Those among us worried we might have seen the last of Gordon Hayward in green and white should take note of what the Boston Herald’s Mark Murphy is hearing after the veteran forward chose to opt out of the final year of his contract with the Celtics.
Namely that this might merely be a formality.
Hayward is likely looking for a winning situation that will pay him a salary worthy of his production, and there may be no better place for both than with the Celtics, a whale of an offer from the New York Knicks or Atlanta Hawks of course an Al Horford-like possibility.
Hayward's opt-out viewed more as a formality. League source said it's still possible he returns to C's in restructured deal, unless, ala Al Horford, he receives home run offer from Atlanta or New York. "Gordon doesn't even know right now."
— Mark Murphy (@Murf56) November 19, 2020
A sign-and-trade to a team that could offer the Indiana native (cough Pacers cough) also looms as another option.
As we draw nearer to the start of free agency at 6pm, November 20th, we may begin to hear more details that will fill in some critical gaps.
Until then we will have to wait, because as Murphy’s source is hearing, “Gordon doesn’t even know right now.”
