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Jazz extend qualifying offer to Hayward

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article...xtend-qualifying-offer-to-Gordon-Hayward.html

Not surprising in the slightest, but still news I guess.

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Jazz fully intend to bring Gordon Hayward back. It'll be interesting to see what the market is willing to offer him.

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Cool.

I think he'd be a really good fit next to Wiggins, Gordon, and probably Parker too, FWIW.
 
I am hoping that by securing Hayward as a "restricted free agent" the Jazz are just attempting to protect their money invested in Hayward, in hopes for a sign and trade deal this off-season. I could be wrong but I think it's a little ironic that this happened 6 days before the free-agent dead line and the day before the NBA draft. Maybe they are hoping to offer Hayward as a trading piece to trade up??
 
addictionary said:
This also allows them to shop him in order to trade up, right?
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Not unless you have a 'sign and trade' type of deal where all the teams, player and agent all agree on it. You can't trade a free agent.

I'd prefer to sign him to about $10 mil a year, but I'm betting he's going to get closer to $12-14 mil. Blame that on the salary cap continuing to increase.
 
Avery said:
Not unless you have a 'sign and trade' type of deal where all the teams, player and agent all agree on it. You can't trade a free agent.

I'd prefer to sign him to about $10 mil a year, but I'm betting he's going to get closer to $12-14 mil. Blame that on the salary cap continuing to increase.
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Thanks. Doesn't that move go only to assist the Jazz's hand to keep him for a sign and trade before he ships out to Boston?
 
addictionary said:
Thanks. Doesn't that move go only to assist the Jazz's hand to keep him for a sign and trade before he ships out to Boston?
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Not really; a qualifying offer doesn't implicitly mean that we only want him for a year, but rather that we want to ensure a player is a restricted FA vs. unrestricted (which would occur in a week if we were to not extend a qualifying offer and then we wouldn't have the right to match any offer from another team). If a player agrees to the qualifying offer, they get a 125% increase on their last year of salary and will be an unrestricted FA next year.

The hope is that you retain him with your qualifying offer and negotiate a new, long-term contract that would kick in the following season.
 
Avery said:
Not really; a qualifying offer doesn't implicitly mean that we only want him for a year, but rather that we want to ensure a player is a restricted FA vs. unrestricted (which would occur in a week if we were to not extend a qualifying offer and then we wouldn't have the right to match any offer from another team). If a player agrees to the qualifying offer, they get a 125% increase on their last year of salary and will be an unrestricted FA next year.

The hope is that you retain him with your qualifying offer and negotiate a new, long-term contract that would kick in the following season.
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Very well taught. Thanks.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Cool.

I think he'd be a really good fit next to Wiggins, Gordon, and probably Parker too, FWIW.
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I've been saying this all along. Hayward is exactly the kind of player that you want around your star. Only question is "At what price?"
 
Luckily for us, I think Hayward lowered his value a bit this season. He didn't make any real progressions from last season other than improved rebounding and passing with more exposure. He basically proved that he could not lead a team successfully and is best as a complimentary player. For that reason, I think it would be crazy if someone offered him close to a max offer. I'm thinking around 9-11 million which would be an easy match for the Jazz. It would be a shame to lose Hayward right after drafting Wiggins, Parker, or Gordon.
 
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