In the last few weeks, there was a lot of drama surrounding Darius Miles. It all started when the Portland Trail Blazers were able to remove Miles’ contract from the salary cap — with the stipulation that he not play more than ten games in the NBA. After the Memphis Grizzlies waived him after he played a total of eight games in this NBA season, the Blazers sent a memo to other teams saying they’d sue if another team were to sign Miles. On Friday, the Grizzlies ignored the threat and re-signed Miles.

Now the question that fantasy basketball owners want to know is whether Darius Miles has any fantasy value? The quick answer is no, however it isn’t that simple.

Prior to Miles needing serious knee surgeries, he was a solid fantasy player. But after a long time out of the game, Miles is obviously much less explosive. In his first stint with the Grizzlies, he didn’t do much else other than play in garbage time.

Surprisingly, Miles actually showed some flashes in that garbage time. He had a pair of athletic blocks and seemed to run the court well. He’s put on some weight since his last time in the NBA but he’s still long and relatively athletic.

Right now, he’s not worth picking up for your fantasy team. Although, you should keep a close eye on what Memphis does with him. If he gets an extended look, he could quickly become relevant in the fantasy world. But if he doesn’t get a legitimate chance, he’ll continue to just be a player who is talked about due to his contract with the Blazers.

Darius Miles has signed a contract with the Boston Celtics, which is somewhat of a surprise since the Portland Trail Blazers have all but declared Miles’ career over. In fact, the Blazers got salary cap relief due to the fact they successfully argued that Miles suffered a career-ending injury.

The most interesting aspect of this signing is that the Blazers would lose a whole lot of salary cap space if Miles plays at least ten games with the Celtics. For that reason, you can expect Miles to be extra motivated.

Miles used to be a very good basketball player who was useful in fantasy basketball, however that was a few years ago. He has bad knees now and it is unlikely he can even become 80% of what he used to be. However, if he does, the Celtics will become even stronger.

Don’t consider drafting Miles in the 2008-09 fantasy basketball season until you actually see that he makes the Celtics. This contract is only partly guaranteed and there’s still a decent to good shot he can’t complete the comeback. Even if Miles makes the Celtics opening day roster, he probably still isn’t worthy of a draft pick.

To remember what Miles used to be capable of, watch this Darius Miles video: