· gordon hayward will be one of the most sought-after free agents this summer. They clearly wanted to get better, and hayward was done with the boston celtics , so. What started as such a promising and star-powered experiment back in 2017 has reached its end as hayward signed with the charlotte hornets on a 4 year, $120 million contract saturday afternoon. · charlotte lost nothing in the equation, but the celtics gained something enormous: The biggest trade exception in nba history. The forward fractured his tibia and dislocated his ankle less than six minutes into. Trade exceptions function as empty salary slots. · gordon hayward , who spent three seasons with the celtics after signing a large contract in free agency, announced his retirement on thursday. · the gordon hayward boston celtics era has come to an abrupt end. After being named an all-star for the first time in 2017 and signing a four-year, $128 million contract with boston, hayward fractured his ankle five minutes into his celtics debut and missed the entire season. But if he leaves the jazz, hell be giving up millions of dollars. How much does he stand to lose by signing. Gordon hayward inked a free-agent deal with the boston celtics in 2017 worth $128 million over four years. · hayward ’s three seasons with the celtics were some of the toughest years of his career.
