Rumor: Jazz prepared to match 'any offer' for Hayward.

[cowhide]

What about going after Deng instead? Cleveland won't be keeping him.
By all accounts he's a terrific locker room guy. I'd make an offer to Hayward and then call Deng's agent. First one to sign gets the deal.

I would definitely take Deng over Hayward. I think Deng is a better player overall even though it is close and we could probably get him for about $10 million a year.

 

[cowhide]

:^O

This guy has no credibility with me. The Jazz are a business and you don't overspend out of loyalty or fear if you want to be in business. Jazz are not going to spend $16 million on Hayward. If they do then all the good they have done is out the window in my opinion.

 

[fishonjazz]

This. And my question would be, what is the most each of us (if we were Lindsey) would be willing to match? My limit is 13M with decreasing salaries year over year.

12 mil

 

[Litany]

Batum is his most comparable player. The ones you just listed aren't comparable.

Obviously. I'm talking about value though. Those guys are paid what they are worth IMO. I don't think Hayward brings anything to the table to make him worth more than any of them. Can't use the "he's a big, big get paid" argument either.

I'm just baffled teams are said to want to throw max level money at him.

 

[ijazz]

Phoenix need to see what Hayward does before deciding on Lebron & Mellow

Anyway, how long is the RFA period... in other words, when will we know one way or another on Hayward ?

 

[GVC]

I'm just baffled teams are said to want to throw max level money at him.

I don't see it.

I could see a team maybe going to 13 per (on average). On a 4-year deal, the Jazz match that OR try to work out a sign-and-trade with something ok coming back. Jazz probably won't have significant cap space beyond this summer, and a 4-year contract for an average or better starter is movable. Unless the Jazz convince a free agent they like better to sign, or work a sign-and-trade, Hayward will be back next season. The Jazz aren't in a position to let decent players walk for nothing.

 

[silesian]

Cool Game Theory

Yes, sort of. The danger is that it could backfire--if a team like Portland KNOWS the Jazz will match, then they could make a ridiculous offer because there's no chance they'd get stuck with Hayward for that price.

...which could backfire on Portland if the Jazz don't match and they are stuck with a bad contract and financial limitations for 4 years. If you are Portland GM, I don't think you take the risk of offering a contract just to screw a competitor financially....

 

[Elizah Huge]

The farthest I would go is giving him the same exact deal Favs got, 4-year $49 mil. Which averages out to $12.25 mil a year.

 

[DForceAUS]

12 mil

Agreed 12 Mil and thats generous/overpaying, if he says no sign Deng he can be had for less and be a good mentor for Hood

 

[Stifle Tower]

You have to realize that Batum was signed to an offer sheet by Minnesota and overpaid thinking Portland would n't match but Portland matched but were upset with Minnesota because they thought the T-Wolves gave a ridiculous offer.

Coming from the same organization who thought they had made it too expensive for Utah to match Millsap's deal (huge signing bonus) and made that unprecedented offer to Matthews (bigger payout than even the #1 pick).

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Deng won't sign here. We aren't a contender. We would have to way overpay for him to think about it.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Phoenix need to see what Hayward does before deciding on Lebron & Mellow

Anyway, how long is the RFA period... in other words, when will we know one way or another on Hayward ?

Until the season begins. If Hayward hasn't reached an agreement before then, he can accept the qualifying offer, play out the year and then become an unrestricted free agent next summer.