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sports.yahoo.com - 1/8/2009

Blazers' magic number for cap turmoil: 2 - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

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Until now, Portland Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard had a secret it appears most of the NBA hadn’t taken the time to discover for itself: Darius Miles is on the brink of blowing up the Blazers’ salary-cap space. Most of the NBA believed Miles still was eight regular-season games ...

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sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 1/9/2009

Blazers issue warning about Miles

— sportsillustrated.cnn.com — The Portland Trail Blazers have issued an unusual warning to rival NBA teams who are thinking about... hiring their former player Darius Miles: Put Miles on the court, say the Blazers, and we may sue you. (more) Blazers issue warning about Miles

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asternwarning.com - 1/9/2009

Darius Miles : the unwarranted distraction

— asternwarning.com — There was a time where being a Trail Blazers fan was a dirty secret. Everyone knows about... the Jail Blazers era and all attached to it. However that time is over. For the last few years I've been proud to proclaim myself as a Blazers fan once again. Don't get me wrong, I've always been proud ... (more) Darius Miles : the unwarranted distraction

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blazersedge.com - 1/9/2009

Darius Miles Situation Explodes

— blazersedge.com —   Ohhhh...here we go. As has been reported (and commented on near 1000 times, no exaggeration) in... the sidebar an unnamed NBA team official has leaked a letter e-mailed to all NBA teams from the Portland Trail Blazers' Team President Larry ... (more) Darius Miles Situation Explodes

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Miles Update
Blazersedge — ... As has been pointed out in the sidebar a couple of times, Adrian "Spell THIS, Sucka!" Wojnarowski over at Yahoo Sports is reporting that pre-season games actually count towards Darius' total when determining if he's played 10 games this season.  He played 6 for Boston, plus 2 regular-season games, leaving just 2 left for him to qualify.  Adrian says he has confirmation from the league office but doesn't cite a source by name.  Chances are this will take a little bit to confirm and sort out. ...

Is Darius Miles Even a Big Deal?
FanHouse — by Tom Ziller Filed under: Trail Blazers, NBA TransactionsAdrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! dropped a bombshell on the whole Darius Miles escapade: those six preseason games Miles played in for Boston counted toward the 10 which would "un-retire" Darius and stick his $9 million back on Portland's 2009-10 salary cap figure. The understanding, furthered by Woj, is that the cap addition would cripple Portland's summmertime spending spree. (Woj's assessment: "Darius Miles is on the brink of blowing up the Blazers' salary-cap space.") But is that really the case? Are the Blazers screwed if Miles plays two ...

The Long Mile(s) to Redemption and Stupid Lawyers
Hornets Hype —   Hey Trailblazers’ fans, remember this pic?  Darius and his wife at the signing conference?  The travesty that is “medically unfit to play” and the Curious Case of the Disappearing Salary?  Well the strange saga that began on April 14, 2008, is all about to end, the final chapter  hopefully written within the next two Grizzlies’ games.  Darius Miles, once a top NBA prospect, has been the center of recent controversy, and with his salary about to land back on the Trailblazers salary cap, Blazers’ president, Larry Miller, thought it would be a good idea to send a letter to the other 29 teams in the League ...