Sam Presti on Hayward Trade: "I missed on that. That's on me."; Hayward's Wife Responds

Thabo Sefolosha · Post #1 » by **Thabo Sefolosha** » Tue May 28, 2024 10:35 pm

Post #2 » by **Domejandro** » Tue May 28, 2024 10:42 pm

Navigating around the fluff talk, the real goal of the trade was to dump salary. I think that Gordon Hayward is fully justified to be unhappy about his Oklahoma City experience with how it played out (they didn't use his skillsets effectively and probably costed him a ton of money in upcoming free agency), but his production was tangential to the broader goal of the trade.

Black Jack · Post #3 » by **Black Jack** » Tue May 28, 2024 10:43 pm

Keep your wife out of it cmon Gordon :lol:

Zeno · Post #4 » by **Zeno** » Tue May 28, 2024 10:45 pm

I got no problem with Hayward's wife defending her husband even if she is wrong. Big whatever there for me. But Presti seems a little disingenuous to me. Bottom line, he didn't want to invest future flexibility in this year's team and did this trade instead to create flexibility while pretending he was investing in it. I actually don't hate the patience but it wasn't something to me that had a shot of working for this year.

Dominator83 · Post #5 » by **Dominator83** » Tue May 28, 2024 10:47 pm

His days of being a borderline star are way behind him, but it's hard to imagine that Hayward can't be used as a rotation player at least.

TwitterFingers · Post #6 » by **TwitterFingers** » Tue May 28, 2024 10:56 pm

Personally I think that is pretty unprofessional by Presti

hugepatsfan · Post #7 » by **hugepatsfan** » Tue May 28, 2024 10:57 pm

Gonna be a tough offseason for Hayward if he can’t come to grips with the caliber of player he is and the role he’s in for at this stage of his career.

KembaWalker · Post #8 » by **KembaWalker** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:00 pm

I think Sam is being respectful by pretending like Hayward was anything other than a cap move

SomeBunghole · Post #9 » by **SomeBunghole** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:04 pm

Could not have happened to a nicer guy.

hauntedcomputer · Post #10 » by **hauntedcomputer** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:08 pm

I'm sure Robyn is mailing the check back as we speak

Chuck Everett · Post #11 » by **Chuck Everett** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:13 pm

Well, it's gotta hurt that you make trades that basically eliminate your team. If Hayward said he didn't think it would be a good fit before making it happen, you should have just traded for his contract and waived him since all you wanted was the cap room. He obviously wasn't good in the locker room either.

Zukkoyaki · Post #12 » by **Zukkoyaki** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:24 pm

"How do you disrespect my husband who groomed me??"

azcatz11 · Post #13 » by **azcatz11** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:27 pm

Robyn is absolutely a stunning woman. Not in Doris' league but damn close

Post #14 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:31 pm

None of that explains why GH was afraid to shoot the ball in the playoffs.

JustBuzzin · Post #15 » by **JustBuzzin** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:37 pm

Spoiler:

Sexism.

HardenToSixers · Post #16 » by **HardenToSixers** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:46 pm

azcatz11 wrote:Robyn is absolutely a stunning woman. Not in Doris' league but damn close

that's the first person you go to thinking of stunning women?

Papi_swav · Post #17 » by **Papi_swav** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:47 pm

Zukkoyaki wrote:"How do you disrespect my husband who groomed me??"

huh

SelfishPlayer · Post #18 » by **SelfishPlayer** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:48 pm

Dominator83 wrote:His days of being a borderline star are way behind him, but it's hard to imagine that Hayward can't be used as a rotation player at least.

It seems that he is anti 3&D/floor spacer and wants to be the same on ball player he has always been. The Warriors could use him. Hayward is their sort of player like Igoudala and Livingston.

SelfishPlayer · Post #19 » by **SelfishPlayer** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:49 pm

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:None of that explains why GH was afraid to shoot the ball in the playoffs.

Was he afraid, or was he protesting?

Above The Rim · Post #20 » by **Above The Rim** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:59 pm

Surprised by the shade he’s throwing at a known classy player. It was a low risk move i thought? His wife is known to be a little outspoken, but I can’t say I blame her for defending her husband here. He’s too nice to do it himself.