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Detroit Pistons president and coach Stan Van Gundy reached out to
forward Josh Smith to tell him that reports of the franchise engaging
in substantive trade talks with Sacramento centered on Smith have been
inaccurate and – barring an unexpected turn of events –
Smith will be in training camp with the Pistons this fall.
Sacramento had made calls about Smith in June,
but Detroit never heard an offer that remotely interested them and
never seriously engaged in discussions.
Smith could return to a frontcourt that includes forward Greg Monroe,
who is a restricted free agent this summer. The Pistons have been
willing to engage teams in sign-and-trade scenarios for Monroe,
but those talks have gained little traction, sources said.
Smith, 28, has three years and $40 million left on his contract.
He averaged 16.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks last season.
大范說Josh會在今年活塞的訓練營出現，意指他不會被交易。
六月的時候國王曾經說想要Josh，前幾天也有消息透露開始著手交易
但活塞完全沒有考慮過，相對於傾向留下Josh，
受限自由球員的Monroe即是活塞需送走的對象，球團比較偏向將他先簽後換。
28歲的Josh Smith與活塞還有三年共4000萬的合約
去年他效力活塞繳出大約平均16.4分 6.8籃板 1.4火鍋。