Celtics Waive Darius Miles

By Jeff Christenbury in Celtics, Top Story ⋅ October 20, 2008 at 2:57pm ⋅ Post a comment

Several news outlets are reporting the Celtics have waived Darius Miles. After missing two seasons due to a knee injury, Miles seemed like a long shot to make the roster. Though he did play some decent minutes for the Celts in the preseason, he just doesn’t seem to be in basketball shape.

Celts GM Danny Ainge had nothing but positive things to say about the 6’9″ 27-year old.

“Darius was a model citizen during his time here in Boston. He showed that he still has a lot of basketball left in him.” Ainge said.

The move now puts the Celtics down to 15 players on the roster and they do not need to cut anyone else before the season opens next Tuesday.

My Take:
It’s too bad Miles couldn’t get ready in time for the season. He was a freak athlete coming out of high school in 2000 but never really got over the hump. In the little action I saw him in a Celtics uniform I did see where his long arms could do well on the defensive side of the ball. It’s celebration time in Portland as the Trail Blazers would have owed Miles around $18 million if he played 10 games this year.

Tags: Celtics, Danny Ainge, Darius Miles

Discussion

2 comments for “Celtics Waive Darius Miles”

It would’ve been sweet if he could’ve realized his past skills…oh well. Maybe someone else in the Western Conference can sign him just to cost the Blazers $18 million

Posted by KC | October 20, 2008, 5:24 pm
It is too bad he can’t contribute to someone with all the talent. Another guy that got sidetracked with off the court stuff and injuries. And as you guys pointed out, the Blazers are the big winners in all this (and Miles still gets paid too).

Posted by Mike | October 20, 2008, 8:33 pm