I'd love to have Kenyon or Nene but not for what they'll ask from us. If we could add Kenyon Martin or Nene for Stackhouse it would make Bass a little more expendable. We'd just have to be sure to move Bass for an upgrade at SG.
It would be great to get Nene or Kenyon for Stackhouse, but their contracts don't match.
How much is Stack due to make over the next two seasons?
I'd really like to see if Kenyon could revive his career with Kidd. He's always had a gritty defensive mindset that is always a nice addition to a roster that has a few softer bigs.
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"That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently
discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second class citizens of any nation;
That until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes;
That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race;
That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the
rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.." ONE LOVE
Not even half of what Kenyon Martin is going to make over the next two seasons.
K, so Damiper & Stack for Nene & Martin.
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"That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently
discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second class citizens of any nation;
That until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes;
That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race;
That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the
rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.." ONE LOVE
Among the teams showing interest in former Cavs guard Devin Brown are Dallas, New Orleans, Denver and Atlanta. To a lesser extent, both Miami and Washington have made contact with Brown's representatives.
Brown played a team-high 78 games for the Cavs last year, which included 20 starts. He averaged 7.5 points.
Josh Smith is still in the crosshairs. But it’s not looking good for the Hawks on that front.
There are at least two, blockbuster sign-and-trade proposals the Hawks are chewing on regarding Smith (one from a Western Conference power and the other from an Eastern Conference big dog) that could dramatically change the landscape in Hawksville.
The “proverbial” ball appears to be clearly in the Hawks’ court regarding both opportunities, and we should presume many more. Because if they are resigned to the fact that they don’t intend to pay Smith a salary commensurate with what he feels he’s worth, then there only recourse is to sign-and-trade him.
The leverage we all assumed the Hawks had with their own restricted free agents went up in smoke last week when Childress bounced.
Anyone that doesn’t think Smith will wait this thing out as long as the Hawks is living in a dream world. If you don’t think he’ll sign a qualifying offer, play out his season and walk next summer as an unrestricted free agent you’re crazy.
If the Hawks want to get anything in return (and keep in mind they get absolutely nothing if he plays out the year and walks, NOTHING), they have to act now.
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