Marc Stein wrote this about Miles today:
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Originally Posted by Marc Stein
Sources say that all 30 teams were notified this week by league memorandum that the drug that earned Portland Trail Blazers castoff Darius Miles a 10-game suspension to start next season -- if Miles can find a job -- is the appetite suppressant phentermine.
A weight-loss drug, basically.
Steep as a 10-game ban is, then, Miles' choice is nothing bound to scare teams away from signing him. Miles has tried out for at least four clubs already this month -- Boston, Dallas, New Jersey and Phoenix -- and is expected to command no more than a minimum salary in his comeback from longstanding knee problems, as the 26-year-old still has $18 million in salary coming from the Portland Trail Blazers.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/column...t&lid=tab4pos1
There's a little bit more in there about Miles, but nothing we didn't already know. I hadn't seen anyone post what the banned substance actually was, so I thought I'd throw this in here.