What’s next?

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Where will Josh Smith land? (Getty) So Josh Smith is a free agent on December 22nd, and that’s just not something any of us were expecting. The Pistons bailed on the Smoove experiment Monday, waiving the veteran forward and ditching all the money ($26 million) owed to him just to get him off their roster. It’s a stunning development, not only for the amount of money Tom Gores had to spend on
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Durant (ankle) to be game-time call vs. Blazers

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Thunder coach Scott Brooks told reporters Monday forward Kevin Durant will be a game-time decision for Tuesday’s game against the Trail Blazers, reports ESPN.com.Durant has missed the last two games after suffering a sprained ankle during Thursday’s loss to the Warriors and was not able to practice Monday.Forward Perry Jones has replaced Durant in the starting lineup the
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Pistons ax Josh Smith with 2 years left on deal

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The Josh Smith era is already over in Detroit. (USATSI) The Detroit Pistons have waived forward Josh Smith, the team announced on Monday. Smith is in the second season of a four-year, $54 million contract. Detroit has used the stretch provision on him, per the Detroit News’ Vincent Goodwill.”Our team has not performed the way we had expected throughout the first third of the season and
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Blazers’ Aldridge questionable vs. Rockets

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The Trail Blazers announced forward LaMarcus Aldridge is listed as questionable for Monday’s game at Houston.Aldridge is dealing with an upper respiratory illness. In 27 games, Aldridge is averaging 22.8 points and 10.7 rebounds. If Alrdige is unable to play, forward Thomas Robinson is expected to fill Aldridge’s role. In 13 games, Robinson is averaging 4.2 points and 4.3
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Pistons waive struggling forward Josh Smith

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The Pistons announced they have waived forward Josh Smith on Monday.”Our team has not performed the way we had expected throughout the first third of the season and adjustments need to be made in terms of our focus and direction,” coach Stan Van Gundy said. “We are shifting priorities to aggressively develop our younger players while also expanding the roles of other
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Young on helping Kobe: ‘Just give me the ball’

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Guess who would be happy to shoot more. (USATSI) After the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, Kobe Bryant said he would consider sitting out for a bit to rest his sore body, via Yahoo Sports’ Marc Spears. Lakers head coach Byron Scott said he’d talk to Bryant about it. Guard Nick Young chimed in with an obvious solution to the problem, via USA Today’s Sam Amick.”Hats
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Spurs to rest Splitter in back-to-back games

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After sitting out the last game of the Spurs’ recent back-to-back games, center Tiago Splitter told reporters he is unsure how long the team will keep him out of back-to-back games, reports the San Antonio Express-News.”Pop just tells me if I’m playing or not playing,” Splitter said. “I think they’re just trying to be careful with me.”Splitter recently returned after
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Lakers: Kobe may sit upcoming games to rest

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After playing 38 minutes and hoisting up 30 shots during Sunday’s loss to the Kings, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant told reporters his body may require him to sit out some upcoming games in order to rest, reports Yahoo Sports.”I don’t have much of a choice if the body is feeling the way it’s feeling right now,” Bryant said, per Yahoo Sports. “You got to be smart. You got to make
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Questions about not passing irk Westbrook

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Russell Westbrook isn’t apologizing for his shooting. (USATSI) Russell Westbrook shot 1-for-8 in the last 4:58 of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, and didn’t pass the ball in that span, per the Oklahoman’s Berry Tramel. After the game, he said that his job was to attack late in games, and he’s “going to live and die by that every time, every night,
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Report: Pacers players don’t want Stephenson

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Lance Stephenson isn’t having his best year. (USATSI) The struggling Lance Stephenson is reportedly off the trading block for now, as the offers the Charlotte Hornets received did not impress them. He’s also reportedly clashed with his new teammates. Meanwhile, his former teammates were asked about the possibility of bringing him back to the Indiana Pacers via trade, and they were opposed to
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