Detroit Pistons big man Greg Monroe is scheduled to hit free agency in 2015. After five seasons with Detroit, it appears as if Monroe is ready for some new digs.
On Wednesday night, Monroe dropped 29 points and snared seven rebounds against the Boston Celtics. Celtics forward Jeff Green was a college teammate of Monroe's at Georgetown, and the two have reportedly spoken about playing together.
"We joke about it," Monroe said. "We all joke about it, man, but obviously it's a lot more than us two coming here or us two talking about it. Right now, I'm just focused on where I'm at. Whenever the time is and if everything is right, then obviously I'll always weigh my options, but right now I'm not worried about that."
Monroe also discussed his relationship with Green.
"We're really good friends," said Monroe. "Obviously, he's originally from D.C., so he's always home in the summer, and I spend a lot of time back at school, so we're together a lot. We have the same agent and stuff like that, so we have a pretty good relationship. I would say we're good friends."
Celtics president Danny Ainge seemed receptive to the thought of going after Monroe in free agency.
"I'm always trying to get quality. We're trying to get better, more impactful players," Ainge said. "We do have a hole from the rim-protecting standpoint. You can't just add rim protection and give up other things that you have that are solid. A quality one is not easy to find; maybe through the draft or free agency. But we will work all the way up to the trade deadline to see if we can fix that hole in the meantime."
Monroe is averaging 14.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game this season.
