Boston Celtics: 3 offseason regrets Cs are currently feeling

Boston Celtics offseason regret No. 3) Botching the Hayward to Indiana deal

Last, but certainly not least, we have the offseason fiasco that was the Gordon Hayward dilemma.

Yes, ultimately the Boston Celtics did end up getting an impressive grab in the league’s largest TPE of $28.5 million from the Charlotte Hornets in their sign-and-trade involving the forward, but, as of this writing, they are still looking to utilize it.

Prior to them accepting the deal with the Hornets, however, there was another trade reportedly on the table, one involving Boston bringing back an actual player at the position they currently hope to use their player exception on.

That trade: Hayward heading to the Indiana Pacers for a return package headlined by center Myles Turner.

As reports have it, the Celtics could have traded the oft-injured & highly-paid 30-year-old for the big man and a quality scoring role player in Doug McDermott but Danny Ainge seemingly wanted more from the deal.

Though in some instances one can make the argument that “greed is good”, this was most certainly not one of those instances.

Still, we find the biggest problem within the C’s rotation is at the pivot.

This proposed deal would have given them a quality player in Turner who, with his play thus far, is making fans more upset by the day that the proposal didn’t become a reality.

Through 18 games played, the 24-year-old is boasting impressive averages of 14.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and a whopping 3.9 blocks per game on 50 percent shooting from the floor and 33 percent shooting from deep and, in turn, looks like an early frontrunner for the Defensive Player of the Year award.

Had Ainge not gotten greedy, the Boston Celtics would have themselves a floor-spacing big who is also one of the best defensive-oriented players at his position in the league down low, rather than finding themselves still merely looking for a quality option.

This botched deal easily takes the cake as the biggest regret the Boston Celtics have from this offseason.