Agree. Too many people are thinking irrationally. Yes, he's playing like crap right now. He's a notorious slow starter and is being asked this season to shoulder ALL the outside shooting PLUS be the primary playmaker. It's too much for him to handle. IS he a MAX player? No. But he's going to be a helluva good player once he has some support from a decent PG and another shooter on the court. We're still talking about a player who has averaged about 45%/40% and has now upped his assists and rebounding. He's also playing hurt.
If Portland had a top-7 pick and wanted to trade the rights to that player for Hayward, Utah would have to consider. The monetary savings would be tempting. Outside of that, no way.