It’s been seven weeks now. Seven weeks of Greg Monroe stiff arming the Pistons. But with no team openly gunning for Monroe. It seems that the Pistons and Greg Monroe have no choice but to agree to a qualifying offer according to Vincent Goodwill of the Detroit News.
While the Pistons big man has not pursued an offer sheet from another team, he has pursued sign-and-trade possibilities, and Monroe is “definitely” willing to take the one-year qualifying offer worth $5.3 million from Detroit in order to ensure his unrestricted free agency next summer, a source familiar with Monroe’s thinking told The Detroit News.
If Monroe signs the qualifying offer, he’ll become an unrestricted free agent next summer, free to sign wherever he likes — and for the following season, he would have to approve any trade, as he likely would try to secure a long-term deal with any new team.
I think it’s unfortunate that Monroe isn’t wanted anywhere. He’s not that bad a player but when you’re not wanted there’s only one thing you can do. Make yourself wanted.
