Boston Celtics winning draft lottery may have silver lining for Utah Jazz

The Boston Celtics winning the NBA Draft Lottery could actually come with a silver lining for the Utah Jazz’s hopes of retaining Gordon Hayward.

Just this week, after the Boston Celtics defeated the Washington Wizards to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, I wrote about how with each bit of success the Celtics have, Utah Jazz fans likely get a little bit more nervous about Gordon Hayward’s future.

If Hayward opts to leave the Jazz as a free agent this summer, the Celtics are presumably the favorite to lure him away and every accomplishment they reach could very well make joining up with the Celtics look all the more favorable. Depending on how Boston fares against the Cleveland…