Josh Smith Trade Rumors: Latest News and Speculation on Clippers Forward

The Los Angeles Clippers gauged trade interest in forward Josh Smith last month, per Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports.

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Clippers May Have Hard Time Trading Smith

Monday, Dec. 7

Los Angeles cannot trade Smith until Dec. 15 because he signed a free-agent contract in the offseason, but it may have trouble dealing him and teammate Lance Stephenson anyway, one NBA executive told Spears: "There is not much of a market for them. They are buyout candidates."

Another front-office executive told Spears the reason a trade could be difficult has to do with the fact Smith has had trouble fitting in with his new team: "They [Smith and Stephenson] are talented, but when you add people like that it does affect the chemistry of their team. I don't think they will be traded. It's a tough thing to do because they didn't have a lot of takers beforehand."

The Orange County Register's Dan Woike reported on Nov. 22 that Smith got into a shouting match with an unspecified Clippers coach following a loss.       

Smith played for the Atlanta Hawks the first nine seasons of his career, averaging 15.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. However, he has played for three teams the past three seasons.     

Averaging 5.4 points per game through 20 games, Smith is scoring in single digits for the first time since he was a rookie.