The Utah Jazz organization always knew that there was at least some likelihood of Gordon Hayward doing exactly what he opted to do this summer – join the Boston Celtics. Although the Jazz did everything in their power to keep the All-Star, and largely based all their future plans on the idea that Hayward would continue to be their centerpiece, Dennis Lindsey and the Jazz brain trust no doubt had contingency plans in mind should the worst happen.
And as we all know now, that’s exactly what came to pass – perhaps in an even worse way than Jazz brass could have ever imagined.