Los Angeles Clippers forward Josh Smith dismisses the idea of him being unable to live with just $6.9 million dollars as his salary for next season.

According to Eurweb, the Detroit Pistons used the stretch provision on Smith where he will be paid $5.4 million over five years while he signed for the veteran minimum $1.5 million for one-year with the Clippers. With that said, the forward talked about it in a recent press conference where the Los Angeles Clippers introduced their new free agents.

When fans reacted to his statement, the forward decided to clear the bad reputation he is getting right now via Bleacher Report. According to Smith:

"The whole thing about it being 'harder on me' comes down to family," he said. "It seems obvious to me, but maybe I could have said it more clearly. If you know the NBA, you know that moving to a new team is a decision that affects an athlete's whole family. That's even more true when you're signing a one-year deal. With a one-year deal, there's less stability because you know you might be moving again in a year."

The forward clarified that moving to another location was the hard part and not the salary.

"When I was waived from Detroit this year, it meant I had to move to Houston in the middle of the year," he said. "Like any parent, you think about how your work affects your kids. You want consistency for your kids - consistent teachers, consistent friends, a consistent home. You want some normalcy for them."

"I wanted to go to the Clippers (that's a business decision), but I also wanted to be sensitive to how it affected my kids (that's a personal one). I can tell you that the conversations this offseason between me and my wife were more about where they'd go to school than about finances."