Why in the hell would Hayward or Boston do something as stupid as this?? If Hayward said he wanted to play in Boston, why would Boston trade Thomas for Hayward, when they could just sign him, then if they really want to trade Thomas, they could add additional young talent and or picks to build around Hayward.
Similarly, why would Hayward want to weaken his new team. If I were Hayward I would feel no obligation to Utah at all other then thanking the team and state he played for, either verbally or open letter.