Gordon Hayward Shares Brad Stevens’ Long-Term Plan When Recruiting Him to Celtics

Gordon Hayward's relationship with Brad Stevens dates back to when the former played for the latter at Butler University.

Former Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward appeared on the latest episode of Podcast P, hosted by Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George. 

Hayward spoke at length about his three-season stint in Boston and revealed that when Brad Stevens was recruiting him to join the Celtics, the 47-year-old said his vision was for Hayward, Kyrie Irving and Al Horford to hand the team to Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum in a few years.

Across 125 total regular-season games played with the Celtics, Hayward averaged 13.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 48.4 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from behind the 3-point line.

His time with the Celtics came to an end when he inked a four-year, $120 million deal with the Hornets in the 2020 offseason.

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