Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy told reporters earlier in the week that he has no intentions of trading power forward Greg Monroe before Thursday's trade deadline.
At this stage, the Pistons' best option probably is to ride it out with Monroe and hope a playoff berth entices him to stay. The 6-foot-11 forward will be an unrestricted free agent, and because of the one-year qualifying offer he signed, he can refuse any trade.
The Pistons coach and president of basketball operations has done the cost analysis, and recognizes a trade is unlikely.
"It's not gonna happen," Van Gundy said Wednesday. "I don't know where Greg's head will be in the offseason, but we're still hopeful of Greg Monroe for the long term."