Merged: Josh Smith released by the Pistons

[NBASupes]

 

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Edited December 22, 2014 by nbasupes40retired

[JETSET]

They still owe him 27 million and they have already had enough.  All I can say is WOW.

[Sothron]

You have to know they tried to trade him for anything before that. If he wasn't such a knucklehead that brought this on himself I'd feel sorry for our wayward ex Hawk.

[NBASupes]

Any takers on Josh? 

 

[lethalweapon3]

I was waiting to click on a link from the Onion!

 

~lw3

[Admin]

Why is this posted in Homecourt??

[lethalweapon3]

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~lw3

[diamond_dave]

Crazy, but I guess they didn't have a choice. He's a garbage man but he doesn't realize it.

[willthepureshooter]

I don't care if it doesn't belong in this section but this is big news. Now he gets a chance to choose his next team. I see Houston making a call...

http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?storyId=12066086

[lethalweapon3]

Nuh-uh, Stan! Don't you blame The Peach State for this!

 

 

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – The Detroit Pistons announced today the club has requested waivers on forward Josh Smith.

 

"Our team has not performed the way we had expected throughout the first third of the season and adjustments need to be made in terms of our focus and direction," said Stan Van Gundy, Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations for the Detroit Pistons. "We are shifting priorities to aggressively develop our younger players while also expanding the roles of other players in the current rotation to improve performance and build for our future. As we expand certain roles, others will be reduced. In fairness to Josh, being a highly versatile 10-year veteran in this league, we feel it’s best to give him his freedom to move forward. We have full respect for Josh as a player and a person."

 

The 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward has averaged 13.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists while shooting 39.1% from the field, 24.3% from three point range and 46.8% from the free throw line. In 105 games with the Pistons, the Georgia native averaged 15.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.

 

Smith was acquired by the Pistons as a free agent on July 10, 2013. Drafted with the 17th overall selection in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, the former Oak Hill Academy product has averaged 15.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.0 blocks and 34.2 minutes in 781 career games (758 starts).

 

~lw3

[Afro]

Wonder how much he will demand.

If he would be our PF version of Thabo I wouldn't mind lol.

[JTB]

I will take him off the bench for rim protection reasons....huh nevermind he likes to shoot to damn much I rather see our rookie get some time

[turnermx]

You just beat me :)

[Dejay]

Didn't we try to tell the few Piston fans out there that signing him would be a bad idea? But nope, us silly little Hawk fans didn't know what we were talking about, didn't we?

[diamond_dave]

Josh has it made. He gets the rest of his salary. Plus, he will make the pro-rated minimum for the rest of the season.

For some reason, I'm thinking Josh will be a Laker. I can't image him and Kobe getting along for any significant time.

No one else will want his cancer-ness on the team unless they are in full tank mode.

[suiluap]

Lol where's all J-Smoove bandwagonners at? Thanks God we haven't offered him a max.

[GameTime]

 

COME HOME SMOOVE FOR THE MIN

 

You will have to play by Bud's rules though. No jumpers. Shawn Marion status utility guy.

[willthepureshooter]

You just beat me :)

Yeah but it won't last long. Haha! Dolfan should be destroying this thread in 5,4,3,2,1.... lol

[JTB]

Lol where's all J-Smoove bandwagonners at? Thanks God we haven't offered him a max.

Smith was garbage even when he played excellent defense he always gave it back to the other team on the court by doing just stupid things offensively ALL THE TIME. This dude wasted his career trying to be a star the wrong way when his natural abilities would have made him a star. Smh smith is terrible and shouldn't make more than probably 5 to 6m a year if that I actually think he's only worth 4m at this point

Edited December 22, 2014 by JTB

[ATLien_]

Josh isn't mature enough to come off the bench. I see him going to Miami or Houston plan A. McRoberts should be done for the season so Miami already has the roster spot. Plan B would be Sacramento and Lakers. These are all places Josh should start.

Money should be secondary to fit for Josh; he needs to have success and rebuild his image. That's why Miami is the best fit to me; he'll get no credit for anything he does with the Rockets.