Court Awareness: The Celtics' Slide, the Lone Granger, and the Rest of Wednesday

The Grizzlies waived Darius Miles on Tuesday after he played in just two games. Miles did manage to serve the 10-game suspension he received for testing positive for a banned dietary supplement.

Up until now, most people thought if Miles were to play in eight more games this season then the Blazers would have to keep his salary on their cap next season.

Now comes the news that the six games Miles played with Boston in the preseason counted towards the ten so he's actually only two games away from Portland losing the cap space.

The Blazers and Grizzlies are two of the only teams that could have significant cap space next summer—but the Blazers would take a hit if Miles stays on the books.

The signing of Miles has to make one wonder if the Grizzlies only signed him so he could serve his suspension, thus clearing the major hurdle for other teams who might be interested in signing him.

Had the Grizzlies waived Miles after he had played 10 games, then they would probably be accused of doing it just to mess with the Blazers cap. Now the onus is on other teams to do so—without having to wait for Miles to sit out the suspension first.

This article also appears on FoxSports.com

You're currently logged into Facebook

Do you want to share your Bleacher Report activity on Facebook?