Monroe Does Not Want To Return To Play With "These Pistons"

[jonathanlambert33]

via Woj:

Greg Monroe, Detroit is trying to help him with some sign-and-trade possibilities around the league. Monroe doesn't really have a great interest in going back and playing with these Pistons. If they're going to move him in a sign and trade they gotta get value for him. They've got to get back some significant players and some significant talent to compensate for that loss.

They haven't been able to find a deal for him. He could take what's called a qualifying offer and then play one year and become an unrestricted free agent next summer. But that's risky. You're risking injury. You're on a one-year deal when you could right now get the security of a long-term extension.

[...] They've talked to Atlanta. I believe they talked to Phoenix for a while. Those are the two off the top of my head that they had conversations with and that there was interest. Portland had some interest early on but those teams moved on and they realized, you know, again, they could have signed Monroe to an offer sheet but Detroit would have likely matched it. They weren't just going to let him leave for nothing.

Detroit has tried to help [Monroe] with some sign and trade possibilities around the league. Monroe doesnt really have a great interest in going back and playing with the Pistons. If theyre going to move him in a sign-and-trade, theyve got to get value for him. Theyve got to get back some significant talent to compensate for that loss.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Can't blame him.

 

[Pugz]

knew this. him and drummond aren't a fit, that falls on his inability to develop a mid range game -- which he never will. he just doesn't look comfortable out there. he's got an old school back to the basket game. don't blame him for not liking josh either.

it's going to be next to impossible to trade him and get anywhere near close value.

 

[elcheato]

 
Never Forget

 

[Pugz]

idk how it'd be done but id a tussle LOVE a sign and trade for trillsap or horford because i think monroe would fit with either of them, and either of them would fit with drummond.

 

[Mexi]

 
Never Forget

i forgot lol

 

[Mobruler]

Can't blame him.
 
It's so funny because when a player in any sport in this town wants to ditch the team, fans will usually go on the offensive.
 
In this situation, 80% of Pistons fans will say "can't blame him" and "best of luck".