Gordon Hayward’s Agent Shot Down The Reports That He’s Going To The Celtics

After sleeping on his decision into the Fourth of July holiday, free agent forward Gordon Hayward has agreed to sign with the Boston Celtics. The news was broken by Chris Haynes of ESPN.

A few minutes later, the report was confirmed by USA Today Sports’ Sam Amick.

Hayward was a first-time All-Star selection in 2016-2017 and the 27-year-old forward averaged 21.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 39.8 percent from beyond the three-point arc.

This is a huge win for the Celtics, which had a pretty rough offseason and needed the star power that Hayward would bring. After losing out on the races to acquire Jimmy Butler and Paul George via trades, the team’s big focus was on re-uniting Hayward with his college coach, Brad Stevens. The move worked out, and Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas seems pretty stoked.

https://twitter.com/Isaiah_Thomas/status/882303399345172482

This is a serious blow to the Heat, which made a strong pitch to bring Hayward on board, but it’s an even bigger blow to the Jazz. While Utah did a fantastic job putting together a roster with a defined identity that had Hayward as its clear-cut No. 1 option on offense.

UPDATE: As it turns out, Hayward hasn’t quite made a decision after all. Per multiple reports, Hayward’s decision is still up in the air.

This is easily the craziest development in what has been a wild offseason thus far.