NBA small forward Josh Smith has found a new home after agreeing on a four-year, $56 million contract with the Detroit Pistons, according to ESPN.com.
Smith's agent Brian Dyke confirmed the signing to ESPN. Smith had also considered a return to the Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets. Smith looked at several other teams during his free agency, as did the Pistons before coming to this agreement.
Detroit will likely have a starting lineup with Smith at small forward with power forward Greg Monroe to make up the frontcourt nd center Andre Drummond, who will turn 20 next month. Barring another major move this offseason, the backcourt will include point guard Brandon Knight and perhaps shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the No. 8 overall pick in last month's draft.
Smith, who spent his first nine seasons in Atlanta and remains one of the better two-way players in the game, will certainly help the Pistons' cause. He averaged 17.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.8 blocks per game last season as the Hawks went 44-38 and lost to the Indiana Pacers in six games in the first round of the playoffs.
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