NBA Trade rumor: Per Adrian Wojnarowski, Gordon Hayward-Jae Crowder sign-and-trade talks are “dormant”

Here’s the skinny from the Herald’s Mark Murphy:

This sign-and-trade has been rumored for the last twenty-four hours after Gordon Hayward agreed to a max contract with the Celtics. Because of a lowered salary cap, Boston is a hair over the cap, and Avery Bradley, Marcus Smart, and Jae Crowder have been the likely candidates to make space.

It’s still unclear what the Celtics would get in return for Crowder. Some speculate that it might be Dante Exum or Rodney Hood or that the deal could expand into something larger involving Derrick Favors, who’s in the final year of his deal at $12M. Crowder is making ~$7M, so Boston would need more to match salaries.

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Trading Crowder is a curious move for the Celtics. His contract is one of the best bargains in the NBA, and on the floor he makes for a perfect 4 man with Hayward slotting in at 3 in small ball lineups. Crowder isn’t a LeBron James stopper—nobody is—but he’s one of the better defenders against him.

We’ll update here at CelticsBlog as details become available. Stay tuned.

UPDATE:

And now we’re here.