There is a star with an annual salary of more than $30 million who has played seven games in the playoffs this year and scored 0 points in all of them. Guess who he is? Many people may not guess that this is Thunder veteran Gordon Hayward. In this year's playoffs, Hayward played in all seven games, playing a total of 45 minutes and 55 seconds, scoring 0 points on 0-of-3 shooting.
During the regular season this season, Hayward played 25 games with the Hornets and 26 games with the Thunder. He played in a total of 51 games, averaging 24.5 minutes per game, with 9.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 0.8 steals, shooting 46.4%, 41.1% and 74.2% from three. The points per game average is the second-lowest of his career, just above his rookie season.
Hayward's current contract is four years, $120 million, expiring this summer. With a salary of $31.9 million this season, he ranks 39th in the league. Many people may not know when Hayward came to the Thunder. On February 8 of this year, the Thunder sent Trey Mann, Bertans, Misic and two second-round picks in a 5-for-1 trade to get Hayward.
Hayward's contract is so big, and now that his strength is falling off a cliff, why do the Thunder still need 5 for 1? Mainly to clear Bertans' contract, which is $80 million over five years and only expires in the summer of 2025, with a salary of $16 million next season. Hayward's contract is even bigger, but it expires this summer.
Bertans couldn't play for the Thunder, and he played in 15 regular-season games for the Thunder this season, averaging 6.1 minutes per game and scoring 2.9 points. After arriving at the Hornets, Bertans played 28 regular season games, averaging 20.8 minutes per game, 8.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists while shooting 39.4%, 37.5% and 88.9% from three.
Speaking of Hayward, in the 2020 offseason, he joined the Hornets for four years and $120 million. During his three-and-a-half-season with the Hornets, Hayward was just 42 percent attendance. Playing 1 game and 2 breaks, Hayward was never really fit. Although Jordan has sold the Hornets, he has to sigh: Jordan's vision has never disappointed.
Hayward was born on March 23, 1990, and was selected by the Jazz with the 9th pick and George with the 10th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. Coincidentally, in today's league, only George and Hayward are the only rookies in the class of 2010 who are still playing. That year's No. 1 No. 1 Champion Waller, Jack Turner, and Detective Doves have all left the NBA.
Hayward wasn't a glass man when he first entered the league! From 2013 to 2017, he missed just 22 games in four years. In the summer of 2017, Hayward joined the Celtics for four years and $128 million. He played just five minutes in the first game of the regular season and suffered an ankle dislocation + tibial fracture, which cost him the entire 2017-18 season.
Here's a look at Hayward's attendance over the next few seasons: 2018-19, 72 regular-season games; 2019-20, 52 regular season games; 2020-21, 44 regular season games; 2021-22 season, 49 regular season games; 2022-23, 50 regular season games; 2023-24 season, 51 regular season games.
Finally, I will bring you Hayward's wife Robyn Hayward, who was born on April 8, 1994, is 1.65 meters tall and has a pretty good look. Without further ado, let's just look at the picture: