Woj: Hayward to Charlotte (4 years, $120 million)

[Darth_Yoda]

Snell and Kyrie Thomas traded to Atlanta for Duane Dedmon.

What is going on?

ATL creating more cap space. Possibly to sign Hayward outright?

Saves a couple million. Maybe?

[Greengang5]

The behind the scenes story that comes out will be interesting.

Not sure how I am going to come down off my refreshing high when something is decided.

[Neurotic Guy]

Someone provide for me the "green" lens if Gordon opts out and just signs elsewhere.  What does this create in terms of space for signing?  Just full MLE?

[blink]

I have a hard time imaging why Gordon would go to Atlanta if he opts out.  I guess that there won't be many teams that can absorb his (edit) ASKING Price (not contract).  But man Atlanta is pretty bad.

[Ogaju]

So if Gordon opts out will free agents start to ask why Boston cannot keep its free agents?

[Ogaju]

what happened to the 3 pm Eastern deadline?

[Darth_Yoda]

Someone provide for me the "green" lens if Gordon opts out and just signs elsewhere.  What does this create in terms of space for signing?  Just full MLE?

And the BAE!

[Greengang5]

Hayward is really the only big name for player and team option right now.  Do you ever think that the league office calls and tells them to keep it going to the deadline to keep intrigue and interest for news?

[Evantime34]

The deadline has always been 5, why are people talking about a 3 pm deadline?

Atlanta saving money on Dedmon is not good for the Celtics. Atlanta can now afford multiple free agents without needing to do a sign and trade with us. If Hayward wants to go to Atlanta the Celtics are probably screwed.

[Ogaju]

Giving Gordon Hayward's relationship with CBS the logic points to Hayward leaving the Celtics and trying his best to help Cs on his way out.

[Tr1boy]

I have a hard time imaging why Gordon would go to Atlanta if he opts out.  I guess that there won't be many teams that can absorb his contract.  But man Atlanta is pretty bad.

Maybe Hawks are flaling big money

[johnnygreen]

So if Gordon opts out will free agents start to ask why Boston cannot keep its free agents?

I brought this up before, as I think it's an alarming issue. Did Danny and Brad make promises they didn't keep maybe because of the emergence of Jayson and Jaylen? I feel like there maybe a young versus veteran dynamic issue that the team won't talk about. Something maybe wrong and may need to be addressed.

[Tr1boy]

Knicks decline team option on Portis, Gibson, Peyton

They could have traded these guys and future 1st for Hayward ... no?

[Hoopvortex]

The deadline has always been 5, why are people talking about a 3 pm deadline?

The Boston Celtics and forward Gordon Hayward have agreed to push the deadline for his $34 million player option for the 2020-21 season back from its original deadline of 5 p.m. Tuesday to 3 p.m. Thursday, league sources told ESPN.

[Jvalin]

Knicks decline team option on Portis, Gibson, Peyton

They could have traded these guys and future 1st for Hayward ... no?

Only if Hayward opts in or agrees on a sign and trade. If Hayward walks, the Knicks can dump their non-guaranteed contracts and sign him via cap space.