What type of asset is Hayward?
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We could get a first round out of him. Not a super high first round, but likely better than the GSW pick.
green
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Can we really move him though? I'm not sure what the rules are with RFA. He is a lot less valuable as a RFA, because teams know they can just wait and grab him. Can you move him and the GSW pick for a lottery pick?
Or would we have to wait until FA begins?
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Why would anyone trade for him? If they really wanted him couldn't they just sign him?
green
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This is what I am wondering. Like I've mentioned 100x's in other threads, I don't see how Hayward "fits" with this team. One, Burks looks to be a better fit, and two, Hayward is probably going to end up VASTLY overpaid. The more I look at this team, and the more I see the direction Lindsay wants to go, the less I see Hayward staying. So, are we just going to lose him for nothing?
da ThRONe
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It would make sense for a team to trade for Hayward if they were high enough on him. The Jazz always can match any offer. That team would likely already agree in terms with Gordon about a deal.
da ThRONe
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If DL has no plans of keeping Hayward then he has made an error in judgment not trading Gordon away during the season.
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green
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This is my initial reaction as well, but I think I disagree. If you are Lindsay, and you are hoping Parker or Wiggins or Embiid pan out to be great, then Hayward fits very nicely next to them and you can get back to the playoffs next year.
The problem is, those guys haven't progressed as much as you would like them to. So, they aren't as good as you thought they would be.
That changes everything. If you get Wiggins or Parker, can you make the playoffs with Hayward? Probably not. So, if you are going to be a lottery team again next year anyways, is it worth overpaying for Hayward, when all he will do is get you the #9 pick instead of the #5 pick, and clog up your cap room?
I don't think it is. In hindsight, you trade Hayward at the deadline. BUT, I don't fault them for not trading Hayward either.
The biggest problem is now we probably lose Hayward for nothing or we overpay him and risk not being able to trade him later on as he ends up on all the "Most Overpaid Players" lists, and Simmons' "Overpaid Role Player" lists.
Moving pieces to fit under cap?
Game6Conley
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see Nic Batum's 50 million dollar offer-sheet from the Timberwolves
and Eric Gordon's 58 million dollar offer-sheet from the Suns
the jazz arent going to let him walk, you dont rebuild through the draft, clear the salary cap, and let your 23 year old leading scorer leave over a few million dollars...
after the Trailblazers matched the offer on Batum its said Minnesota offered 2 1st rounders and a veteran SF.
id bet DL is holding out for something like that. i also suspect Hayward gets moved at the draft, he has enough value to help us maneuver
Haywards intentions will be transparent come the Moratorium period, if he pulls the Eric Gordon money grab its bad, but its not like that $$ was going to somewhere better this offseason, plus he'd still trade-able at an inflated price
and Eric Gordon's 58 million dollar offer-sheet from the Suns
the jazz arent going to let him walk, you dont rebuild through the draft, clear the salary cap, and let your 23 year old leading scorer leave over a few million dollars...
after the Trailblazers matched the offer on Batum its said Minnesota offered 2 1st rounders and a veteran SF.
id bet DL is holding out for something like that. i also suspect Hayward gets moved at the draft, he has enough value to help us maneuver
Haywards intentions will be transparent come the Moratorium period, if he pulls the Eric Gordon money grab its bad, but its not like that $$ was going to somewhere better this offseason, plus he'd still trade-able at an inflated price
He's worth quite a bit. Hayward has serious SF skillzzzzzz, just like Julius Randle.