Jazz will match any offer for Gordon Hayward

[manl_lui]

If they're going to match any offer I would call their bluff and offer him a large contract just to get them cap-strapped for the future. Then again, I'm not an NBA GM and many would hate me for those tactics.

But this goes back to when Pekovic was a RFA. I thought teams were dumb to not offer him a deal knowing the TWolves would just match it anyway. Drive up the price and make them deal. Worst comes to worst, you land him...just hopefully you needed him.

but if they don't bite, you have to be stuck with overpaying for Haywood

[Donoghus]

Good news.

I sure as heck don't want the Celts to be the ones overpaying him.  Def overrated by some on these boards too.

[Boris Badenov]

If they're going to match any offer I would call their bluff and offer him a large contract just to get them cap-strapped for the future. Then again, I'm not an NBA GM and many would hate me for those tactics.

That would hurt the Celtics, who are trying to retain Avery Bradley at a reasonable value. Hayward will be one of the guys setting the market at the SG/SF spots this year.

[dmopower]

I like the kid and would love a sign and trade with green involved.    Do I have to say NO max deal though.  He has more value on our team than Green IMO. Make it happen Danny.

[Waew]

Dmo, its known the jazz value Hayward greatly. He's unreadable to them. Why would they trade him?

[LooseCannon]

If they're going to match any offer I would call their bluff and offer him a large contract just to get them cap-strapped for the future. Then again, I'm not an NBA GM and many would hate me for those tactics.

To offer him a large contract, you would have to renounce all free agents and the MLE.  It's stupid to do that if you expect Utah to match.

One of the biggest examples of a team making stupid moves to sign a restricted free agent to an offer sheet was Golden State using its amnesty on Charlie Bell (instead of Andris Biedrins), rescinding its qualifying offer on Reggie Williams, and waiving the unguaranteed contract of Jeremy Lin to sign DeAndre Jordan to an offer sheet that the Clippers were easily willing to match.