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Jazz Officially Matched Hayward According to Woj

UGLI baby said:
People keep saying we should have used the cap space to absorb contracts and acquire picks...

I think a GSW trade like last year is going to be less likely for the next couple of years because so many teams have cap space.

Something we could possibly do now though is in a couple years trade Hayward to a contender, take back a similar but underperforming contract, and also receive an asset in the process. Obviously that requires a pretty specific scenario, but it is not out of the question at all.

I think people are really losing sight of the fact that Gordon Hayward is first and foremost a good basketball player and valuable to the team on the court, but also it is absurd to think he all of the sudden is some un tradable asset that is going to cost us numerous "cap rental" type of deals.

I didn't want us to match, but I'm also not gonna go full Artard and pretend like there isn't a lot of positives about keeping a young, really good player on our team.
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Yeah, pretty much nailed it. I really hate the precedent that this sets probably more than anything, but it is what it is.
 
The Thriller said:
Also, when did a healthy AK47 come off the bench for a significant amount of time during the Boozer/Memo/AK/ era? I'd like to know.
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Millsap.

Nice personal insults though. I thought this board had a rule against those? Colton, Nate, etc? Where are you guys?
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Sorry you can't take what you try to dish (and miserably fail at).
 
Welcome back Gordon Hayward........hate your contract, but wish you much success. At least I don't have to change my avatar. LOL
 
Core4 said:
On a per year basis:
James, Bosh, Kobe, Amare, Joe Johnson, Howard, Irving, Wall, Cousins, Paul, Durant, Deron, Gay, Rose, Griffin, Boozer, Randolph, M. Gasol, George, Love, Westbrook, B. Lopez, Aldridge, Lee.

His deal will start at about the same as Asik, Lin, Hibbert and E. Gordon are making this season.

And remember, salaries "leapfrog" so some players may sign deals next season which will move them ahead of Gordon. From his draft class, Wall and George were both extended for a lot more money. Cousins will make about 3 million more.
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He was asking who got a bigger contract than hayward this free agent off season.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
If Exum becomes starting PG, I think Exum/Hayward backcourt will be a top-5 passing duo.
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Do you think hayward can play small forward and be a good passer at the small forward position as well?
 
fishonjazz said:
He was asking who got a bigger contract than hayward this free agent off season.
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I think the point is who has bigger contracts in the league. That really sets his value relative to everyone else. And a few players from his draft class were extended before hitting the market. I think you definitely have to consider what those contracts look like.
 
Well, I hope Hayward is able to get past his performance last year and lights it up this year. I hope he turns into the player we all hope he can be.
 
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