BREAKING: OKC Thunder Reportedly Trade For 14-Year NBA Player
UPDATE: The trade is official.
UPDATE: ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported more details about the deal.
Via Wojnarowski: "The Thunder are including Vasilije Micic and draft compensation to the deal, sources tell ESPN."
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been one of the best surprises in the NBA this season and look like a team that will be competing to make the Western Conference Finals.
On Thursday, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the team is finalizing a deal to acquire former NBA All-Star Gordon Hayward from the Charlotte Hornets.
Via Wojnarowski: "The Oklahoma City Thunder are finalizing a trade to send G Tre Mann and F Davis Bertans to the Charlotte Hornets for Gordon Hayward, sources tell ESPN."
Hayward has played in 25 games this season and is averaging 14.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 46.8% from the field and 36.1% from the three-point range.
The 33-year-old was the ninth pick in the 2010 NBA Draft (out of Butler) and has also spent time with the Boston Celtics and Utah Jazz.
He will bring vital experience to a young Thunder team.
Right now, the Thunder are the first seed in the Western Conference with a 35-16 record in 51 games.
They are 7-3 over their last ten games and an outstanding 20-6 in 26 games on their home floor in Oklahoma City.
On Saturday evening, the Thunder will visit Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in Texas.
Hayward has career averages of 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 45.5% from the field and 36.9% from the three-point range in 809 regular season games.
He has also appeared in 29 NBA playoff games.
