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Rumor: Jazz prepared to match 'any offer' for Hayward.

Handlogten's Heros said:
What would be an acceptable haul for Hayward in a sign and trade. I think we could get two 2015 1sts out of phx. They own LAs next year and their own. Is that good enough?
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Problem is the Jazz want to turn the corner soon just like Phoenix, losing Hayward for non lottery picks in a weak draft is a loss. Of course they could offer big money (but not max) to Deng or Ariza and maybe get one to sign.
 
For a max contract we have to let him walk. He's not even close to a max player. He's a good player, but we can't sign good players to the max. It's so frustrating that it's even being floated around. Like... the max? Like.... the max max????? Gordon Hayward... the max?? The same amount as Lebron or Wall or Hibbert or Blake Griffin or Curry or Harden or Love or Irving or Aldridge ETC? I know it'd be less than many of those players because it would be a RFA offer sheet max but still. Max to a guy who has never sniffed even remotely close to an all star game? Who doesn't change games? Who doesn't dominate or dictate games? At least AK had an all star game under his belt. I really can't believe it. Common sense!!

If Phoenix or whoever wants him for that much, take him. We won't be held hostage by some teams trying to punk us. Let them have their own Landry Fields. For the love of God, in DL we trust (for now).
 
colton said:
Why is that a better strategy than saying they DON'T intend to match offers? That way they'd presumably get low offers, which they could then match. This way if they do get offers, they will be very high offers. (That's of course assuming other teams use these types of things when making their offers, which I'm quite sure they don't.)
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Cuz then you alienate Hayward by telling him you don't care if he leaves and frankly want him to go. Even if its not true, you're putting it out there. Hows he gonna thnk
 
Jazz4ever said:
Problem is the Jazz want to turn the corner soon just like Phoenix, losing Hayward for non lottery picks in a weak draft is a loss. The better plan is just offer big money (but not max) to Deng or Ariza.
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I don't think we are turning corners this year... They are much closer than us.
 
Add Atlanta to the list of teams coming after Hayward. They just cleared more space today.
 
I like Burks as a player 50x more than Hayward. Hayward skated by last year on golden boy status. I'm sorry but I feel DL is too reasoned to get caught up in some insane contract. I am worried about the Millers in this
 
colton said:
It might scare away potential bidders. Or it might just make people make a rather large offer.

A very different tactic might be just as effective: leak to the press that the Jazz won't match anything over $10 mill/year. And then when a team offers $10.5 mill, bam! Match!
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brilliant tbh
 
colton said:
Why is that a better strategy than saying they DON'T intend to match offers? That way they'd presumably get low offers, which they could then match. This way if they do get offers, they will be very high offers. (That's of course assuming other teams use these types of things when making their offers, which I'm quite sure they don't.)
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Good point. Although, one negative to that approach is that it would almost certainly irk the player in question.
 
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