Matching Gordon Hayward’s max offer sheet — the one for $63 million over four years he received late Tuesday night in Charlotte — is a steep endeavor, at face value.
But the Utah Jazz and general manager Dennis Lindsey have done such a diligent job in clearing space under the salary cap that the Jazz can afford to eat the money, bring Hayward back into the fold and hardly blink.
This is a significant reason that Utah fans shouldn’t expect Hayward to go anywhere.