You think the Celts might want to reconsider that Hayward to IND for Myles Turner and McDoug trade?
It is believed that ... a sign-and-trade with Indiana was on the table before Hayward ultimately signed with the Hornets for $120 million over four years. Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe reported that Hayward was hellbent on returning home to Indiana to play for the Pacers, who offered Turner and Doug McDermott to the Celtics, who would then sign-and-trade Hayward back to Indiana.
Boston, again according to Washburn, countered by asking for either Victor Oladipo or T.J. Warren to pair with Turner instead of McDermott, which is classic Ainge greed. Oladipo might have low trade value right now, but Ainge was basically trying to get a guy who was, not that long ago, an All-NBA player, along with a very good big man in Turner, for a player in Hayward that he had already decided to divorce.
From the sounds of it, Ainge wanted the second player in the deal to be someone he deemed more valuable than McDermott because the first player in the deal, Turner, was not a player, or contract, that interested him.
I didn't get why Ainge didn't want Turner. Terrific backline defender, low volume offender, can stretch the floor some. And McD is a lights out shooter. I was surprised they could get that much for a sign-n-trade Hayward. Then Ainge said no thanks.
Instead BOS ends up with a mucky year. The Foul Lord Robert Williams at C, and paying Tristan 2/$19M. Instead of MyTurn turning back rim drives. Somewhere between weird and inexplicable.
I've long respected Ainge's wheeler dealer chops and draft savvy [although picking Tatum over Fultz sure blew up in his face, huh, speaking of going back and proving how YOU were right and the rest of us were wrong], but sometimes his eyes are bigger than his stomach.
The Irving Trade kind of blew up in his face...Crowder and Olenyk and Bradley were key contributors [so was IT]. Rozier has gone on to be quite solid for Charlotte who are presently a game above .500 after years of frustration, and while I love Kemba, I dare say Ainge was shopping him at the trade deadline, but with his balky knees and big contract, no takers.
As for Turner, i recally can't fathom why Indy soured on him, save the idea he and Sabonis were not on idel match, mirroring the Knicks trading Bellamy to move Reed to center.
Even more baffled as to why Ainge, faced with the certainly of Hayward's departure, felt like Turner and McDermott wasn't generous enough. McDermott would actually ahve been a reasonable stand in for Hayward, and Hayward is a good secondary offensive option, while Turner is a good defender who makes 3/4 of his FTs, hits a third of his threes, and is an excellent shot blocker, all of which would've stood him well for the Celtics. And at 6'11" 250. he's only 25.
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