Josh Smith says minimum deal will be hard on his family

Definitely taken out of context, he was referring to the fact that he's leaving his family and not bringing them to LA.

He actually took less money to go to LA than he would have gotten in Houston, IIRC.

 

daam i can barely get by with 5mil per year . good luck smith

 

Should have stayed with us.

 

If he was a Rocket still, he would remain eligible for Dwight Howard's charity program: free Skittles for life to every member of Josh's family.

 

Here's the link to the question and Josh's answer. 13min 59sec mark.
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I think the article is misleading, but you can make your own judgement.

 

Not as hard as making free throws apparently.

 

He was definitely talking about the money. If you listen it's very clear in context

 

very brave man. hope he and his family can make it through this

 

I thought his financial ceiling was through the roof?

 

Isn't he with another team now? I sure hope he was talking about the inconvenience the move will be for his family, which I could understand. If he isn't, I'd have to shake my head with disgust.

 

Holly cow, those chairs are tall.

 

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume it will be hard on his family because he saves a significant portion of his salary.

He's never been great in interviews though and this was a terrible response however you frame it.

 

So he definitely left for more money. What a ass hat, lol

 

Living on minimum wage is no joke.

 

This is a dish thread. He is not on our team anymore.

I honestly don't get the hate, aggressively, or passively-aggressively. He came to us, gave us a good season when injuries struck, and spearheaded some historic moments that will be remembered in our franchise. Move on. He wanted consistent playing time, and we couldn't offer that. Clippers could. Simple.

Like you haven't said a stupid thing in your life before?

 

Holy **** the article is misleading, nevermind, he wasnt talking about the money. I take back what I said. Why does J smoove look so down though, lol.

 

im not hating on him. pple like to make jokes. friends make jokes on each other. unless you're insecure af and wont let anyone make a joke about you w/o your fist meeting their face

 

It was a statement about the money. I can understand being disappointed in his budget reduction: he's making close to half of his Detroit salary. He just shouldn't have said anything.

Regarding the family and moving interpretation, he kept his family in Atlanta when he signed with Detroit. Why would it matter now? He planned on being in Detroit for 4 years. I'm sure he wants to keep Atlanta as his home.

I think it's funny but a bit out of touch, like most Josh Smith interviews. He is a good guy but seems to get nervous when asked questions and doesn't like speaking on camera.