As of this morning, unrestricted free agent J.R. Smith still remains to be unsigned. Key words, unrestricted and unsigned. Opting out of potentially $6.4M to play for the Cavs, J.R. is in free agency free fall, attempting to attract a higher pay out. Without any guaranteed offers in his back pocket, J.R. did what J.R. does. Be unpredictable.

The drought of offers from championship contenders is not to be attributed to his athleticism, but, his character. The 2013 NBA 6th man of the year is a solid guard with the ability to quickly shoot the rock from anywhere on the court. Unfortunately, he grossed over 600K in fines from the association for fighting, fouls, and my favourite: un-sportsmen like conduct on social media. Hi Tahiry.

The question is still at large: why did he opt out? It worked out the first time! In 2013 he opted out of a $2.9M contract to play with the New York Knicks for the 2013-14 season. He paraded free agency before agreeing to a 3 year deal with the Knicks for $17.95M over 3 Years. In the first year of this contract, J.R. Smith was guaranteed to earn $5.6M. Almost double.