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

[Chief Macho]

its just a weird decision to make to stay in Utah and basically give up your hopes of ever winning a title. 

[kozlodoev]

Will there be an update about which lavatory they used at the Garden? :p

[GreenEnvy]

Woj on ESPN: Gordon Hayward has been engaged with the Jazz this offseason. Woj notes working with Jazz trainers, etc. Jazz are confident.

https://mobile.twitter.com/MikeSGallagher/status/881014302836047872

Ughh, well if we miss out on him at least we get to see what our young guys can give us in Brown/Tatum don't expect Crowder to play as much as he did last year.

"He worked with his team trainers this year"?  Groundbreaking ****, Woj.  He had Horford staying in ATL last year too, right up until he signed with Boston.  He may be the most reliable source, but ultimately these guys are all real-time puppets.

To counter the Jazz, do you think Hayward has so little respect for Stevens that he would be going through all this as just a formality?  Would he really let Stevens get his hopes up if he wasn't seriously considering it?

I mentioned this before but you can guess Hayward's thinking from who he is meeting with.  If he was unhappy in Utah, why even bother with them?  But that he's bypassing everyone else in the West and only meeting with the two playoff or near-playoff teams in the East who could actually give him the max means he's looking at this from a "money+chance to win" perspective.

Mike

I think there's a chance players don't truly know what they are doing until they have these meetings.

I think that happened with Durant last year. I think that may have even happened with LeBron back in 2010.

Guys may actually be influenced by these meetings.

We will see.

[PhoSita]

its just a weird decision to make to stay in Utah and basically give up your hopes of ever winning a title.

There's a very good chance he never wins a championship in Boston or Miami, either.

[ederson]

its just a weird decision to make to stay in Utah and basically give up your hopes of ever winning a title.

He coud always ask/demand/force a trade

[kozlodoev]

its just a weird decision to make to stay in Utah and basically give up your hopes of ever winning a title.

He coud always ask/demand/force a trade

That, or he may actually like the place where he was drafted and where he spent his entire NBA career so far. And coincidentally, that team can also offer him the most money. But somehow this all mean squat for some folks because he has the unique opportunity to sign with their favorite team. I mean, who wouldn't leave $50 million on the table to do that.

[j804]

Woj on ESPN: Gordon Hayward has been engaged with the Jazz this offseason. Woj notes working with Jazz trainers, etc. Jazz are confident.

https://mobile.twitter.com/MikeSGallagher/status/881014302836047872
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Ughh, well if we miss out on him at least we get to see what our young guys can give us in Brown/Tatum don't expect Crowder to play as much as he did last year.

"He worked with his team trainers this year"?  Groundbreaking ****, Woj.  He had Horford staying in ATL last year too, right up until he signed with Boston.  He may be the most reliable source, but ultimately these guys are all real-time puppets.

To counter the Jazz, do you think Hayward has so little respect for Stevens that he would be going through all this as just a formality?  Would he really let Stevens get his hopes up if he wasn't seriously considering it?

I mentioned this before but you can guess Hayward's thinking from who he is meeting with.  If he was unhappy in Utah, why even bother with them?  But that he's bypassing everyone else in the West and only meeting with the two playoff or near-playoff teams in the East who could actually give him the max means he's looking at this from a "money+chance to win" perspective.

Mike

I have not heard reports of anybody else interested. We're other teams interested and he turned down meetings?

[Eddie20]

Hayward at Fenway with Ainge, Stevens, Thomas, etc.

[dreamgreen]

Come on CBS bring home the bacon!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CelticsElite]

Red sox played a video for gordon

https://twitter.com/parziale_here/status/881519023774728193

Also
https://twitter.com/_chrisdurbin/status/881521014898864128


Pretty cool how last  year it was Tom Brady and this year its the sox

[cman88]

People forget that he tried to leave Utah before and they matched his rfa offer sheet. So its not out of the realm that he would leave Utah

[dreamgreen]

People forget that he tried to leave Utah before and they matched his rfa offer sheet. So its not out of the realm that he would leave Utah

Where was he going to go?

[celticinorlando]

Ainge is going out big Miami but yet keeping it small

[celticinorlando]

People forget that he tried to leave Utah before and they matched his rfa offer sheet. So its not out of the realm that he would leave Utah

Where was he going to go?

Charlotte I believe

[NHCelticsFan]

People forget that he tried to leave Utah before and they matched his rfa offer sheet. So its not out of the realm that he would leave Utah

Where was he going to go?

He signed an offer sheet with Charlotte, which Utah matched.