So it’s finally happened. The thing that hoops fans around the Salt Lake Valley have feared for the last year has become reality. Despite some last-minute chatter to the contrary and a whole lot of false hope, Gordon Hayward’s career with the Utah Jazz has officially come to a close.
The All-Star forward has agreed to re-join his former college coach, Brad Stevens, by inking a deal with the Boston Celtics. ESPN’s Chris Haynes was the first to report on the signing.
Free-agent Gordon Hayward plans to sign with the Boston Celtics, league sources tell ESPN.