The last year of Josh Smith’s contract with the Atlanta Hawks is steadily approaching. Original reports stated that the Hawks hadn’t offered Smith an extension and that was causing tension within the camp. However a report from the New York Daily News says it’s Smith who won’t sign the extension but will opt to become a free agent. Read more after the jump.
Josh Smith has told the Hawks that he isn’t going to sign an extension during the season. He’d rather wait to become a free agent, when he can get a five-year deal. An extension would limit him to a three-year deal, according to the new CBA rules. New GM Danny Ferry has upwards of 10 players who could be free agents at season’s end.
