Love that this rumor keeps coming back but I don't think we want to play Paul George out of position at PF. I think Hayward plays SG and Paul George plays SG. Then we pick up a vet to play the front court with Horford or maybe Zizic gets minutes. In any case, if we play George at PF, which I contend is not his natural position, we risk him not liking it and wanting to pick a different team when he becomes a FA.
Maybe Hayward would settle for $25M instead of $29M, even a small concession by Hayward could make a big difference. To me, he is a fringe max player anyway.