"When I was a restricted free agent, I once went to Cleveland to play," Hayward said. "Carey found me at that time and told me that if I joined the Cavaliers, it would be fun for us to play together. It's recruiting me. Then lebron james announced his return to the Cavaliers, so we screwed up the previous plan. " This half-joking remark caused the whole audience to laugh, and Hayward and Owen also laughed.
Later, Hayward added: "But the wind and water have turned, and now we are teammates here."
The two later concluded that the recruitment took place on 20 13. 20 14 James announces his return to the Cavaliers. In the offseason of the same year, Hayward accepted a four-year, $63 million offer contract from the Hornets, but this contract was favored by the Jazz.
At the press conference, Hayward also praised Owen as "one of the strongest players in the league" and said that the two were very close: "I think this is God's will, and our birthdays are all on March 23."
On July 15, Celtic officially announced that it had signed a four-year contract with Hayward for 654.38+28 million US dollars. On August 3 1 day, the Cavaliers and Celtics jointly issued an official statement. The Celtics got Owen, sent isiah thomas, Jay Claude, Antzic, the first round of the unprotected Nets 20 18 and the second round of the Heat 2020.
Owen averaged 25.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists in the Cavaliers at 35. 1 minute last season; Hayward averaged 2 1.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists in Jazz.