Teams around the league just don’t view Greg Monroe as worthy of a max offer sheet. Despite a productive four seasons, stretch power forwards are high valued and inside players like Monroe have become devalued.
The Pistons have moved from the initial five-year, $60-million offer and an offer that’s slightly better than the four-year, $54-million deal that Josh Smith signed last summer is on the table.
But the offer to make him the highest paid player on the roster hasn’t brokered an agreement. And negotiations aren’t ongoing.