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.

bitty, what's up with your squad? you may have to find another team, you know, one with a future...

I guess signing Doug Christie to sit on the IR for a few seasons wasn't enough of a lesson for Dallas.

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Posted by djsunyc:

bitty, what's up with your squad? you may have to find another team, you know, one with a future...

Did you hear about the supposed Ron Artest trade Dallas is trying to make? And I'm not feeling this Darius Miles even at his best I wasn't too big on him.

dallas said no to howard for artest.

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Posted by djsunyc:

bitty, what's up with your squad? you may have to find another team, you know, one with a future...

Did you hear about the supposed Ron Artest trade Dallas is trying to make? And I'm not feeling this Darius Miles even at his best I wasn't too big on him.

dallas said no to howard for artest.

I think they will have to deal Howard because he's just not a consistent 2nd option. Sometimes he looks terrific but others he looks very average.

What about Michael Redd? They won't be a defensive juggernaut but he will definetly be a legit scoring option alongside Dirk.

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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.

Why does your post stay in the knicks forum ? do you have some kind of green card ? My dmiles post working out in boston never made it.

any way

If he makes a NBA roster and contributes then the blazer just didn't want him on their roster.
The blazers made claims that his knee was done.

http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_request_waivers_-267482-1218.html

Pursuant to NBA procedures with regard to career-ending injuries, the Portland Trail Blazers have requested waivers on forward Darius Miles, General Manager Kevin Pritchard announced today.

An independent medical examiner jointly appointed by the NBA and the NBA Players Association examined Miles and determined that the damage to Miles’ right knee is severe enough to qualify as a career-ending injury.

Miles has missed all of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons, last appearing in a game for the Trail Blazers on April 15, 2006.

“Given the serious nature of his knee injury, we agree with the doctor’s conclusion that Darius has sustained a career-ending injury,” Pritchard said. “This allows Darius and the Trail Blazers to move forward and achieve closure to this matter. To his credit, Darius worked hard to come back, but his body just didn’t allow it to happen.”