Hayward took the road less travelled this off-season when he opted out of his contract with the high-profile Celtics and chose to come to Charlotte to take on a more prominent role and the opportunity to help build a young Hornets team into a playoff contender. “The challenge of going to a team that is really young but really talented and trying to help them get to that next level was something that was really enticing to me,” Hayward said. “The biggest thing is that he’s been a gem as a playmaker,“ Borrego said of the 6-foot-7 Hayward. “It seems like yesterday that I was these guys — I was the young guy,” Hayward said with a laugh. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“We have had some flashes of being really good,“ Hayward said.

Source: thestar February 17, 2021 21:10 UTC