In college basketball, Gordon Hayward led the Butler Bulldogs to the championship game of the 2010 NCAA tournament.
49 Facts About Gordon Hayward
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Gordon Hayward was selected by the Utah Jazz with the ninth overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft.
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Gordon Hayward played seven seasons with the Jazz, and was selected to the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.
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Gordon Hayward played two more seasons with the franchise before the Celtics traded Hayward to the Hornets in a sign-and-trade agreement in November 2020.
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Gordon Hayward grew from 5'11" in height as a freshman to 6'7" as a senior.
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Until his growth spurt, Gordon Hayward was more successful in tennis, in which he was a two-time all-state singles player.
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Gordon Hayward was selected Second-team all-state by AP and First-team all-state by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
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Gordon Hayward was selected Indianapolis Star Player of the Year.
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Gordon Hayward was listed as an unranked three-star prospect on the recruiting website Rivals.
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Gordon Hayward accepted a scholarship offer from Butler University, coached by Brad Stevens, despite late interest from Purdue and Michigan.
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Gordon Hayward was named Horizon League Newcomer of the Year, and selected to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team and the All-Horizon League First Team.
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Gordon Hayward averaged 15.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore.
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Gordon Hayward was named the Horizon League Player of the Year and selected to the All-Horizon League First Team.
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Gordon Hayward was selected AP All-American Honorable Mention and ESPN Third-team Academic All-American.
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In May 2010, Gordon Hayward announced that he would forgo his final two seasons of college eligibility and enter the NBA draft.
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On June 24,2010, Gordon Hayward was selected as the ninth overall pick in the NBA draft by the Utah Jazz.
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Gordon Hayward played for Team Chuck and recorded 14 points as his team won the game.
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Gordon Hayward received a third-place vote for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award.
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On January 7,2014, Gordon Hayward scored career-high 37 points in a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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On July 10,2014, Gordon Hayward received a four-year, $63 million maximum contract offer from the Charlotte Hornets.
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On October 7,2016, Gordon Hayward suffered a fracture of the fourth finger on his left hand.
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Gordon Hayward averaged a career high in points per game, improving his points per game for a sixth straight season.
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On January 26,2017, Gordon Hayward was selected to the 2017 NBA All-Star Game by the vote of Western Conference coaches.
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Gordon Hayward's 21 first-quarter points in Game 3 was a franchise playoff record for any one quarter.
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On July 4,2017, Gordon Hayward announced via The Players' Tribune that he would sign with the Boston Celtics.
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On October 17,2017, Gordon Hayward suffered a fractured tibia and dislocated ankle in his left leg less than six minutes into the Celtics' regular-season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Gordon Hayward landed awkwardly on the hardwood after an attempted alley-oop off a pass from Kyrie Irving, causing his leg to collapse underneath his weight.
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Gordon Hayward was later ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery.
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Gordon Hayward had made considerable progress until he needed a second surgery in March 2018.
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Gordon Hayward thus missed the deep playoff run to Eastern Conference Finals where his Boston Celtics lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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On October 16,2018, Gordon Hayward played in his first regular season game since the ankle injury.
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On December 9,2019, Gordon Hayward returned from injury against the Cavaliers.
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On November 29,2020, Gordon Hayward was signed by the Celtics to a four-year, $120 million deal and then traded to the Charlotte Hornets, along with 2023 and 2024 second-round draft picks, in exchange for a conditional 2022 second-round draft pick.
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The Hornets were eliminated from the play-in tournament in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks, which Gordon Hayward did not play in.
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On November 3,2022, the Hornets announced that Gordon Hayward had suffered a left shoulder contusion and would be out indefinitely.
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Gordon Hayward missed eight games in January 2023 with left hamstring soreness.
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Gordon Hayward was selected as a member of the United States team for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
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Gordon Hayward averaged 10 points and 5.7 rebounds per game as Team USA won the championship.
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In 2012, Gordon Hayward was selected as a member of the USA Basketball Select Team that trained against the United States Olympic team.
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In 2016, Gordon Hayward was named a finalist for United States Olympic team.
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Gordon Hayward ultimately withdrew his name from selection, citing "family obligations".
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Gordon Hayward has a twin sister, Heather, who played tennis for Butler University.
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In 2018, Gordon Hayward signed an endorsement deal with Chinese sports footwear and apparel company Anta.
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Gordon Hayward appeared in advertisements for Unilever's line of men's bodycare products during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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Gordon Hayward is interested in video games and named League of Legends as his favorite esport.
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Gordon Hayward is active in mobile games such as Clash Royale, where he created a clan inviting friends and fans to compete and socialize.
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Gordon Hayward has appeared in commercials for the IGN Pro League and played StarCraft II during IGN Pro League 3 in 2011.
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Gordon Hayward has esports and gaming endorsements with HyperX, Xfinity, and AutoFull.
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Gordon Hayward started playing against his mother when he was young, and he returned to playing during the COVID-19 pandemic.