Detroit Pistons won’t rule out Greg Monroe trade
By Bryan Rose
The stalemate between the Detroit Pistons and Greg Monroe seemed to come to an unfortunate end on Tuesday afternoon when the former Georgetown product suggested he would be willing to accept a one-year qualifying offer with the franchise.
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Doing such would allow Greg Monroe to play out the season and become an unrestricted free agent at year end. In addition, he’d have a full no-trade clause, so it’s not as if the Detroit Pistons could simply trade him away to get value for him before he walks in free agency.
Given that, the team is not expected to rule out a sign-and-trade possibility though they would prefer to sign him long term if at all possible.
"Now, don’t rule out a sign a trade between now and the start of the season, but that seems unlikely as the Pistons have exhausted trade scenarios. He plans to sign the qualifying offer before the Oct. 1 deadline.Monroe didn’t make the decision lightly. He has been discussing options with his agent David Falk for the past two offseasons, and Falk has been impressed with Monroe’s analytic, intelligent and unemotional approach to free agency."
According to USA Today, two teams were talking about offering Greg Monroe a max-level deal this offseason though never officially offered it because they believed the Detroit Pistons would match the deal.
It’s also been previously reported that the Detroit Pistons had talked sign-and-trade scenarios with other teams before, however their asking price was said to be far too high and a trade at that time was unrealistic.