Trade idea - Hayward and Rozier to ORL

[perks-a-beast]

ORL gets: Gordon Hayward, Terry Rozier, Guerschon Yabusele
BOS gets: Jonathan Isaac, Evan Fournier, Timofey Mozgov,

Why for the Celtics?
- Isaac is a terrific prospect who can shoot it from deep and possibly one of the most defensively versatile prospects in the league.
- Evan Fournier may be going through a shooting slump right now, but he’s a proven vet who demands defenders to be honest. Can get hot easily from 3.
- Mozgov is probably toast, but would be valuable next season as an expiring contract in any potential blockbuster deal ($16 mill expiring).
- Hayward is still a really good player, it’s just an unfortunate case of a good player and a good team who aren’t a good match. It happens. Would get out of his enormous contract while picking up a good young prospect, a good starter, and an expiring.
- Rozier is gone after this year anyways.

Possible rotation

K. Irving / M. Smart
J. Brown / E. Fournier
J. Tatum / J. Isaac
M. Morris /
A. Horford / A. Baynes

Another variation of this trade, if you prefer:

ORL gets: Gordon Hayward & Terry Rozier
BOS gets: Jonathan Isaac, Terrence Ross, Timofey Mozgov, OKC 1st round pick.

[PhoSita]

Why, oh why, would Orlando do this?

Hayward likely has negative trade value at the moment.

Jonathan Isaac is worth a lot more than Rozier.

Yabu is a non asset.

[perks-a-beast]

Why, oh why, would Orlando do this?

Hayward likely has negative trade value at the moment.

Jonathan Isaac is worth a lot more than Rozier.

Yabu is a non asset.

Because it gets them a starting point guard, desperately needed wing scoring, and probably gets them in to the playoffs.

[IDreamCeltics]

Why, oh why, would Orlando do this?

Hayward likely has negative trade value at the moment.

Jonathan Isaac is worth a lot more than Rozier.

Yabu is a non asset.

Because it gets them a starting point guard, desperately needed wing scoring, and probably gets them in to the playoffs.

What wing scoring do they get?


It seems like they'd be losing wing scoring...

[Moranis]

Hayward absolutely does not have negative value right now.  Everyone knows he is coming back from an injury, but he is making progress and actually improving. 

That said, I honestly have no idea why either team does this trade.  I don't think it helps either.

[IDreamCeltics]

Hayward absolutely does not have negative value right now.  Everyone knows he is coming back from an injury, but he is making progress and actually improving. 

That said, I honestly have no idea why either team does this trade.  I don't think it helps either.

Did Hayward even play in the last game?

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Hayward absolutely does not have negative value right now.  Everyone knows he is coming back from an injury, but he is making progress and actually improving. 

That said, I honestly have no idea why either team does this trade.  I don't think it helps either.

This was my initial reaction as well. Hayward is getting his rhythm back, but you can't get an all-star player coming off an injury in the prime of his career for so little.