Homerclease wrote:wco81 wrote:Homerclease wrote:How is Hayward redundant with Brown and Tatum here? Hayward is 50x the playmaker either of them are
But he's still a luxury at over $30 million plus.
Do you think Ainge would have still signed Hayward to a huge contract if he knew how much Brown would improve in the second season and how impressive Tatum would be as a 20-year old rookie, including in the playoffs?
Without question. He’s a top 20 NBA player
OK, another question. Assuming Brown and Tatum continues to play as well or better than they did this season, do you in the summer of 2020 want Hayward to opt into his $34.2 million player option for the 2020-2021 season or for the Celtics to give him an even bigger contract that year?
Hayward will turn 30 in March 2020. So in July 2020, he will have completed 10 seasons and probably will be eligible for a deal starting between $35-40 million. Maybe more if online gambling increases the cap much more than anticipated over the next two years.
By then Kyrie would be earning over $35 million if he's still on the team. Jaylen Brown would be an RFA that summer as well.
Do you give him a new deal, hope that he opts out of that $34.2 million salary and signs with someone else or he opts in for one last year?
I guess it would depend on whether this roster has won any titles by that time or how close they've been, whether Hayward has had big playoffs runs for the Celtics in the next two seasons.
But if Brown and Tatum are only improving in the next two seasons and playing bigger roles and minutes in the playoffs, it may be tough to pay Hayward that kind of money.