If the circumstances were a little different, Greg Monroe might already have a five-year, maximum-salary contract like the ones Paul George and John Wall signed this past summer.
However, because the Detroit Pistons big man is part of a unique, potentially ill-fitting frontcourt trio, and because he's likely to draw immense interest as a restricted free agent this summer, Monroe might actually be the next marquee name to wind up in a trade.
Timing Is Everything
If the Pistons were dead set on keeping Monroe around, they would have already inked him to a massive extension. As it is, they've still got until October 31 to pursue that option.
According to Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press, the parties haven't even discussed that possibility:
There’s a reason why you haven’t heard a lot about Greg Monroe’s contract situation—there’s nothing to report. It’s highly likely that the fourth-year power forward won’t receive a contract extension from the Pistons before the Halloween deadline, meaning Monroe will be a restricted fre ...
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