Hornets forward Gordon Hayward will miss the NBA’s play-in tournament due to a foot injury, the team announced in a press release.
Hayward is out indefinitely because of nagging pain in his left foot. He will be placed in a cast to immobilize his foot and he will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks.
He missed nearly two months of action due to sprained ligaments in his left ankle before returning last Saturday, April 2. Hayward played 17 minutes but returned to the sidelines this week.
The team’s highest-paid player, Hayward is averaging 15.9 PPG, 4.6 RPG and 3.6 APG in 31.9 MPG in 49 appearances during his second season with the club. He has two seasons and approximately $61.6MM remaining on his contract.
Charlotte entered the final day of the regular season tied for ninth place in the Eastern Conference with a 42-39 record. Assuming they don’t move up in the standings today, the Hornets would have to win two play-in games to earn a playoff spot.
Unfortunately bad contract for the hornets, trade him and move forward from that mistake.
Yea trade him to pacers so lakers can get hield and Malcolm and Charlotte take back Westbrook off the bench
Pacers are tanking next season? Or would a fourth team be needed?
Do the numbers of your suggested trade work:
Lakers: Hield and Brogdon for Westbrook and 2 firsts
Charlotte: Westbrook and 1 first for Howard, 2 seconds and x?
Pacers: Hayward anx x, 1 first, 2 seconds for Hield and Brogdon
No idea if the picks are correctly divided?
Lakers wish.
Charlotte will be moving forward regardless, no need for a panic trade… RW-for-Hayward still represents a capspace loss, and no way do they want him taking the ball away from Lamelo.
How much is Oubre worth?— and his guarantee amout?
Oubre is 12 mill next year and expiring
Hayward 2 yrs left RW 1 ….Id honestly just rather let RW expire than take on 2 yrs of Hayward
Im shocked
Dude just can’t stay healthy. It’s a shame. Loved him with the Celts. Was bummed to see him go. But not unhappy this didn’t sign him to that deal.
That was money well-spent! Thank God the Celtics didn’t get stuck holding that bag
His ankle injury (shattering) with the Celtics was gruesome and career threatening. Even though he was able to come back and play well, the ankle was always going to be brittle and a risk.
His injury this year was obviously to the same ankle which is really bad because the original trauma was so severe. He’s basically playing Russian Roulette with the ankle, but what other choice does he have.
For Charlotte, they made a risky bet and they’ll have to live with it one way or the other. Hopefully, Hayward will come back and play at a high level, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if he hobbles through the rest of his career.
Talented, expensive veteran who battles a lot of injuries… This has “Lakers” written all over it…
Two years ago everyone jumped all over the Celtics for letting him go. Now everyone is like “bad contract.
You think?
I’m pretty sure anyone who knew even one thing about basketball understood how bad this contract was going to look. I mean good for him, getting that contract in the first place, because I seriously doubt anyone gives him much more than the league minimum after this one ends
Tough for teams like Cha who so rarely can attract quality free agents. I never understood why they stretched Batum, they probably should have absorbed him and and lay low for another year
Has to be tough for a guy like MJ to do year after year
Reality is small markets run on razor sharp margins, those 2 gaffes will def hurt this offseason.
There was a world where maybe Melo-Bridges and Ayton got to grow old together, doubtful, now