The Atlanta Hawks offered Josh Smith a three-year, $45 million contract extension before the season.
According to sources, the talks never got serious because Smith made it clear that he wanted to make it to free agency.
League rules on extensions kept the Hawks from offering anything longer than three extra years during the season.
The Hawks then tried hard to trade Smith prior to February's deadline.
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/227192/Hawks-Offered-Josh-Smith-Three-Year-$45M-Extension
According to sources, the talks never got serious because Smith made it clear that he wanted to make it to free agency.
League rules on extensions kept the Hawks from offering anything longer than three extra years during the season.
The Hawks then tried hard to trade Smith prior to February's deadline.
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/227192/Hawks-Offered-Josh-Smith-Three-Year-$45M-Extension



at Josh Smith getting 15 mill.
Dont put Lebron in the same category as Josh Smith. A few years i thought Josh Smith was going to progress and get to that level because then I thought it'd be damn near impossible for a player that athletically gifted not to be top 5. But all he wanted to do was shoot 3s, dunk and take his man off the dribble. His mid-range never improved. his post game is 