11-17-2020, 05:54 PM
(11-17-2020, 04:59 PM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: Haywood’s best position is to opt-into his final season and extend for two beyond that. For that to happen, the deal is actually done in the new season so that 20/21 is one, 21/22 is two and 22/23 is three.
If Dallas is in on this (and Hayward is on board with making his way to Dallas), my educated guess is that they're working on trading for him with an opt-in and extend just as you describe. If they push it back to the new season, Dallas can also use Lee in a S&T to match salary without overburdening Boston with unnecessary payroll. So something like Maxi, Jackson, and Lee to Boston for Hayward would just work salary wise and give Boston a good forward to replace the one they'd otherwise lose for nothing.