When you watch a player get drafted by your favorite team, they immediately become someone you root for. Watching them grow from a timid and skinny rookie into an All-Star leading a playoff team can make them pretty special for fans.
Perhaps that's why Gordon Hayward's decision to leave Utah Jazz fans right at their peak hurt them so badly.
Gordon Hayward announced his retirement. Some highlights from his All-Star days in Utah!
Dunk on Giannis
Chasedown Block on LeBron
pic.twitter.com/oDr9O3rvYF— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) August 1, 2024Hayward played seven seasons with the Utah Jazz.