Hmmm.
1) I like Hayward.
2) Hayward is worth nowhere near the max. I think the original 12 mil per over 4 offer by the Jazz was more than fair. 16 mil is a massive overpay that could really bite us in the butt down the road.
2) Jazz will begrudgingly match.
3) Hornets save face by saying they went hard after a 'marquee' talent, and then focus on second tier guys.
4) Welcome to the Hornets Marvin Williams.
All part of Cho's master plan to get the Jazz to overspend on Hayward so they can't afford to re-sign our number one off-season target - the game-changing Marvin Williams.
As far as other big name options go, I really like Lance at 10 mil or so, but I just get the feeling that we have no interest. Apart from some loose, early offseason reports, I've seen nothing linking us to him in the last several weeks. Imagine the defensive pressure that could be applied with Kemba, Lance, MKG. Wow.