I think most C's fans can agree that Tatum, Brown, Hayward have payed at a roughly even level this year. Lets call them B+ guys.
You underestimate them. Boston is top-ten in both defense and offense, and it starts with the three-headed monster.
2) Given their age and how they've played this year, you're kepeing the Jays. So it makes sense to give them a larger role and allow them to grow in it. Neither of them is as good a playamaker/passer as Hayward, but it might help to let them do more of it. Trading Hayward allows them to do that.
Clearly you’re right that the Celtics are keeping those two, but it looks to me as though they’re getting all the responsibility they can handle, and they’re both growing by leaps and bounds. I would further argue that Gordon makes them both better when he’s on the court with them, and serves as a mentor for those two in developing complete games.
3) With or without Hayward probably doesnt change the ceiling of the team that much. I dont think you're winning a tittle with or without him.
If that’s what you think, it is no wonder that you propose trading him. That’s not what I think, though; I think he’s a player who makes his teammates better.
I think its also possible that having him, another guy who needs to eat on the floor can in fact in some cases lead to stagnant "you turn, my turn" offense.
If there is one strength that Gordon Hayward has more than any other, it is the unselfishness and skill to get the ball to the player who has the best shot, including himself. I’ll be frank: you’re wrong, about 180 degrees wrong.
4) Isnt it possible that subtratcing him and adding too those relatively weak points makes you better even if hes the best player in a deal?
That’s logical; I don’t think we’re at the stage yet where you can just put out your five best players on the court, regardless of position. Having said that, I am deeply skeptical of trading a better for a lesser player – NBA history is mostly against you.
I know conventional wisdom says its crazy...
On the contrary, the conventional wisdom is:
‘Boston needs a center; their three wing starters are redundant; so one of them should be traded for a big to balance the roster.’
The conventional wisdom used to be that Jaylen Brown was the sacrificial lamb; now it’s Gordon Hayward.