While Gordon Hayward managed to stave off a major, season-ending-type of injury like the ones that derailed each of his first two seasons in Charlotte, he still dealt with some lingering ailments throughout the 2022-23 campaign. On the bright side though, the 13-year NBA veteran is heading into the summer healthy and continues to have an undeniable impact on winning.
A left shoulder contusion and scapula fracture limited Hayward to three out of a possible 20 games between November 4th and December 14th. After missing nine of 11 contests in a mid-January stretch because of a left hamstring issue, Hayward made 27 consecutive appearances into late March, leading to averages of 15.