Things are just starting to get interesting for new Detroit Pistons president and head coach Stan Van Gundy. His summer-long quest to reach an agreement with restricted free agent Greg Monroe has come to a conclusion for the time being, leaving still more questions in its wake.
The Pistons announced that Monroe "has signed the team's one-year qualifying offer for the 2014-15 season."
"I have said from day one that we have great respect for Greg as a person and like what he brings to this team as a player," Van Gundy said in the statement. "We have had good dialogue with Greg throughout the offseason with the understanding that there were multiple options for both parties involved, and we respect his decision."
The "good dialogue" Van Gundy cites apparently wasn't enough to secure a long-term commitment from Monroe. The 24-year-old is looking to preserve his flexibility as an unrestricted free agent in 2015. While the Pistons could have matched any offer he received this summer (and thereby retained his services), they'll no longer control his fate next summer.
The Georgetown product's decision includes som ...
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