Gordon Hayward’s Wife Robyn Fires Back At Thunder GM For His Negative Remarks
14-year NBA veteran Gordon Hayward had a very down season this past year, but whose fault is that?
Hayward, who has averaged over 15 points per game during his career, managed to put up just 9.8 ppg this past season.
The thing is, Gordon Hayward was averaging right around his career average with the Hornets, 14.5 ppg, before being traded to Oklahoma City mid-season by Charlotte, and just 5.3 ppg after the move. He also only started three out of 26 games and got just 17.2 minutes per game for the Thunder after starting all 25 games he played in for the Hornets and getting 31.9 minutes per game on the court.
For his part, Hayward tried to be diplomatic when he discussed how things didn’t work out in Oklahoma City.
“Obviously, disappointing with kind of how it all worked out,” The Oklahoman reports Hayward said. “It’s not what I thought it would be, and it’s certainly frustrating. I feel like as a player I have a lot to offer, and I just wasn’t given much of an opportunity to do that.
“I think the minutes were certainly down and sporadic to a point where they were nonexistent. Just when I was out there, it was limited touches, I would say.”
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Thunder general manager Sam Presti said about the mid-season deal for Gordon Hayward, “I missed on that. That’s on me. But I’m learning. I’m trying to learn this team. I’m trying to learn the pace of the team a little bit. … Every time someone changes or develops or we stumble onto something, it changes the rest of the team and how they can perform. I think it’s pretty nuanced and texturized.
“But I don’t think I read that one perfect. And I’m learning from that in terms of bringing somebody mid-season, and especially early on in the process for our team.”
Less diplomatic, in response to what Sam Presti said, was Gordon Hayward’s wife Robyn.
“Why trade for someone and not play them?” Robyn Hayward wrote on an Instagram post about Presti’s comments. “Missed it by not integrating him. … Before the trade, Gordon told Sam he didn’t think this trade made sense. So how can you miss when the player told you?”
