Should Gordon Hayward’s time in Charlotte come to an end? That is the question being posed here as the Hornets may have to consider their future with the 33-year-old veteran small forward. Hayward is entering the final year of his four-year $120 million free-agent contract he signed prior to the 2020-21 season. With $31.5 million owed to Hayward for the upcoming season, Charlotte may be inclined to shake things up with a trade of their current highest-paid player.
The idea of trading Gordon Hayward is not a new one. In fact, this very idea has been tackled previously on Swarm and Sting with three mock trades in addition to a proposal of the Utah Jazz reacquiring the former face of their franchise on The J-Notes.