For the amount of talent he has, it’s rare that anything positive is said when Josh Smith’s name is mentioned. It’s usually followed by some sort of punchline of comment about 3-point field-goal accuracy (or lack thereof).
From the onset, you never got the sense that Stan Van Gundy was a fan of Josh Smith. Josh wasn’t Van Gundy’s guy, he was Joe Dumars’ guy. Now, Smith is no longer.
The Detroit Pistons on Monday waived starting forward Josh Smith, who has two more years and $26 million still remaining on his contract.
The Pistons will use the stretch provision on the remaining $26 million, league sources told Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. The provision allows the Pistons to stretch the money owed to Smith over a longer period of time for salary cap relief.
Smith and first-year Pistons president and coach Stan Van Gundy often did not seen eye to eye this season. Smith was averaging 13.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists this season for the Pistons.
H/T: Yahoo!
