Josh Smith is a free agent. He’s coming off a turbulent season in which he was first waived by the Detroit Pistons, then picked up by the Houston Rockets, with whom he rejuvenated his career.
Now the question is: Where does he go next?
The answer is complicated by a couple of things. First, which version of Smith would a new team be getting? The one who shot 24.3 percent from three for the Pistons, or the one who shot 33.0 percent for Houston? The one who bore the brunt of criticism for Detroit’s horrible start, or the one who helped Houston to the Western Conference Finals?