Hornets interested in Monroe?

[Jakob]

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A good example is Monroe’s fellow Georgetown Hoya Roy Hibbert. In 2012, Hibbert was a restricted free agent coming off a year in which he averaged a pretty mundane 12.8 points and 8.8 rebounds. Yet he was offered a four-year max deal worth $58 million by Portland, and the Pacers were forced to match it.

Hibbert’s agent is Falk, too. He is supposed to be retired, but Falk is still a strong influence around the league.

“If anyone is going to find a max deal for Monroe, it is David,” the GM said. “They will be aggressive and try to find something in the early stage of free agency. Remember, he was the agent for a guy who is now a team owner. It's just a matter of whether the Pistons can get something back.”

That would be Michael Jordan, owner of the soon-to-be Charlotte Hornets. It’s possible that Charlotte will create enough cap space in the offseason to make a max offer to Monroe and pair him with Al Jefferson up front. That might be a defensive nightmare for coach Steve Clifford, but offensively, it would give Charlotte the East’s most potent power forward-center combo.

The Lakers are the other team most frequently mentioned among league executives when it comes to Monroe. If L.A. does not make any splashy moves around the draft, and if the Lakers are ready to concede that Carmelo Anthony is not coming, then they figure to target young, second-tier free agents—and Monroe is at the head of that list.

A max offer from the Lakers or Bobcats could be trouble for the Pistons, because it forces a stark choice: pay Monroe the max or lose him without return.

Van Gundy’s priority will be to work with Monroe and Falk to find a sign-and-trade deal, allowing Van Gundy to address the big weakness on his team—perimeter shooting, a vital aspect of Van Gundy’s offensive approach. The Pistons shot 32.1 percent from the 3-point line, which was 29th in the league last season.

Multiple league executives said that New Orleans, where Monroe is from, would be on his list, and it is easy to imagine a pairing of Monroe with young star big man Anthony Davis.

Either way, the arrival of Van Gundy means that Monroe’s tenure in Detroit is probably over.

 

 

Looks like speculation but, I'd imagine we will go after him. Monroe/Jefferson would be a nightmare. 

[Fred G. Sanford]

Kemba Walker, Ramon Sessions

PJ Hairston, Gary Neal

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Chris Douglas-Roberts

Greg Monroe, Josh McRoberts

Al Jefferson, Bismack Biyombo

Yes, please.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

I'd take him over Randolph

[Its The Milk]

I've always been a fan of Monroe. This would please me.

[carolina-chuck]

Give me Monroe or Zbo!!!

[Hammerin'Cameron34]

I'd take him over Randolph

 

Yep

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

I'd take Monroe over Z-Bo as well.

Monroe is younger and has a lot of room to grow. He would get the opportunity to learn from Al Jefferson and Pat Ewing. I for one think Monroe can be a 20-10 guy in this league.

Oh and if we get one of Monroe or Z-Bo, we're never getting out-rebounded.

[Fred G. Sanford]

Add an outside shooter + Monroe & MKG can stand at half court with a thumb up his ass on offense.

His offensive deficiency's are overblown because 2 other starters beside him are garbage on offense.

[Rise of The Hive]

I'd rather have Randolph but wouldn't complain over either one.

[panthersphan]

Greg Monroe has the potential to be what Randolph used to be, a 20/10 guy. He's slipped a bit lately, but he's getting up there in age, 32.

 

Monroe is 23, and he averaged 15/9 this season.

 

If we were talking about Zach Randolph at age 23? Now that's a no-brainer. 

 

I would be more than happy with either though.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

If we do happen to pursue Monroe, we need to make it clear to him that he's going to have to stretch the flour a little bit more than he is used to.

 

He camped out in the paint last year which led to problems between him and Drummond because Andre felt like Greg was invading his space.

[IamSoClutch]

Yes Monroe is what I was hoping for before the season ended. Would have a very balanced front court. We would just need to fix the shooting guard position

[CarolinaNCSU]

Would love Monroe here. Instantly would have the best front court in the East, add in a shooter or two and look out.