Celtics Were Concernedabout Gordon Hayward, Jimmy Butler

The Celtics hadn’t yet signed Hayward at the time of that trade, but it was widely expected they would be major players for the former Utah Jazz star’s services since C’s head coach Brad Stevens coached Hayward at Butler.

Although the deal has yet to be made official due to concerns regarding Isaiah Thomas’ hip, Boston traded Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets’ unprotected 2018 first-round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for guard Kyrie Irving.