DRAFT: #18 [Green] & #31 [Terry] & trade for #36 [Tyler Bey]

[SleepingHero]

It would take a lot more than DFS + Wright to match Hayward's salary, but I like where your head is at. Adding an expensive star with an expiring contract while trading up into the lottery would satisfy lots of rumors at once.

It worked in the trade machine so that's my excuse. But I do think Boston would like to get a little more oomph from any trade involving Hayward. A team so rich in assets can afford to get some mild return once in a while, but that's just not how Boston operates.


It'd probably take a lot more than DFS+Wright+18+31 for Hayward and 2 of Bostons first rounders. I'd bet the Mavs throw in Jackson just because.

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I agree to an extent. The reason I keep landing on Hayward is that Boston can't really afford to let him go for nothing. It's not like they'll have cap space, right? Maybe they just want to re-sign Hayward, but if not, I don't expect them to let him expire. 

And, I don't think they even have enough potential roster spots for all of their picks to land. It seems pretty clear that they're going to have to do something this off season. I think Boston will be interesting to watch in general, even without the Mavs angle. 

Couple reason why I think Boston is considering letting Hayward go. 

First, they really don't need him. And by that I mean that Hayward's availability for Boston has been almost nonexistent. His first season was a wash with that horrific injury. 2nd season was mainly spent rehabbing said ankle injury, coming off the bench and being a net negative player. Finally in his 3rd season he was an impact player. But the issue is that he plays largely the same role their budding superstar Tatum and up and coming star Brown plays. Hayward is at best a 4th option, playing a role that's already filled. And did I mention that in this last resurgent year, Hayward again went down with an injury missing the entire playoffs and Boston never skipped a beat? 

Second, Boston is getting ready to extend Tatum. He's going to command the max. With Brown, Kemba, and now Tatum, Boston is poised to have a large salary bill next season. They can afford it. But the question is why force yourself to pay 34 mil to an oft injured 4th option that really has no bearing to the team success when you can flip him now for some cost controlled role players and not lose any picks? 

Again, I doubt Boston is eager to get off of Haywards expiring, but I don't think Hayward will be a Celtic the entire 21' season. Even Bill Simmons postulated about the Celts letting Hayward go because of the bad juju his tenure has had.