The Charlotte Hornets have made wing Gordon Hayward out there by way of commerce. There is a risk Hayward will get moved, as he on an expiring $31.5 million contract.
Groups are additionally monitoring Hayward as a attainable buyout candidate. As a result of Hayward makes greater than the Non-Taxpayer Mid-Degree Exception, groups which are above the tax apron are restricted from signing him. This transformation went into impact with the brand new Collective Bargaining Settlement. Groups which are at present over the tax apron embody the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers, Miami Warmth, Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns.