12/25 02：20更新
根據Wojnarowski的消息，於揮棄期滿後，Josh將簽約火箭
另外根據Marc Stein的消息，Josh Smith只願意跟有先發保證的球隊談(也就是只有火箭和熱火)
12/23 18：00更新
根據Adrian Wojnarowski 的消息，火箭是目前住追求Smith 的領先者
有魔獸和bi-annual exception以及不錯的隊友，火箭相信他們會簽下Josh Smith
另外根據Espn Dallas的報導
「The Mavs can offer Smith only the veteran’s minimum if he wants to reunite with their new point guard Rajon Rondo, Smith’s teammate and roommate at high school basketball powerhouse Oak Hill Academy. The Mavs can’t offer Smith a starting role, but they can give him an opportunity to be an impact player for a contender. 」
A team source told ESPNDallas.com that the Mavs believe Smith could succeed in Wright’s old role plus get some minutes at power forward.
“Josh is super talented and he fits the profile of the guy we love to bring in here,” said owner Mark Cuban, confirming that the Mavs would use Smith as a center/power forward if he chooses to come to Dallas. “He’s one of those guys that gets a bad rap, and we have a great track record of bringing the truth out about guys like that – Monta [Ellis], Stack [Jerry Stackhouse], Jet [Jason Terry].”
小牛只能提供老將底薪，但Rondo是Smith的高中隊友兼室友，小牛雖然無法提供先發位置，但小牛是冠軍的有力競爭者之一
小牛相信Smith能取代Wright在隊內的角色地位。
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Mark Cuban說Smith有著很高的天賦且和小牛在尋找的球員很相似，他在小牛可以出任PF或C的替補，主要擔任DirK的替補。
「Smith有著不太好的風評，但小牛善於將這些球員引導至正確的方向，想想過往我們的球員Monta [Ellis], Stack [Jerry Stackhouse], Jet [Jason Terry等人都是我們球隊成功的案例」
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對，今天不是愚人節，這也不是整人節目
Josh Smith被Waives了，從前鷹王到活塞的三塔到今日被揮棄，大概是球迷和本人都始料未及的
活塞使用了stretch條款將薪資給付延長到五年，目前Smith和活塞的合約還有約27m/3y
對於選擇Waives Josh Smith ，活塞的總教練兼球隊經營階層的恐慌大師SVG對這個決定是這樣說明的
Our team has not performed the way we had expected throughout the first third of the season and adjustments need to be made in terms of our focus and direction,” Van Gundy said in a release.
We are shifting priorities to aggressively develop our younger players while also expanding the roles of other players in the current rotation to improve performance and build for our future. As we expand certain roles, others will be reduced.
In fairness to Josh, being a highly versatile 10-year veteran in this league, we feel it’s best to give him his freedom to move forward. We have full respect for Josh as a player and a person.
消息來源：Detroit Pistons waive forward Josh Smith with two years remaining on his contract
經過三分之一的球季後，我們知道球隊的走向並沒有如我們當初預期的那樣，是時候做出調整並重新找到我們的目標了
我們決定將重心轉移到培養年輕和輪替陣容中的其他球員，好替活塞的未來打下基礎，當我們決定這麼做時，有些東西就必須被捨棄
我想對Josh這樣一個在聯盟內生存10年的優質球員，放他自由對彼此都好，我們誠摯的祝福他未來一切順利
怎麼被Waive了 我不依阿
此外根據Adrian Wojnarowski 的消息，活塞拒絕在Josh Smith的包裹中加入自己的選秀權，且不希望換回沒有價值的長約，所以Waives可能是最好的選擇了
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而根據Real Gm的報導，國王、小牛、快艇、火箭都有意Josh Smith 的加盟
消息來源：
Kings, Clippers, Mavs, Rockets Interested In Josh Smith
而比起其他僅能提供老將底薪的球隊來說，火箭可以提供bi-annual exception(約2m)，此外魔獸和Smith感情很好也是大家熟知的消息了
此外，騎士隊的助理教練 Larry Drew和快艇隊的助理教練Mike Woodson是Josh Smith 在老鷹的教練；火箭的Dwight和Smith感情很好，而小牛的Rondo則是他高中的隊友和死黨；國王則是從暑假就對Josh Smith 展開熱烈追求(當時提出Jason Thompson以及Derrick Williams為包裹的提案 )。
另外，熱火也加入爭奪戰了
到底最後獎落誰家，星期三Waive期間一過-大概就會揭曉了，而西區的軍備競賽，看來越來越激烈了