From Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports:
The Portland Trail Blazers’ threat to possibly sue any team that signs free-agent forward Darius Miles has created a firestorm of reaction around the league.
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert emailed Blazers president Larry Miller to say he took exception with Portland’s threat.
Yahoo! Sports obtained Gilbert’s email because it was carboned to the rest of the league’s owners and executives.
“With all due respect…although the Cleveland Cavaliers have no interest in signing Darius Miles and will not be signing Darius Miles,” Gilbert wrote, “I find your email quite peculiar from two standpoints:
“1. It’s dead wrong. I believe that all 30 NBA teams were and are fully aware of the terms and provisions of the collective bargaining agreement as to which all teams and the NBA are a party to, including the Portland Trailblazers.
Click here to read the rest of Gilbert’s email.
UPDATE: Tim MacMahon of the Dallas Morning News reminds readers that the Mark Cuban owned Dallas Mavericks have an open roster spot.
January 9th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Best owner in the NBA. Hands down.