It seems Greg Monroe may actually be important to the Detroit Pistons. Marc Stein of ESPN.com is reporting that the Kings and Pistons are having strong discussions about a trade centered around Josh Smith.
Talks have centered around Jason Thompson and either Derrick Williams or Jason Terry to the Pistons for Smith.
As ESPN.com reported last month, Detroit and Sacramento have engaged in trade discussions that would potentially land Smith in the same frontcourt with DeMarcus Cousins andRudy Gay. Initial talks called for Sacramento to send Jason Thompsonand either Derrick Williams or Jason Terry to the Pistons for Smith, but those discussions reached an impasse and were pushed into July along with the rest of both teams’ free-agent business, sources said.
The questions now would be can Smith and the now efficient Rudy Gay co-exist together. On paper the Kings would be loaded, but paper has never won a championship.