After reportedly declining his $34.2 million player option for next season, Gordon Hayward will become a free agent when NBA free agency begins Friday at 6 p.m.
With Hayward becoming an unrestricted free agent, there are three things he could possibly do. Hayward could still re-sign with the Celtics. If he decides to leave Boston, he could agree to a sign-and-trade in which the Celtics would get something in return from the team that lands Hayward or he could sign with a new team outright, leaving the Celtics empty-handed.
Here are the latest rumors on Hayward’s future as free agency approaches:
Hayward may end up staying in Boston.