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Omnibus Gordon Hayward Thread (To clean up the Board some)

jope said:
probably means the top echelon teams dont have $12-15M free to spend
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Miami does, LAL do, Chicago can find room for Anthony, Boston did--they used it elsewhere, San Antonio could have passed on Diaw and others-they didn't. Houston made room to proposition Anthony and Bosh. Dallas had room for Anthony, OKC is courting Gasol and will have to find cap space. I read Clippers were looking to upgrade sf and shooting and talked about moving Reddick and others to get space for Deng or Pierce...no mention of Hayward.
 
I don't know how famous he is to the rest of the league, I'm sure he is the most famous player of the Jazz, but I'm pretty sure that the Jazz left him open for FA at the beginning of the last season so that they could see how he will take the responsibility and I can tell that the FO wants him in SLC as they probably think he definitely did not underachieve last season. Shooting sucked I know. But Hayward did not turn into a bust and put up really concrete stats and contribution up there. Especially considering how bad the Jazz performed on both ends of the floor and struggled in scoring. The FO understands both of them are young and will only get better and Hayward is no exception. I think they want him. And they will try to keep him alongside adding a solid FA to the roster. No more tanking.
 
jimmy eat jazz said:
So, purely out of curiosity, if several firms in different cities were recruiting you, each offering a high salary but a different work environment, you would not take the time to visit each firm and each city before making an informed decision where you wanted to work?
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And, don't forget, your boss has said, publicly, that he'll match any offer.
 
mellow said:
Miami does, LAL do, Chicago can find room for Anthony, Boston did--they used it elsewhere, San Antonio could have passed on Diaw and others-they didn't. Houston made room to proposition Anthony and Bosh. Dallas had room for Anthony, OKC is courting Gasol and will have to find cap space. I read Clippers were looking to upgrade sf and shooting and talked about moving Reddick and others to get space for Deng or Pierce...no mention of Hayward.
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hayward is in the 2nd tier of FAs.

If LAL or Miami were to miss out on all the 1st tier guys, i wouldn't be shocked at all to see them pursue hayward.
 
gandalfe said:
And, don't forget, your boss has said, publicly, that he'll match any offer.
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He has?
"Sources" have said the Jazz are likely to match any offer. But the Jazz haven't presented Hayward with a max deal. If they did, it would be a mere formality to sign it.
 
Henderson and a 1st IS laughable. So is including Hairston and garbage.

If Hayward REALLY wants to leave, I'd do it for Vonleh, Henderson and a future #1. Otherwise, I tell Charlotte we'll just match their offer if they give him one.
 
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