Why not? The Hornets have an extra roster spot. The pundits say that we still lack a reliable big. Darius Miles is a lanky 6?9?, 235 lbs. that we could use. You say he’s already 27 and injury-prone; he’s barely played in the last two-three years. Does he still have anything left after what was [...]
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