I don't want okc or dal to grab him. Would make a run at him just to keep him away from other western teams
OKC would implode with him there. I don't see Dallas doing it either, since Dirk is playing so well. Smith is the anti-Dirk
Unless they get some team to pick him up before he clears waivers, Smith's $13.5 M will still be on the books for the next two years. I don't think they'd have enough cap space to sign Monroe and a SF other than a MLE, rookie or Vet's minimum player.
I guess they could stretch Smith's salary out to 2019-20, which would give them some room, but not enough for a major player.
wow. I don't know that any team has a 13.5M DPE, and Smith isn't on a min deal, so only a TPE (or straight cap space) can claim him. No team has a TPE that high (BOS just got one for Rondo, and HOU has an 8.4M one), and TPEs can't be combined with other exceptions or salaries. So which teams have cap room? PHI is the only one with 13.5M, so they could claim him in the next 48 hours. Then, Smith is a free agent. Edit: No DPEs that big, either.