{"id":158108,"date":"2025-01-21T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/?p=136205"},"modified":"2025-01-21T18:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:15:00","slug":"never-going-to-happen-in-boston-ex-nba-all-star-wanted-to-leave-celtics-hes-at-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/21\/never-going-to-happen-in-boston-ex-nba-all-star-wanted-to-leave-celtics-hes-at-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Never going to happen in Boston\u2019\u2026 Ex-NBA All-Star wanted to leave Celtics, he\u2019s \u2018at peace\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2024 saw the Boston Celtics end their long wait to win a NBA Championship, where it all came together for the team and front office.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The success for the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/boston-celtics\/\">Boston Celtics<\/a> was the culmination of years of planning, patience, and setbacks for the team.<\/p>\n<p>No year defines this more closely than 2017, when the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/magic-johnson-addresses-the-real-reason-la-lakers-didnt-draft-jayson-tatum\/\">Celtics drafted Jayson Tatum<\/a>, and also acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/gordon-hayward\/\">Gordon Hayward<\/a> in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Amid all the hope, Hayward&#8217;s Celtics spell turned into an immediate disaster when he suffered a serious injury in the season&#8217;s opening game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-getty-images-media\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"627\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1085662654-904x627.jpg\" alt=\"Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics, left, congratulates teammate Gordon Hayward #20 after Hayward drew a foul after scoring against the Milwauke...\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1085662654-904x627.jpg 904w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1085662654-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1085662654-1536x1066.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1085662654-1140x791.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1085662654-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1085662654-750x520.jpg 750w\" \/><\/div><figcaption title=\"Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics, left, congratulates teammate Gordon Hayward #20 after Hayward drew a foul after scoring against the Milwauke...\">Photo By Christopher Evans\/Digital First Media\/Boston Herald via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gordon-hayward-had-to-leave-boston\">Gordon Hayward had to leave Boston<\/h2>\n<p>Just six minutes into his Celtics debut, Hayward fractured his left ankle, on a night no fan in attendance in Boston will ever forget.<\/p>\n<p>He missed the entire 2017-18 season, and when he returned the following year, the situation was challenging for him.<\/p>\n<p>Rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/jayson-tatum\/\">Jayson Tatum<\/a> had taken over and made the Celtics &#8216;his team&#8217;, while Hayward had to deal with the physical and mental aftermath of returning.<\/p>\n<p>He averaged just 11.5 points per game in 2018-19, a large dip on the 21.5 he averaged for the Utah Jazz in 2016-17 that saw him named an All-Star.<\/p>\n<p>Hayward left the Celtics in 2020 to sign for the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/charlotte-hornets\/\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a>, and he is glad he made the move, realizing that by that point, it was time to leave Boston.<\/p>\n<p>He told Run It Back: &#8220;The Boston thing didn&#8217;t work out as well as everyone wanted. Coming off the injury I wanted to basically prove to myself that I could be the player I was in Utah, and that was never going to happen in Boston because we had so many dudes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s only one basketball, for much of the game, the majority\u00a0of players, it&#8217;s about opportunity and having the ball, and I felt like choosing to go to Charlotte was an opportunity that I would have the ball.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;I would have the responsibility, a chance to help take a young team to the playoffs, a team that was right\u00a0there on the edge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets were not as successful as Hayward hoped, and his own injury problems played a part; he played under 50 games in both seasons in Charlotte. <\/p>\n<p>But Hayward feels he did show enough that he proved to himself he still had it, and found some contentment.<\/p>\n<p>He explained: &#8220;Unfortunately once you have one major injury, other ones keep coming. I felt like I had some of my best years in Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had career highs I hadn&#8217;t had anywhere else. That gave me some peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PANIC BUTTON for Mavs?? Jalen OUTDUELS Trae!! Run It Back LIVE! | 01.21.2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Pp-72jqdbk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hayward-on-tatum-trade-demands\">Hayward on Tatum trade demands<\/h2>\n<p>Jayson Tatum was drafted as a future Celtics star, and he was shocked to see Hayward signed in Boston. So much so that <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/jayson-tatum-names-the-boston-celtics-signing-that-made-him-want-to-be-traded-away\/\">Tatum wanted to be traded<\/a>, before his agent told him to be patient.<\/p>\n<p>Hayward reflected on how he felt about hearing that, and how his injury actually worked to Tatum&#8217;s favor.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I take that as a massive compliment. I was an All-Star coming off the prime of my career. We played the same position.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;&#8221;Cos I got hurt he&#8217;s getting the ball, he&#8217;s getting more opportunities, sometimes that&#8217;s all it takes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/nba-trade-rumors-news-thunder-hornets-gordon-hayward\/\">OKC traded for Hayward from the Hornets<\/a> a year ago, a move that did not work out, and Hayward announced his retirement in September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a sad time in 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