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

[KillerLeft]

This one is about him opting out, choosing to sign in Dallas, and Boston doing them both a favor by facilitating it so that he can make more money than they are willing to pay, and so Hayward can get to one of his preferred destinations.

If Hayward opts out then he can walk and BOS (the kings of asset management) would lose a huge asset for nothing. That gives Hayward leverage. That means DAL is doing BOS a favor by giving them players in return for a guy who could walk. The reward for that is moving up 4 spots in the draft.

P.S. If the Mavs wanted to create space to sign Hayward outright I am almost 100% certain they could do it. This gives Hayward and DAL leverage over BOS.

The last part is actually a good point. 

I still don't see it as a situation wherein Dallas is getting what THEY want. Like, a deal where they're put upon and need to be compensated. But, then again, we don't really know what the deal is, either. 

Again, I'd be happy to be wrong. I'm just saying I don't at all NEED them to move up four spots to make me feel good about the deal.