I think the strength of our team is our guards and should stay as such though. just because we are getting fultz doesn't mean we need 2 guards and that's it or even 4. I want at least 5.
Why do we need hayward? how many balls are there to go around? We have IT. Fultz is coming in. jaylen is coming.
I think the hayward stuff is nonsense right now.
People expecting Ainge to make huge sweeping changes this offseason are missing something.
Some superstars are very overrated. I'm not saying hayward is but honestly Bradley and fultz are probably better players because they play within a system and make the system in ways.
Why? Because Hayward's a much better player than Jae Crowder and/or Avery Bradley. Ultimately, I expect him to stay in Utah, but Ainge would be crazy not to get him if he could.
Bradley's a nice player, but he's inconsistent, and he's oft-injured. That plus his pending free agency plus the massive redundancy we'll have on the wings spells the end for AB. Better to try to unload him this year when we can parlay him into another asset vs. letting him walk a year from now and getting nothing.
You're totally right about Hayward being beter than Crowder. Don't get me wrong, Crowder is a tough, smart, do-it-all kind of player. But he's not creating his own shot when the clock is running down in the playoffs. Hayward can. Hayward played the 2-guard spot in the clinching game against the Clippers. He held his own running around on defense, and backed down his man for elbow jumper on offense.
Crowder would be excellent coming off the bench. That's what he is. C's fans are just all giddy because we got a good, not great, player "for nothing" in the Rondo trade that was centered around us getting a Dallas first. That should not elevate Crowder to starting material except when we have no other options, like right now.
Unloading Bradley now when he's playing well, and isn't yet considered a "rental," will bring back assets. And adding Hayward "for nothing" as a FA is like stealing. This is what Ainge strategically planned for for years with the contract structures and patience not to make quick-fix deals. He's getting free money, but he needs to shuffle his cards in order to get something in return for Bradley and allow himself to take that free money (Hayward).