2016-2017 Gordon Hayward Thread (We Did It Guys! Fireworks!!!)

[Roy H.]

But we have a much, much greater chance of getting one of those players with our assets and young players than Miami does

Maybe? Danny hasn't traded a prime asset for an impact player in 10 years, though. He ponied up a late 1st for IT, but has held onto his other draft picks even when upgrades were available.

I disagree, he traded Rondo for Crowder and Crowder is definitely an impact player IMO.

He's a role player. Miami can add those, too. Jp33 was talking about elite talent.

[j804]

You get the sense from the Jazz beat writers that they are super confident Gordon stays well see

[RLewis35]

You get the sense from the Jazz beat writers that they are super confident Gordon stays well see

We should know tomorrow if he stays with jazz or not.  If he doesn't commit to stay during the meeting my guess is he's gone.

[Kaz]

But we have a much, much greater chance of getting one of those players with our assets and young players than Miami does

Maybe? Danny hasn't traded a prime asset for an impact player in 10 years, though. He ponied up a late 1st for IT, but has held onto his other draft picks even when upgrades were available.

I disagree, he traded Rondo for Crowder and Crowder is definitely an impact player IMO.

Crowder wasn't a known commodity at the time though and the move at the time was seen mainly as a way to dump a disgruntled Rondo, certainly not a power play to grab Crowder.
Not that Crowder is on the same level as the likes of Gordie/Butler/PG13 anyways...

[SparzWizard]

I'm taking all this silence and no Twitter blow it up/woj bombs as Hayward is not interested in Boston and is stuck between Miami or Utah...

[RLewis35]

I'm taking all this silence and no Twitter blow it up/woj bombs as Hayward is not interested in Boston and is stuck between Miami or Utah...

Or they are still meeting and no one has been outside a meeting to leak anything....

Also unlike with trades we may be less inclined to leak anything bc perhaps Hayward would be put off by it...

[jpotter33]

You get the sense from the Jazz beat writers that they are super confident Gordon stays well see

We should know tomorrow if he stays with jazz or not.  If he doesn't commit to stay during the meeting my guess is he's gone.

I agree. I think if he stays in Utah he commits tomorrow. If not, then I think he's Boston-bound.

I still hate that Utah gets last dibs, though, even though that's standard for big free agents.

[jpotter33]

I'm taking all this silence and no Twitter blow it up/woj bombs as Hayward is not interested in Boston and is stuck between Miami or Utah...

Naw, they're still meeting. And surprisingly not much was said about the Miami visit yesterday either. You'll hear soon enough about how it went, and I guarantee that it'll be reported that we're the "favorites" after today, whether it's true or not lol

[Sketch5]

I'm taking all this silence and no Twitter blow it up/woj bombs as Hayward is not interested in Boston and is stuck between Miami or Utah...

Naw, they're still meeting. And surprisingly not much was said about the Miami visit yesterday either. You'll hear soon enough about how it went, and I guarantee that it'll be reported that we're the "favorites" after today, whether it's true or not lol

And last year we heard a ton with KD and it didn't work out.

[jpotter33]

But we have a much, much greater chance of getting one of those players with our assets and young players than Miami does

Maybe? Danny hasn't traded a prime asset for an impact player in 10 years, though. He ponied up a late 1st for IT, but has held onto his other draft picks even when upgrades were available.

Even so, just having the opportunity to pounce when ready is much better than what Miami has. Hell, I think Miami is even down two first rounders to Phoenix in the next several years.

[MBunge]

I'm taking all this silence and no Twitter blow it up/woj bombs as Hayward is not interested in Boston and is stuck between Miami or Utah...

Boston under Ainge has generally pretty tight-lipped about this stuff.  Most of the time, info on anything involving the Celtics usually seems to come from the other team involved in the deal.

Mike

[Phantom255x]

I'm taking all this silence and no Twitter blow it up/woj bombs as Hayward is not interested in Boston and is stuck between Miami or Utah...

Really? But I didn't see many woj bombs and twitter blowups yesterday with Miami either.

And I BARELY heard anything about Horford's meeting last year, and we got him.

Still keeping my hopes up.

[BudweiserCeltic]

http://twitter.com/DJJazzyJody/status/881579965979836416

This is..... interesting. Why would he meet them in San Diego rather than Utah?

EDIT: Apparently he has a second home there.

So... 100% chance Stevens follows him there to try and close the deal?

[Bobshot]

I hope the Celtics take Hayward on a tour of the city. I wonder if his wife is with him.
Boston has so much more to offer a family than Miami or Salt Lake City.

Miami is basically Miami Beach. The downtown area is not great. Property insurance is very high.

Salt Lake City is a nice modern place, but there is next to zero to do there other than the Mormon Tabernacle choir,  and it's very dry.

[Phantom255x]

http://twitter.com/DJJazzyJody/status/881579965979836416

This is..... interesting. Why would he meet them in San Diego rather than Utah?

EDIT: Apparently he has a second home there.

I'm also hearing it's because the arena and places around it in Utah are undergoing construction too.