We’ve explored trades for Gordon Hayward before at the Houdini. It’s nothing personal. We just see the Boston Celtics improving if they can get the right package for the two years left on his exorbitant contract.
The Sacramento Kings are a potential suitor for Hayward’s services for a couple of different reasons. First, the Kings are a team that won’t be able to attract free agents themselves this offseason.
The trade market is where they can make a play. Sacramento has earned a reputation for dysfunction that few teams in the league even seem capable of reaching, so players aren’t flocking to play in California’s capital city.