After selecting Brandon Miller with the second overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Gordon Hayward’s time with the Charlotte Hornets could be nearing an end. Hayward, 33, has struggled with injury during his three years in North Carolina and will enter his contract’s final year next season.
According to Rod Boone of the Charlotte Observer, Hayward is ‘likely’ to be a trade candidate for the Hornets during the offseason and could hold some value around the league due to the short amount of time remaining on his deal.
“Numbers-wise, Hayward is probably the more likely of the two candidates to be moved only because of his expiring contract,” Boone wrote.