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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 – Indiana Pacers Aren’t Going to Tank
Losing their best player to a season ending injury and perhaps their second most important offensive player to free agency could mean the Indiana Pacers are headed towards a season that will be about tanking in order to ensure a better future, although it’s hard to believe that’s going to happen considering the men running this team.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns in a Bad Relationship With Eric Bledsoe
While players, coaches and owners in the NBA love to use the phrase ‘it’s just business, it’s quite clear that the situation between the Phoenix Suns and their restricted free agent Eric Bledsoe has deteriorated beyond that point, and although he’ll likely play for the team next season, it’s not hard to figure out he doesn’t really want to do it.
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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 – Golden State Warriors Considering Benching Andre Iguodala
Not being involved in a big trade, the Golden State Warriors remain pretty much the same team from last season except for their head coach. One change they might be willing to consider in order to help out Harrison Barnes get out of his second-year funk is making him a starting player while pushing Andre Iguodala to the bench.
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NBA Rumors – Indiana Pacers Not Giving up on Shawn Marion
With the dust settling from an injury that has rocked their perception, the Indiana Pacers are still trying to get something out of this season. How? They haven’t given up on trying to sign Shawn Marion, although the free agent veteran might be leaning elsewhere in the Central division, where the prospects of success seem brighter.
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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 – Oklahoma City Thunder Won’t be Resting Kevin Durant
With Kevin Durant pulling himself out of contention for a spot on the Team USA roster, citing fatigue as the main reason, it’s only logical to think that he’s going to start needing to see more rest during the regular season with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite the numbers recommending it, it’s hard to believe that it’ll happen anytime soon.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Interested in Signing Timofey Mozgov
Building on just the big three and no defense isn’t a smart move, so the Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to make sure they have sufficient depth and rim protection to back up their stars, showing a lot of interest in Timofey Mozgov, who last played for the Denver Nuggets, to be their replacement center.