It's not at all uncommon for a breakup to benefit both parties. If the circumstances of a given union are so dire as to even consider a split, chances are, that relationship wasn't going to last in any healthy way anyway.
To that end, the expensive divorce the Detroit Pistons arranged with Josh Smith may well be a win-win.
Smith logged 21 points, eight rebounds and three assists off the bench to help his new team, the Houston Rockets, knock off the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime, 117-111, despite Dwight Howard contributing just six points to the cause.
As for Smith's old team, the typically anemic Pistons pummeled the Indiana Pacers' top-10 defense for 119 points on 54.7 percent shooting—both season highs—in a 10-point win over a division rival.
Say what you will about the fiscal and transactional wisdom (or lack thereof) of the Pistons pulling the rip cord on the $36 million remaining on Smith's contract, or of the decision to stretch that money across the club's cap sheet through 2019-20.
That's not a good look for a franchise that hasn't seen the light of a playoff d ...
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