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This is a huge year for Monroe - before this past season, there was little doubt that he was going to get a max offer from any number of teams. Pistons fans even balked at the thought of a Rondo for Monroe swap.

But since he showed no continued improvement, teams see a very good, but not great big man who also may have hit his peak. If he doesn't pick up his scoring/rebounding, even by just a bit, he could be looking at a contract more in the 10-11 mill/yr rather than a max.

And, yes, the Cs should be interested, but they shouldn't go overboard and their first priority should be getting a 'rim protector'.

Woulda coulda. I bet he woukdnt have turned down a max offer. You can always ask for a trade but 5 yrs at the max? Ok.

If you are of a mind that Greg Monroe's agent is just doing his due diligence in putting the focus on Monroe's distaste of staying in Detroit for his decisions rather than the fact that no one seemed willing to step up and give him max money, then you are probably right. But, I think one thing can definitely be derived from these comments coming out: Detroit doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of retaining Greg Monroe next year.

I agree with this.

Quote from: nickagneta on September 07, 2014, 07:53:03 PM

If you are of a mind that Greg Monroe's agent is just doing his due diligence in putting the focus on Monroe's distaste of staying in Detroit for his decisions rather than the fact that no one seemed willing to step up and give him max money, then you are probably right. But, I think one thing can definitely be derived from these comments coming out: Detroit doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of retaining Greg Monroe next year.

I agree with this.

Makes you wonder if this wasn't the game plan all along because Monroe truly doesn't want to play in Detroit any longer than necessary. Now whether that reason is because of bad feelings towards Detroit ownership, Stan Van Gundy, or current team mates, is debatable but perhaps Monroe does have very good reason to have turned down a max offer from Detroit, though, I don't think Detroit would ever have given him that max offer anyway.

Why do I get the feeling Monroe is going to end up in NY with Melo and Rondo in 2015?

Katie Perry? ? ?

Yuck!!!!

Monroe and Jennings for Rondo looks like it could work for both. Monroe can't be traded until late December and he needs to consent to the deal because he loses his Bird rights if traded. However, with plenty of teams having cap space and him appearing to not want to stay in Detroit longterm, I think he'll consent.

I would want a pick if we're taking back Jennings' 2 year deal. Or we could include Wallace, while they include expiring contracts of Bynum and Jerebko, to facilitate a deal.

Makes sense for both teams. Monroe would give us a big man in the middle and allows us to take a closer look at him should we want to sign him longterm. Jennings would back up Smart, and provide that wildcard scoring off the bench like Crawford did.

Rondo clearly upgrades the Pistons PG spot. I question how a non-shooting trio of Rondo, Smith, and Drummond would work. However, the Pistons do have decent shooting surrounding them with Meeks, Caldwell-Pope, Butler, Augustin, and Datome.