Grizzlies waive Darius?!

[Boob-No-More]

I suspect one of two things will happen:

Memphis will pick him up on a pair of 10 day contracts. This will give them some additional time to evaluate his play before they have to guarantee his contract for the remainder of the season. This scenario makes the most sense. Why would Memphis pay him while he served his 10 game suspension to only cut him after 9 minutes of action?

Well, we can probably scratch that one off the list.

Memphis just traded cash considerations and a conditional 2nd round pick to the Heat for Shaun Livingston:

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=2967

There goes Darius' roster spot.

With Mike Conley, Kyle Lowry and oversized point guard Marko Jaric the Grizzlies are overloaded at the position. It’ll be interesting to see how long the team holds on to Livingston. So far he’s been unable to show full recovery from injury.

It seems starange that they would prefer a 4th string PG who hasn't recovered from his knee injury over Darius who supposedly has - especially given their current lack of front court depth after Darko went down with an injury.

So, that leads to my second scenario: Boston signs Darius to a 10-day contract or two to see if he's worth keeping on the roster for the remainder of the season. It looks like Chris Wallace did his old team a big favor (intentionally, I suspect) by helping Miles get that pesky 10 game suspension out of the way so he'd be a better candiate for a 10-day contract or two

BNM

 

[Sedatedfork]

Apparently the Grizz traded with Miami to acquire Livingston. I wonder if that is why they waived Darius.

 

[Boob-No-More]

On October 31, 2007 (iirc) the following picture was taken (google "Darius Miles Fat Picture"). The dude was not close to basketball shape... What was Darius' suspension for? Couldn't have been "magic pills", could it?

Evidently, the lucrative Baskin-Robbins endorsement deal* fell through and Darius went with plan B - pop diet pills like M&Ms in order to quickly lose enough weight to fool a couple clueless NBA GMs into believing you deserve an NBA roster spot and an NBA salary.

I wonder what plan C is. Perhaps "The Biggest Loser - NBA Edition". I wonder what John "Hot Plate" Wiliams is up to (figuratively and literally) these days.

*free pistaccio and pralines double dip waffle cones for life

BNM

 

[ehizzy3]

Apparently the Grizz traded with Miami to acquire Livingston. I wonder if that is why they waived Darius.

i heard livingston was cut, not traded

 

[Mediocre Man]

i heard livingston was cut, not traded

He didn't clear waivers.

 

[BengalDuck]

I believe that Boston's current troubles will not allow them to sign those vets that they want - Marbury, Miles, et al.

When they were crushing teams for 20 straight games, sure... but now they're kind of teetering on the brink of becoming very very very very beatable if they aren't already there. They can't fuck around with additions that bring nothing but second chances to the team there.

 

[Boob-No-More]

i heard livingston was cut, not traded

If you read the link above, it states that the Heat were expected to waive Livingston, but at the last minute worked out a trade to send him to the Grizz for cash and a 2nd round pick.

BNM

 

[Blaze01]

If you read the link above, it states that the Heat were expected to waive Livingston, but at the last minute worked out a trade to send him to the Grizz for cash and a 2nd round pick.

BNM

and then MEM cut Livingston......

I would like to see POR pick him up...send Shavlik packing....

 

[PapaG]

So, that leads to my second scenario: Boston signs Darius to a 10-day contract or two to see if he's worth keeping on the roster for the remainder of the season. It looks like Chris Wallace did his old team a big favor (intentionally, I suspect) by helping Miles get that pesky 10 game suspension out of the way so he'd be a better candiate for a 10-day contract or two

BNM

I like your conspiracy thinking, and think it could be plausible, but who does Boston waive in order to bring in Miles for some his ten-day contracts? If they do it, it had better be by Saturday, right?

The two most likely to be waived would be Scalabrine or Bill Walker, but I just don't see that happening.

 

[PapaG]

Evidently, the lucrative Baskin-Robbins endorsement deal* fell through and Darius went with plan B - pop diet pills like M&Ms in order to quickly lose enough weight to fool a couple clueless NBA GMs into believing you deserve an NBA roster spot and an NBA salary.

I wonder what plan C is. Perhaps "The Biggest Loser - NBA Edition". I wonder what John "Hot Plate" Wiliams is up to (figuratively and literally) these days.

*free pistaccio and pralines double dip waffle cones for life

BNM

What a great idea! Add in Stanley Roberts, Khalid El-Amin, Pearl Washington, Shawn Kemp, Shaq, and Glenn Davis, and I think we have a new VH-1 show.

 

[Nikolokolus]

and then MEM cut Livingston......

I would like to see POR pick him up...send Shavlik packing....

What the fuck is Wallace doing? Trading a second round pick for a player so you can turn around and waive him? Seriously, this is starting to look goofy as hell ... is there some angle here that I'm not seeing?

 

[illmatic99]

What the fuck is Wallace doing? Trading a second round pick for a player so you can turn around and waive him? Seriously, this is starting to look goofy as hell ... is there some angle here that I'm not seeing?

Cash was involved. So, Miami paid Memphis to clear a roster spot.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Cash was involved. So, Miami paid Memphis to clear a roster spot.

It just occured to me when I read the blurb on Insidehoops.com after I had posted above.

Wow, the Grizz must be desperate for cash.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

And yet they pay for Miles 10 game suspension . . . damn griz organization, what the hell are you guys doing?

 

[PapaG]

And yet they pay for Miles 10 game suspension . . . damn griz organization, what the hell are you guys doing?

A very good point. They are so strapped for cash they are trading picks in order to waive players, yet they signed Darius Miles and paid him to sit on the bench.

What an absolute mess of an organization.

 

[ehizzy3]

david stern needs to just get rid of that franchise. they're a waste

 

[alex42083]

Memphis... lol. What a joke.
Chris Wallace continues to build his legacy as the worst GM in the NBA.

 

[Boob-No-More]

A very good point. They are so strapped for cash they are trading picks in order to waive players, yet they signed Darius Miles and paid him to sit on the bench.

Actually, behind the bench - while he was suspended. So, they paid him for 12 games for nine minutes of court time.

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

Memphis... lol. What a joke.
Chris Wallace continues to build his legacy as the worst GM in the NBA.

Only becuase John Nash is no longer a GM and Kevin McHale is now coaching.

BNM

 

[Ed O]

Actually, behind the bench - while he was suspended. So, they paid him for 12 games for nine minutes of court time.

So that's a seventh of the minimum salary, right? So that's about $140k. That's not very much money.

I don't know how much money he got from Miami for taking on Livingston, but I bet it was significantly more than $140k.

I'm not really sure why this deal is evidence that Wallace is a bad GM.

Ed O.