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Gordon Hayward

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Utah Jazz · F-G · 1× NBA All-Star · 14 NBA seasons · 907 career appearances

Gordon Hayward recorded 907 NBA appearances across 14 seasons with Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder.

▶Best highlights

15.2

career pts/gm

4.4

career reb/gm

3.5

career ast/gm

833

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Gordon Hayward's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2003-04–2010-11

A rapid rebuild reaches the West finals

Utah Jazz · Williams and Boozer

Utah missed the playoffs only once before a new pick-and-roll core reached the 2007 conference finals.

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Franchise era

2011-12–2016-17

Defense grows around Hayward and Gobert

Utah Jazz · The patient bridge

The Jazz accumulated young talent and developed an elite defense, returning to the second round before Hayward left.

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Franchise era

2013-14–present

A patient rebuild becomes a champion

Boston Celtics · Tatum and Brown

Draft capital from the Brooklyn trade became a durable homegrown core that made repeated deep runs and won the 2024 championship.

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Franchise era

2020-21–present

Playmaking and another rebuild

Charlotte Hornets · The LaMelo era

Ball's passing brought immediate excitement, but injuries and roster churn have kept Charlotte focused on assembling a durable young core.

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Franchise era

2019-20–present

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Draft capital, development and a new core

Oklahoma City Thunder · The SGA rebuild becomes a champion

Oklahoma City converted its outgoing stars into a massive asset base, developed an elite young roster and returned to the championship stage.

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Career accomplishments

1× NBA All-Star14 NBA seasons907 career appearances13,121 career points36 playoff appearancesCareer high: 44 pointsCareer high: 15 reboundsCareer high: 12 assists

Career honors stored from Basketball Reference

Team history

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Gordon Hayward's most significant indexed performances.

Athlore #1 · 100 relevance

CHARLOTTEHORNETS

Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks

44 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #2 · 95.4 relevance

OKLAHOMA CITYTHUNDER

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz

37 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST · 2 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #3 · 89.9 relevance

CLEVELANDCAVALIERS

Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers

39 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST

Athlore #4 · 86.1 relevance

MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz

39 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST · 2 STL

Athlore #5 · 84.7 relevance

CHARLOTTEHORNETS

WASHINGTONWIZARDS

Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards

27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST · 4 STL · 1 BLK

Single-game records

Career-high games

One verified indexed game for each major box-score category.

Career high · Points (44)

CHARLOTTEHORNETS

Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks

44 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Career high · Assists (12)

Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz

15 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Career high · Rebounds (15)

GOLDEN STATEWARRIORS

Golden State Warriors vs Utah Jazz

26 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST · 3 STL

Career high · Steals (5)

CHARLOTTEHORNETS

MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES

Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves

23 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST · 5 STL

Career high · Blocks (4)

MEMPHISGRIZZLIES

Utah Jazz vs Memphis Grizzlies

16 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST · 1 STL · 4 BLK