Greg Monroe Rumors: Sign-and-trade looking more likely
By Josh Hill
The Greg Monroe situation in Detroit is one that just won’t resolve itself and it’s not getting the type of attention that either side maybe would have liked to be seeing by now. Monroe is a restricted free agent and despite there being interest in him at the trade deadline this past year, all has been quiet on the Motor City front.
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According to Moke Hamilton from Basketball Insiders and SNY.tv, the Pistons and Monroe seem to be edging closer and closer to a sign-and-trade that would send the big man somewhere — anywhere — other than Detroit.
It’s not that the two sides don’t like each other, it’s just that Monroe wants to play somewhere else and the Pistons missed out on a chance to trade him to Washington when the Wizards were interested back in February.
Greg Monroe, at this point, could still opt to sign the one-year qualifying offer and become unrestricted next summer.
— Moke Hamilton (@MokeHamilton) July 13, 2014
If Monroe is certain that he no longer wishes to be in Detroit, the one-year QO or a sign-and-trade are the ways to ensure his exit.
— Moke Hamilton (@MokeHamilton) July 13, 2014
It has been a while and nothing has happened with Monroe, at all. Leads me to believe a S&T is probable, just waiting for dust to settle.
— Moke Hamilton (@MokeHamilton) July 13, 2014
The match just isn’t there for the Pistons and Monroe which is making the situation their in even more painful that it’s not going anywhere at all.
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