Pistons' Greg Monroe on potential move to Knicks: 'I haven't agreed to anything'

Greg Monroe is denying an imminent move to the New York Knicks. 

Ahead of Detroit's 116-77 victory over the Charlotte Hornets, the Pistons big man denied a report from Frank Isola of the New York Daily News that Monroe will head to New York in free agency. The report quoted a league executive saying the move was "about as close to a done deal as you can get."

"You write it's a done deal, there must be another Greg Monroe around here that I don't know about, because I haven't agreed to anything," Monroe told reporters, later adding, "I don't know where he (Isola) got it from."

Monroe will be an unrestricted free agent this summer after five seasons with the Pistons.

"But I talk to my agent every day, and I know for sure, I'm 100-percent, 1,000-percent confident, that he hasn't done anything," Monroe said. "If they (the Knicks) have interest, maybe they might have commented on that. But I haven't even gotten to that place yet."

Monroe signed a $5.479-million, one-year offer for this season, with a qualifier clause that allowed him to become an unrestricted free agent this year.

"Obviously, I want to sign a new contract and be stable the next few years," said Monroe. He continued:

But at the same time, that was a stressful time. It wasn't as fun as people make it out to be. So obviously, it's something that I'm looking forward to, but I understand both sides of it. I'm not saying I'm not looking forward to it, but it really wasn't all it was talked up to be. Trust me, I would much rather have not gone through that.

You guys have been around here for the past couple of years. I much rather would have been settled in here. That didn't happen and I'm in this position.

Pistons head coach and president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy told media that Detroit will try to keep Monroe for another season.