DAL OFFSEASON: Trade & FA | Mavs "mostly done...but you never know."

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According to a person familiar with Hayward’s thinking, the 30-year-old former All-Star wants to continue to be a core part of a winning team and would not want to go to Atlanta. Hayward delaying his $34 million player option deadline to Thursday at 5 p.m. ET indicates that he wants more options. This rumor that the Hawks are in play seems like posturing to create a perception of leverage, that Hayward would be happy to join Atlanta either on his current contract or in a new multi-year deal.

It all would be highly plausible if Hayward had continued his strong season in the playoffs and showed he was an integral part of a winning team. Instead, the Celtics survived without him and made a deep run, even if it was apparent the team would have been much better with him. Front-office personnel who spoke with The Athletic after the postseason and in the lead-up to this week agreed that the optics of his August ankle sprain, as well as his struggles when he returned in the conference finals, dramatically hampered the likelihood of a multi-year deal this offseason. Hayward suffered nerve irritation and deep bone bruising from that ankle sprain, and it’s hard to imagine a team besides Boston committing to him long-term right now because of the medical uncertainty.

Weiss from the Athletic


https://theathletic.com/2204873/2020/11/...es-harden/


God damn, stay away Donnie.

So it´s really Parsons 2.0. Now I would not be surprised, if there is no interest at all for Hayward. That it is all coming from his agent, trying to bait some stupid FO into giving him a long-term deal. At least Oladipo has accepted that he needs to perform next season to get a new big contract. Hayward just wants it for free.