Why Did the NBA Deny The Blazers' Claim of Miles?

I'm pretty sure there is something in the CBA preventing it. Or at the very least, making it so Miles would go back on the cap automatically if the Blazers signed him.

It was a rule put in place to prevent the Knicks from getting out of Allan Houston's contract counting against the cap, while having him on the team still, by paying him the minimum.

 

Uh..no, not at all. Can we agree that most players getting 10 day contracts are borderline NBA players? If we can then why wouldnt a team try out Miles? He used to be quality and has shown he played in several games so his knee could actually be okay in the short term. Whether it truly helps MEM in this particular argument is irrelevant. If you ignore the fact of Miles financial situation he is a very attractive player in regards to 10 day contracts, which happen plenty.

...and was the bbf comment towards me?

Me? Are you serious?


EDIT: Nevermind, I saw the thread over there, my bad

 

And if they prove the doctors right, they turn around and sue for malpractice.

 

I guess we will see how miles does in the next few games and see if he gets dropped again.

 

Allan Houston? Jamal Mashburn?

 

If he plays in even one more game he'll count against our cap and it won't matter if he's dropped.

 

Also, why did the NBA allow Detroit to trade McDyess to Denver, have Denver waive him, and potentially let Detroit sign McDyess back with more cap space for next season? Or let Denver lower its cap by signing a player they never intended to play?

Questions...questions...

http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/nuggets/archives/2008/11/mcdyess_gives_u.html

 

at what point in that scenario did denver sign a player they didn't intend to play?

 

They traded for McDyess and immediately bought him out and waived him, which lowered their cap space by almost $5 million.

McDyess is now back with Detroit. Seems like a nice little scam by Denver in order to save distributing money into the luxury tax pool.

 

Isn't Jeff Ruland an example? I believe he blew out his ACL and had to retire, but then they invented a new procedure and he came back for a few games a few years later.

[edit: here's the real (although clearly written by a fan) story:

And that brings up another issue: suppose Miles had retired and they'd invented bionic kneecaps after the retirement had been granted, what should happen? Should the Blazers lose their exception but not get him back? That would be unfair, because, at the time they're granted the exception, it was career ending.

 

a key word here would be "trade". you said "sign". there is a difference there.

and denver wanted mcdyess to play for them.

 

Yep. That key word "trade" is the only specifically mentioned in the CBA as a means to not circumvent the cap.

Really? Is that what they are saying? I guess we should just believe them!

Nice little ploy by Warkentien. Well played...

 

really. in the link you posted both the nuggets and mcdyess's agent said that the nuggets wanted mcdyess to play for them.

 

I forgot to add my tag. The McDyess portion of that deal was a set-up from the get-go. Good move by both teams, but it could also be perceived as circumventing the cap, especially when you consider that McDyess is back with Detroit.