Are the Jazz going to have to trade Hayward?
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We can offer him more money than other teams...
Thee Jazz Fan
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No worries if he agrees to sign with someone else just send Gobert and D-Faves to his home to hang out till he changes his mind.
Stifle Tower
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Sure they could. Hayward's whole family is in the midwest, so there might be some pressure there to play closer to home. We are going to lose a player here and there; every team does. And tough decisions will have to be made; Even with the rising cap, I don't think Utah can afford to pay Gobert and Hayward $30M each; Favors $20M and Hood, Burks and perhaps Exum top dollar.
It's important to have a strong bench and develop players behind the starters. If Hayward leaves, you plug in Hood. If Favors leaves, you put in Lyles, who hopefully develops. And you keep drafting well so you then have more players coming in behind them.
As for Hayward (or any other player), the Jazz just need to stay on their current upward path. Winning, team chemistry, a great coach, good GM - all that could/should play into his decision. I have no doubt he'll opt out. He should. But don't take that as a sign he doesn't want to or won't stay. It just gives him the opportunity to sign a much bigger deal. Is he worth $30M at that point? Well, that's a question that I'm sure will be thoroughly debated when the time comes.
Hotdog
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I agree.
Although, it does make sense in some situations. Certainly not the Hayward situation right now
Hotdog
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I don't know why people are panicking about this. Players will stay where they can win. We now have players around him that he can win with. He's gonna love playing with Favors and Gobert.
But if we would have done what a bunch of dumbasses thought we should have this offseason and traded Derrick Favors for Kristaps, then we would have had to worry.
But if we would have done what a bunch of dumbasses thought we should have this offseason and traded Derrick Favors for Kristaps, then we would have had to worry.
Stifle Tower
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If the Jazz were winning 50+ games, Hayward and Gobert would likely be all-stars. Favors is fringe, but there are just too many other PF's who are better or more popular. All-star voting is a popularity contest more than a reward based on performance.
Agree with Hack. Last season we finished with a helluva frontcourt with Gobert, Favors and Hayward. The backcourt struggled due to injury and inconsistency. The bench was thin. While we still have questions at PG now, I think the depth is much better. And just having Hood and Burks for the whole season makes the team a LOT better.
Make the playoffs this season and improve upon that next year and Hayward has a lot of reasons to stay. Stagnate and he likely leaves.
Crawlnstall
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Utah will simply have to decide if Hayward will be worth the asking price when he opts out. Hayward won't want to leave if we are playing good basketball, which we should be. We have a group of players that can play very special basketball together
karl malone
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We were on a developmental timeline as a team & that was disrupted/delayed when Exum was injured, so now we need to adapt/adjust accordingly (which is exactly why you stockpile future assets like we have). Exum's injury has put us at a crossroad as his development was/is going to play a large factor in how successful the team is over the next two years, which is what will likely determine whether Hayward re-signs (which I believe is unlikely to happen if we're not a 50+ win team & top 4/5 seed by then). We need to commit to (attempting to) retaining Hayward by committing to (attempting to) winning now (& next year) by acquiring a starting caliber PG, but if we're not going to do that, we need to commit to the future by trading Hayward for maximum value now.
Being complacent & doing neither of those things is (imo) the worst thing that we could do as we will unlikely be able to replace him thru FA or the draft, & while losing Hayward for nothing likely wouldn't prevent us from becoming playoff regulars, it would likely prevent us from becoming legitimate championship contenders. Trading for a starting caliber PG (even if it takes a slight overpay in order to do so) is a necessity (imo) as last year's 19-10 finish (as well as our defensive statistics) showed that this core group of players has the potential to consistently compete for championships (given an adequate starting PG & depth) over the next 5-10 years. We need to see this rebuild all the way thru as we appear to be on the verge of something special & it would be a shame to allow an unfortunate injury prevent that from happening.
Being complacent & doing neither of those things is (imo) the worst thing that we could do as we will unlikely be able to replace him thru FA or the draft, & while losing Hayward for nothing likely wouldn't prevent us from becoming playoff regulars, it would likely prevent us from becoming legitimate championship contenders. Trading for a starting caliber PG (even if it takes a slight overpay in order to do so) is a necessity (imo) as last year's 19-10 finish (as well as our defensive statistics) showed that this core group of players has the potential to consistently compete for championships (given an adequate starting PG & depth) over the next 5-10 years. We need to see this rebuild all the way thru as we appear to be on the verge of something special & it would be a shame to allow an unfortunate injury prevent that from happening.
