Gordon Daniel Hayward is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. He played two seasons of college basketball for the Butler Bulldogs. Hayward was selected by the Utah Jazz with the ninth overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft. He spent seven seasons in Utah before signing with the Boston Celtics in 2017. In 2017, he was selected an NBA All-Star for the first time.
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Gordon Daniel Hayward is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. He played two seasons of college basketball for the Butler Bulldogs. Hayward was selected by the Utah Jazz with the ninth overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft. He spent seven seasons in Utah before signing with the Boston Celtics in 2017. In 2017, he was selected an NBA All-Star for the first time. Hayward’s parents, Gordon Scott Hayward and Jody Hayward hosted parties for their son and his high school basketball teammates. Gordon Hayward has a sister, Heather. He grew from 5’11\” in height as a freshman to 6’7\” as a senior. He was listed as an unranked three-star prospect on the recruiting website Rivals. com. He accepted a scholarship offer from Butler University, coached by Brad Stevens, despite late interest from Purdue and Michigan. In the final seconds, Hayward attempted a game-winning, buzzer-beating, half-court shot, which hit the backboard and rim, and bounced away. In 2009–10, Hayward was nominated for various preseason All-America teams and Player of the Year awards. The Butler Bulldogs won both the Horizon League regular season title, and the 2010 Horizon League Men’s Basketball Tournament.
As a sophomore, Hayward established himself in the starting lineup, and was selected to play in the 2012 NBA Rising Stars Challenge game. After the departure of Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson during the 2013 offseason, Hayward emerged as a third-place vote for the NBA Sixth Man of Year award. He also won the IHSAA Arthur L. Trester Award in Class 4A. Hayward and teammate Julian Mavunga led Brownsburg to the Indiana class 4A state championship. He made the game- winning basket at the buzzer to defeat Marion High School 40–39. In 2010–11, Hayward came off the bench for the Denver Nuggets in a 107–103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. On April 5, 2011, Hayward had a noticeable performance in an 86–85 victory over the LA Lakers, finishing with 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists, and ended with a 34-point game, a career high at the time, in a win over the Denver Nuggets on April 13 in a 103–103 victory over The Lakers. In 2011–12, Hayward recorded 14 points and recorded 14 rebounds as his team won the game against the San Antonio Spurs as the Jazz lost 4–0 in the first round of the playoffs. In 2012–13, Hayward played for the Chuck and Chuck team and won the NBA Rising Star award.
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