34-year-old Gordon Hayward announced his retirement.
Gordon Hayward played for the Jazz, Celtics, Hornets and OKC teams in his 14-year career in the NBA.
I remember he had his best seasons with the Utah Jazz. After the Utah Jazz, his career started to decline.
It looks like he might have reached his limit. Considering all the injuries and the years he's dedicated to the game of basketball. Retiring wouldn’t be surprising if he's thinking about stepping away. He's had a long career, but his performance has been inconsistent lately due to those injuries. He's given a lot to the teams he’s played for, but if his body can't handle the demands of high-level competition anymore, it might be time for him to prioritize his health. It's sad that he never even made it to the conference finals all career, despite all his efforts.
I really didn't see this coming at all, I thought he's still got a few good years left in him to play for, especially after getting traded to Oklahoma City Thunder before the transfer deadline, I though he'd still play on for 1-2 years more in OKC, but I guess the persistent health and injury might have contributed to him calling it quits this early.
Do anyone have the link to the announcement or full statement from him ?
What could have been in Boston… Kyrie just had to take the opportunity to lob the ball to Hayward over LeBron right after leaving LeBron in Cleveland. Obviously LeBron wasn’t having that and the rest is history. Hayward got traded, Kyrie went to the Nets and the Celtics had their title put off for years. If Hayward would’ve dunked that alley oop over LeBron though, it would’ve been an epic launch to the new look Celtics.