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We really can't afford to just lose his salary for nothing, especially with Tatum's new contract on the horizon. If he opts out, we almost have to re-sign him to whatever market value is just to keep the salary as an asset so to speak. If we were to just lose him completely, I think we'd have very little cap space, like somewhere around $8M or so, and that's BEFORE figuring out what to do with Kanter, Theis, Wannamaker, and Semi.What can Hayward realistically fetch at this point? If he ends up opting out after this season, that screws us capwise correct?
As far as what he could fetch right now, I'm not really sure, because any team that trades for him knows he could opt-out too. Kevin Love and Drummond would probably be attainable. Not sure exactly what OKC is doing, but perhaps Steven Adams if we added some other stuff.
Personally I'd be all-in on something involving Myles Turner. Would fit in seamlessly with this team as he'd basically be doing everything Theis does (and more), but in a bigger body. Good defender, and can both rim run and pick and pop. It would need to be something like Turner & Lamb for Hayward, all of our picks for the foreseeable future, and maybe another player or something. I don't even know if the Pacers would do that.
A sign and trade this summer might be the most logical path.