As a basketball pro, Gordon Hayward currently plays for the Boston Celtics. Before joining the NBA team, the diminutive forward spent seven seasons with the Utah Jazz. Find out more about him here including his wife, salary, career stats, body measurements, etc.
Gordon Hayward Bio (Age)
Gordon Hayward was born in Indiana on March 23, 1990 and comes from a family of four consisting of his father Gordon Scott Hayward, his mother Jody Hayward and his twin sister Heather. Hayward grew up in Brownsburg, a small town near Indianapolis, the Indiana capital. He dreamed of playing in the NBA from the age of five and this dream was nurtured and nurtured by his parents.
However, Hayward faced a major challenge for his dreams of playing in the NBA and that was his greatness. Both parents were of average height, 5ft 10in and doctors predicted the tallest he could aim for was 6ft 2in. As a result, his father/trainer focused on training him on skills that would allow him to be a successful Guardian such as: B. Ball handling and passing skills. However, in his senior year, Hayward experienced a surprising growth spurt, shooting up to 6ft 8in and as such was able to play more as a forward than a guard.
Gordon Hayward had an impressive career in high school, leading his team to the 4A State Championship title in dramatic fashion. With less than 3 seconds on the clock and a point behind his team, he continued down the winning tally when the buzzer went off and his team won 51-49. Not surprisingly, he received athletic scholarship offers from several universities, but he settled on Butler University, a private university in Indianapolis. He spent two impressive years in college. In his freshman season, he averaged 13.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game and was named Newcomer of the Year. He also had an excellent sophomore season, averaging 15.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.
Hayward’s outstanding performances earned him a call-up to the US national team for the FIBA Under-19 Championship in 2009. The team won the gold medal and Hayward was named one of the top five players of the tournament. Due to his outstanding performance, he received calls from various agents and scouts in the NBA and decided with his parents to drop out of college and go professional. He submitted his name to the 2010 NBA draft and was selected in the first round by the Utah Jazz.
Career Stats and Injury
Gordon Hayward spent seven years (2010-2017) with The Utah Jazz playing a total of 516 games for them, averaging 15.7 points, 3.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game. He had two particularly standout seasons with the Utah Jazz, the 2014-2015 season and the 2016-2017 season.
In the 2014/2015 season, he averaged a career-high 19.3 points per game, 4.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists on that score. He also gave a monster performance while going head-to-head with LeBron James. Gordon took the best of James several times throughout the night, amassing 21 points and seven assists. He shot home the deciding bucket in a 100-102 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
During the 2016-2017 season, he averaged an impressive 21.9 points, 3.5 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game and earned his first invite to the 2017 NBA All-Star Game. After seven eventful years, Hayward parted ways with the Utah Jazz and joined the Boston Celtics in July 2017 on a four-year contract valued at approximately $128,000,000.
Sadly, Hayward suffered a freak injury in his first game for the Celtics, which was also the very first game of the 2017-2018 season. He collided with LeBron James while trying to walk the lanes and landed awkwardly on his left leg, crushing his ankle and injuring his tibia. The injury forced him to miss the entire 2017/2018 season and he had to undergo surgery and months of difficult rehabilitation.
Hayward suffered another setback in May 2018 when doctors told him he would need a second operation to remove the plate and screws around his left ankle after he complained of pain. This completely threw his rehabilitation plan and his plan for a return to competitive play off course. Hayward is currently back in training. It may be some time before he’s fit again, but there are already signs that he’ll be the All-Star player he once was.
his salary
Hayward has included a total of $87,007,793 in his salary to date. In the 2017-2018 season alone, he earned $29,727,900, making him the fourth-highest-paid player in the league. Additionally, he has signed endorsement deals worth at least $1 million with various brands such as Nike, Unilever, and eSports brand HyperX.
Gordon Hayward’s wife
Gordon Hayward is married to Indiana native, Robyn Hayward nee Van Vliet. The two reportedly began dating around July 2013 and got engaged five months later on December 24, 2013. They tied the knot on May 24, 2014 in a ceremony at St. Simon the Apostle Catholic Church in Indianapolis.
The couple is blessed with two children, Bernadette Marie, born June 6, 2015, and Charlotte Margaret, born July 11, 2016. In July 2018, Robyn and Gordon announced that they are expecting a third child.
height and weight
Gordon Hayward is 6ft 8in tall which is an amazing 203cm. He weighs 102 kg. As a freshman in high school, he was just 5ft 11in tall and as such was at risk of not achieving his NBA dream.
But then he experienced a growth spurt later, eventually reaching 6 feet 8 inches in his senior year. His father attributed this to divine intervention.