Pistons likely to give up on Zhaire Smith

the Pistons would negotiate for the Sixers wing Zhaire Smith but they are unlikely to keep it. They plan to give up on Smith and use the extension clause of his contract, Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports tweets.

However, while they probably do, it’s not final, according to James Edwards III of The Athletic (Twitter link). The Pistons would either like to keep this list open and / or have something else in the works, Edwards adds.

Smith was set to earn $ 3.2 million in the coming season, but that was the only guarantee left on his rookie contract. His salary of $ 4.915 million for the 2021/22 season includes a squad option. If the Pistons extend his three-year contract, the cap reaches around $ 1 million per season.

Detroit’s new CEO Troy weaver has been running a wave of moves in recent days to completely reshape the roster. In one of these movements he acquired the center Tony bradley Jazz, a profession that became official on Sunday. He then made a deal with the Sixers to ship Bradley to Philadelphia for Smith.

As we noted earlier, Smith barely saw the field in his first two professional seasons, mostly due to health issues. He appeared in just 13 NBA games in total. The Pistons apparently have no interest in relaunching Smith’s career and were just looking to clear a traffic jam in the front line by trading Bradley.