11-17-2020, 04:00 PM
(11-17-2020, 03:54 PM)BigDirk41 Wrote: I wonder if Hayward didn't push his deadline back for a possible Mavs trade. Maybe it depends on who's there at 18. Just a thought.
Very possible.
Leave the Mavs out of it, and what I see is:
Hayward does NOT want to go back to Boston. Plenty of rumored reasons why, but he doesn't seem to want to be there.
He has gotten an offer from a cap space team (Atlanta, probably) that he will accept to leave, if he has to, but he WANTS to play somewhere else. Somewhere specific. But, this team does not have cap room.
At his request, and so as not to lose him for nothing, Boston is working on a deal to trade Hayward to this team. Contrary to what we thought, this deal is probably NOT a sign and trade, as pushing the deadline back seems to indicate that Hayward's current annual salary is an important part of the potential deal. So, it's either a rental or more likely a trade and extend.