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Following 2016 potential draftees

Not about cost, but value.
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We didn't play the cap right this year and were left with excess cap space... We likely are under the cap again next year. So currently his cap number isn't holding us back.

If someone wants to say they don't want to give him 5 years and 150 M next year because it's not good enough value... I can see that.
 
Hayward is great defensively. I concede that. Offensively, if he's your #1 you might make the playoffs, but probably have to settle on the 12th pick.
 
We didn't play the cap right this year and were left with excess cap space... We likely are under the cap again next year. So currently his cap number isn't holding us back.

If someone wants to say they don't want to give him 5 years and 150 M next year because it's not good enough value... I can see that.

Look, you don't give out the max until you have a player who is a clear cut top 10 player. Until then you just keep trading your max worthy players for young UK talent. That is managing with swagger and without fear.
 
If you tell me we trade Hayward for Murray and then use Gordon's vacated salary spot for Batum (he's not as good as Gordon) then maybe I see more value. I think we could get Murray without moving Hayward or favors.
 
Hayward is great defensively. I concede that. Offensively, if he's your #1 you might make the playoffs, but probably have to settle on the 12th pick.

We are settling for the 12th pick because of injuries and youth, not because Hayward is our leading scorer.
 
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