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Any word on Greg Monroe?
Posted on 8/1/14 at 10:18 am
Posted on 8/1/14 at 10:18 am
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Posted on 8/1/14 at 10:23 am to pelicansfan
We aren't getting him. I can tell you that much
Posted on 8/1/14 at 10:23 am to pelicansfan
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The Pistons are discussing a sign and trade of restricted free agent Greg Monroe, according to Yahoo! Sports reporter Adrian Wojnarowski.
The three teams are believed to be the Blazers, Suns and Hawks. The Pistons are obviously not fans of having Josh Smith and Greg Monroe on their team, because all that money to the power forward spot would really limit what they could do elsewhere. To be clear, nothing is imminent.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 10:57 am to WB504
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Detroit has tried to help [Monroe] with some sign and trade possibilities around the league. Monroe doesn’t really have a great interest in going back and playing with the Pistons. If they’re going to move him in a sign-and-trade, they’ve got to get value for him. They’ve got to get back some significant talent to compensate for that loss.
Latest quote from Woj.
Something like Monroe for Batum would make sense if the Blazers had another starting caliber wing on their roster, but as it stands I doubt they'd want that move. Maybe something like Monroe and Singler for Batum? I don't know, I'm just spitting balling here. I don't know how much (if at all) better that move makes Portland.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 11:04 am to Epic Cajun
It sounds like it's just a bad situation that they're probably going to be stuck with. Unlike the Suns and Bledsoe, I don't think the Pistons actually wanted Monroe back, they just don't want to give him away.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 11:14 am to pelicansfan
Posted on 8/1/14 at 11:19 am to Suntiger
ohh I like that trade!
Posted on 8/1/14 at 11:26 am to pelicansfan
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Any word on Greg Monroe?
I updated the MSB FA thread on it, maybe an hour ago.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 11:43 am to pelicansfan
No chance yo.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 12:00 pm to c on z
I'll be surprised if they went into this season with both Smith and Monroe.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 2:39 pm to mm2316
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I'll be surprised if they went into this season with both Smith and Monroe.
Once Monroe started his "I want a max contract" crap, his market value dropped like a rock. Nice player with a lot of holes in his game.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 2:56 pm to adono
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Once Monroe started his "I want a max contract" crap, his market value dropped like a rock. Nice player with a lot of holes in his game.
Yessir
If I had to make the most educated guess I can, Monroe will come back to the Pistons, but only for a short deal, to become a UFA when the new TV deal sets in.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 2:58 pm to LSU Piston
Three years 40mil with a player option after 2?
You probably watch him more than us, what do you think he's valued at?
You probably watch him more than us, what do you think he's valued at?
Posted on 8/1/14 at 2:58 pm to mm2316
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I'll be surprised if they went into this season with both Smith and Monroe.
It looks increasingly like both are coming back.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 3:03 pm to Epic Cajun
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Three years 40mil with a player option after 2?
I think this is a bit steep, but I think that would make the Pistons (and Monroe) happy
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You probably watch him more than us, what do you think he's valued at?
Monroe is an enigma in some regards. He's a great player, and seems like a great person as well. He is a HUGE liability on the defensive end of the floor. I do think his offense was curtailed last year because the frontcourt was an epic disaster.
I read a really good article the other day (can't remember it), saying that Monroe, as good and promising of a player as he is, is not worth sky-high value in today's NBA. He's not a PF that the Pistons try to make him, because he can't guard stretch 4's. But even as a center, the article talked about how many GMs/coaches want legit rim-protectors at this position. That's not him either.
The Pistons are doing it the right way. I want Monroe to stay. The Pistons shouldn't break the bank to keep him though. I've said it before, Josh Smith is a much better POWER FORWARD than Monroe.
Edit - All sources are saying the Player Option is part of the hold up in contract negotiations. Monroe wants the player option after 2 years. Pistons don't want to give it to him.
This post was edited on 8/1/14 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 8/1/14 at 3:14 pm to LSU Piston
Yea, it makes sense that he'd want either a max contract or an out after two seasons.
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