From what I saw, Smith was sleepwalking through this season. His play was so uninspiring that no team except Sac (such a well run franchise) had any interest in trading anything for him. Smith it turns out has about as much value as Wallace. It is like having an underwater home mortgage, Smith is not worth what he is owed so Detroit would rather foreclose on the contract because they don't want to keep paying and there is no way to get rid of the contract.
Yet people are still suggesting that all we needed to do was trade for Smith, pair him with Rondo, and we could make a run at a title? If Detroit would have traded Smith for Wallace, fine, but there really is no indication that Detroit would be dumb enough to trade a bad contract for perhaps the worst contract in the NBA. I bet Detroit would have traded Smith for Wallace and a second round pick, then they could waive Wallace (but not stretch I don't think) and been ahead one second round pick. Actually, since they wouldn't be able to stretch Wallace after a trade, Detroit would not have touch Wallace for less than a first I don't think.
This is stunning but there are blinking red lights all around this saying no one wants Smith because he really isn't very good and for some reason isn't even trying. Thank God that Danny didn't try to pair Smith and Rondo. Someone will grab Smith for the min and probably be happy with that but it won't be us, even if Rondo was still here.