https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-celtics-working-land-gordon-hayward-paul-george-181020436.html
Gordon first, then trade for PG.
Gordon first, then trade for PG.
Woj: Celtics working to land both Gordon Hayward and Paul George
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I hope Boston moves players to free up space for Hayward and then Hayward re-signs with the Jazz. Then they trade for George and sign Griffin.
Then PG leaves for the Lakers next summer.
They are stuck with Griffin and Thomas and much less assets.
Then PG leaves for the Lakers next summer.
They are stuck with Griffin and Thomas and much less assets.
In other news, "Celtics preparing for disappointment when they can't land Gordon Hayward".
Beantown
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The team that's most motivated to leak this story is Indiana, who wants to create urgency for teams willing to trade for Paul George. If other teams believe they have a chance to extend PG, they'll make strong offers to Indiana as well. It's not like the Celtics are the only team with young players or draft picks.
It's telling that Boston hasn't received permission from Indy to talk to PG to assess his willingness to cooperate with their plan.
Lots of moving parts. Plus not sure that Dan Clayton's point that PG would have to agree to a lot less money to sign an extension with Celtics has ever been rebutted.
Don't shoot the messenger. It's a new story from someone with slightly more credibility than Bleacher Report.
MDAV28
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This would be the logical way to approach things for the Celtics.
The multiple positions of pitching a win now culture while also having the young players and assets to position yourself to win in the future is what I'm worried about. I think the Celtics can give a much better pitch to Hayward, I just am hoping Hayward decides to stay.
The multiple positions of pitching a win now culture while also having the young players and assets to position yourself to win in the future is what I'm worried about. I think the Celtics can give a much better pitch to Hayward, I just am hoping Hayward decides to stay.
framer
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My favorite part of this is the Celtics pulling Hayward aside and saying, "Gordon, we really want you to trust us on this. What we are going to do AFTER you sign is go out and get Paul George. I know that we have half the team that plays your position, and that we were unwilling to spend assets BEFORE you signed, but trust us, we are above board on this. But, what we need you to do right now is go out there and completely screw your previous team, teammates, and fans. THEN we will demonstrate to you how far our commitment to you and surrounding you with "win now" talent goes. You are not just an asset that we think we can get "for free," trust us."
MDAV28
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Or "Hey Gordon, we can acquire another superstar to play with you at the snap of a finger. Or if you prefer, we can keep the team mostly intact at the top of the Eastern conference while also positioning our young guys to peak during the decline of LeBron."
Beantown
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He's saying you didn't need to start a new thread about it.
The young guys in question also being small forwards.
MDAV28
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If you can guard a 2, you can play the 2. If you can guard a 4, you can play a 4. Tatum probably is solely a 3 but Brown Hayward and George could play 2-4 pretty easily. Although I'd be surprised if the Celtics ended up with George, Hayward, Brown and Tatum at the end of the summer.
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Jack Strop
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Hope Lindsey can prove tampering. Would love to see Celtics lose draft picks. Lindsey and Quin have Russian connections. Use them to hack the Celtics phone and internet connections.