Josh Smith the Perfect Midseason Free-Agent Gamble for Houston Rockets

December 23rd, 2014 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »

Josh Smith and the Houston Rockets are, under the circumstances, made for each other.

The Detroit Pistons waived Smith Monday, per a team release, sending seismic shockwaves throughout the NBA. Almost immediately, the Rockets emerged as favorites to land him, according to Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski.

"As we expand certain roles, others will be reduced," Pistons head coach and team president Stan Van Gundy said in the release. "In fairness to Josh, being a highly versatile 10-year veteran in this league, we feel it's best to give him his freedom to move forward."

Although a variety of other teams remain interested in his services, Smith won't find a better way to move forward than by signing in Houston. And the Rockets, for their part, couldn't ask for a better low-risk, high-reward gamble to roll the dice on.

 

Dollars and Sense



At his previous price tag, Smith wasn't worth the risk and potential headaches—for any team, per Slam Magazine's Jake Fischer:



Smith represented a $40.5 million cap hit over the next three seasons—i ...

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