Should the Pistons trade Greg Monroe?
By Dan Feldman
I answered a few questions for TruthAboutIt.net before tonight’s Pistons-Wizards game, and one of them was about the possibility of trading Greg Monroe:
"Q #3: Detroit will still probably make the playoffs in the East, but is it generally the feeling that to improve, the Pistons should be thinking about what they could get in a trade of Monroe that might better mesh with Drummond, Smith and Jennings? (And how good is that ‘feeling’?)@danfeld11: If the Pistons want to be better at this very moment, they should trade Monroe for a wing player with a good outside shot. Monroe for Bradley, perhaps? But Beal might be aiming too high. More likely, the Pistons would have to settle for a lesser player. Obviously, selling low would limit Detroit’s long-term potential. Monroe isn’t an ideal fit with this team, but he’ a very good player. If the Pistons are patient with him, there’s a solid chance they can either transform the team to make him fit better or trade him for fair value."
Check out the Q&A for more on Josh Smith’s benching and why the Pistons might win big tonight.