This year's wild post-NBA Finals period didn't give us any one moment as indelibly absurd as the DeAndre Jordan "hostage crisis," but we will always remember it for the relentless, overwhelming cascade of action: the Boston-Philly trade, Paul George speculation, Jimmy Butler, David Griffin, Phil Jackson, Chris Paul, Sam Presti off the top rope, Gordon Hayward monopolizing the Fourth of July, and so much more.
Let's scan the NBA's new landscape.
Hayward is perfect for Boston. Had the Pacers waited five days, the Celtics might have Paul George, too.