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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets & Miami Heat Interested in Signing Josh Smith
Whether the Detroit Pistons made the right choice by releasing Josh Smith in the middle of the season doesn’t matter to him because there are three teams and maybe more chasing his talents: The Miami Heat, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks in the forefront while the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Clippers are also trying to get in on this deal.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin & Kobe Bryant Make the Offense Look Great
While Kobe Bryant had the wrong kind of triple double in a game he didn’t really try to force himself on the offense, Jeremy Lin played the facilitator perfectly, providing the kind of ball movement and ball handling the Los Angeles Lakers needed in their 106-96 win over the Detroit Pistons.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Finally Giving a Superstar Performance
The Chicago Bulls are still waiting for some consistency and consecutive excellence from Derrick Rose, who put on his finest performance this season and maybe since his famous injury from over two years ago, leading his team to a 102-91 win over the Detroit Pistons.
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NBA Rumors: Detroit Pistons Might Sign-and-Trade Greg Monroe Eventually
As long as Greg Monroe doesn’t sign the qualifying offer to play for the Detroit Pistons for one more season before he becomes an unrestricted free agent, all the options, including pulling off a sign and trade with another team, are on the table.
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NBA Rumors – Detroit Pistons Will Sign Greg Monroe to a Qualifying Offer
The Detroit Pistons and Greg Monroe have been unable to agree on a new long term contract through this off-season, and so it seems that Monroe will sign the qualifying offer, keeping him on the team for one more season but make him an unrestricted free agent next summer.
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NBA Rumors – Indiana Pacers Thinking About Trading Roy Hibbert
Desperate to try and change their predicament since the anti-climatic ending to last season and the crushing off-season injury to their best player, the Indiana Pacers might actually try to trade Roy Hibbert, with the options of contacting the Detroit Pistons for Greg Monroe or the Phoenix Suns in hope of getting Goran Dragic.
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NBA Rumors: Detroit Pistons Close to Re-Signing Greg Monroe
While Greg Monore thinks he deserves a max contract, the Detroit Pistons (and almost everyone else) are quite sure that he isn’t worth that kind of money. Maybe it’ll end with a qualifying offer that means unrestricted free agency a year from now, and maybe they’ll work out a long term deal. However, without too many options, time is certainly on the team’s side, not the player’s.
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NBA Rumors – Detroit Pistons Might Sign Greg Monroe to Qualifying Offer
It’s quite easy to see things aren’t going smoothly in the negotiations between the Detroit Pistons and Greg Monroe. That max contract he’s looking for isn’t coming at the moment, and in the end the restricted free agent might simply sign a qualifying offer that means he loses money this season, but his unrestricted free agency a year from now.
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Detroit Pistons Don’t Want to Trade Josh Smith For Some Weird Reason
Signing Josh Smith was a big mistake the Detroit Pistons want to keep making. Maybe the assurances they’re giving him gives us an indication about what they plan to do with Greg Monroe, because another season of trying to squeeze three big men into a two-man frontcourt isn’t going to get them anywhere.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Might Try to Sign Greg Monroe
The Detroit Pistons are having problems with their negotiations at the moment in their attempt to re-sign Greg Monroe, so the Phoenix Suns, with plenty of cap space and a young, talented team, might try to take advantage of the situation and sign him.