Trailblazers threaten to sue the rest of the NBA (or, call the WAAAAmbulance)

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by Logan

I thought he answered that:



If someone deliberately screwed the Knicks, and the only reason they were in that situation is because of a contract they willfully gave out, no way would I have a problem with it. They made their bed, and if it cost the team their entire future FA haul, so be it.

To be fair, the only reason this scenario exists is because the league allowed the Blazers to declare Miles' injury to be career-ending, when it's obviously not. So they have about three strikes going against them by my count (the 3rd being that if he had no injury at all, he would still be on their cap for the full amount).

Didn't a doctor say it was a career ending injury?

Do the Blazers have a case against the doctor for his incorrect diagnosis?

[DaddyTorgo]

that's my point - if this actually wasn't a CEI then the blazers ought to have legal recourse against SOMEBODY

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Logan

To be fair, the only reason this scenario exists is because the league allowed the Blazers to declare Miles' injury to be career-ending, when it's obviously not. So they have about three strikes going against them by my count (the 3rd being that if he had no injury at all, he would still be on their cap for the full amount).

The way you word this suggests the league cut the Blazers a break to do this. That's not the case. There were specific rules put in the CBA to handle this situation.

If an independent doctor determines that the injury is a CEI (and it may take more than one doctor, not sure), then the Blazers can apply for the cap relief, which they were eligible for under the CBA. That eligibility comes with the condition being tested here, that should Miles play in 10 games within the next NBA season, that contract comes back into play.

So it wasn't like some sort of deal was worked out between the league and the Blazers, wink, wink, and just declare it a CEI.

Kudos to Miles for perservering and overcoming his injury.

[Logan]

You're right, I didn't really mean it like that...more like if he were never injured in the first place, he would be counting on their cap anyway (and would be yet another guy who has more value for his expiring contract a year from now than his actual on court play). It's not like something happened that automatically triggered a 2 year, $18 million extension that they did not originally agree to. That's where I come back to them not having anyone to blame but themselves.

I don't see what claim they would have against a doctor for an incorrect diagnosis. What would they have been able to do differently? He would just sit on their bench and rot if he was 100% healthy, or play poorly.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by MylesKnight

I suppose this takes all thoughts of one of the TB's rivals trying to purposely hurt the franchise away. Memphis is going nowhere and will have no impact on the Western Conference whatsoever for at least the next handful of seasons.

And that is the funniest thing to me about the whole situation. It is all about "screwing the Blazers" as opposed to whether or not signing Miles will better the Grizzlies or not.

[MylesKnight]

The Blazers tried to sign D. Miles last week...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns