Gordon Hayward’s time with the Celtics has been nothing if not eventful, and now it remains to be seen whether he’s played his final game in Boston.
After agreeing to a four-year, $128 million deal in 2017, Hayward dislocated his ankle and fractured his tibia in the first quarter of his first game.
Following a long rehabilitation process, he returned to action and played 72 games the following year but clearly wasn’t himself. He came off the bench in all but 18 games and averaged 11.5 points in 26 minutes per game on the season.
Hayward looked more like his old All-Star self this season, starting all 52 games he played in and averaging 17.