Guys, come on. We all knew there were going to be "reports" about Hayward to Miami today. That's what always happens. Remember last year when Durant's LA meeting supposedly went so well that he was supposedly willing to take a paycut to go there? Lol
I still don't see Miami as a legit threat. We're a significantly better team than them, and we're much better positioned for a Finals run than them. It doesn't make sense for him to choose Miami over Boston. He really doesn't seem to be the "lifestyle" kind of guy that Miami offers, and the "featured scoring role" also doesn't seem to be A) in line with his character, and B) making that much sense, since he'll still get literally any shot he wants in Boston.
And think of it this way - if he truly does want to go to Miami due to the lifestyle and prominent scoring role, is he really a Celtics type of player?
But that doesn't really matter, because it's very, very, very difficult for me to see these things mattering all that much to him. He wants to win, and at this point Boston is head and shoulders above Miami and Utah in the West in that regard.
Yeah, plus the C's can keep adding to the core in the coming years.
Miami may keep Johnson (he's willing to take a paycut IF they sign Hayward), but what about Waiters? And after that, who else can they add, because that core to be honest is not even close to a championship looking core, even though they may finish Top 4 or 5 in a weak East.
But if Lowry stays in Toronto (looking likely now), I still think TOR if they keep Lowry and Ibaka are better than MIA, and CLE/WAS/BOS ahead of them as well, and this is without Hayward in Boston. Imagine Hayward added to Tatum and this Boston team.