I'm going on the record. I want both Hayward and Favors extended before the season starts.
If we let them enter free agency, is there honestly a chance we'd end up paying them less than we would right now?
Possibly. There are a number of big name players in next year's free agency crop that teams will be going after first.
The risk seems to be: do we wait and have to pay out more because the minutes and being go-to options raise their stats a significant margin, or do we overbid now with the potential of getting Kirilinkoed?
If I'm Hayward's agent, I tell him to hold off on signing.