Isaiah Thomas Begins Offseason by Following Gordon Hayward on Instagram

Now that the NBA season is over, everyone will play detective before the free-agent negotiation window opens July 1.

As ESPN's Chris Forsberg pointed out, Boston Celtics star Isaiah Thomas commenced the offseason's speculation by following free agent Gordon Hayward on Instagram.

Fans hungry for leads may connect the dots to Hayward's wife, Robyn, posting a picture of her daughter in a "Go Green" shirt. She deleted the Instagram post, but 1280 Sports' Angie Treasure saved it first.

Some possible meanings behind Thomas' Instagram follow:

1. Thomas is trying to woo Hayward.

2. Hayward has already decided to join the Celtics. He and Thomas are now plotting a scheme to convince LeBron James to try baseball for a year or two.

3. Thomas thought Hayward's latest post wishing his daughter a happy second birthday was adorable.

4. Thomas wants some League of Legends pointers.

5. Thomas hit the "follow" button by accident, was too lazy to redo his mistake.

6. There is no meaning.

[Twitter]