Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward was named to the Western Conference All-Star Team as one of the seven reserved announced by the NBA today. Hayward was voted onto the 12-man squad by Western Conference coaches for the 66th NBA All-Star Game, which will be played at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. MT.
This is the first All-Star berth for Hayward and it marks the first All-Star appearance by a Jazzman since 2011 (Deron Williams).
In 40 games (all starts) for Utah this season, Hayward is averaging a career-high 21.