In the middle of what has quickly become a seemingly endless NBA season suspension, John Hollinger–the former ESPN Insider analyst turned Memphis Grizzlies front office executive–threw out a pretty bold scenario for this upcoming summer that could greatly shift the power balance in the Eastern Conference. It involved Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward being courted to another franchise…one the C’s have a storied history with:
The team to worry about, at least a little, is Miami. Hayward nearly signed there in 2016 before picking the Celtics, and the Heat are absolutely in win-now mode.