Jokes aside, injuries derailed his career, but he made a ton of money and can focus on his family.
New_Essay_4869
I dont care that his stint with us didnt go well. Mad respect to Hayward and he was a heck of a player during his prime. Wish the best for him moving forward. Will always be one of my favorite players
BidenAndElmo
He was checked out a long time ago. Congratulations to him on a career but it’s not like nobody saw this coming
BrownStreakInMyPants
At least he got paid before injuries derailed his career
darnclem
He could have left with more grace, but I’m certainly not going to talk shit about him when it turns into a retirement.
ottespana
Smoking on gordopack all day
Dadfish55
The NBA’s version of Kirk Cousins.
blacksoxing
Going backwards, I just hate as a fan how he’s associated with the Thunder. I fully understand his side of the fence: he could have came back from his current injury and played on a tanking team, looking like a hero.
Instead, for I believe the first time in his NBA career, he had to come off the bench for the #1 seed in the West and as the Thunder didn’t adjust their style of play to him he looked out of place and gun shy. We **all** saw the moments where he expected him to shoot. He didn’t shoot. We thought he’d grab those boards. He didn’t grab those boards (could have been due to the injury). He wasn’t that 6th man floor general. He wasn’t a leader. He was truthfully the same as Mike & Bismack, and we as a collective *did not have expectations for them*. It was GORDON who was supposed to eat up 15-20 mins and be the hero!
I think after the season we reset our minds and were fine with that trade just being a “transactional” one, as that’s a way to cope. It wasn’t perceived to be one until it became one.
…..Until his wife threw that haymaker. That truly rattled us as a collective as I don’t think many of us knew she existed. I must type though that relatives are important and should not be discounted or short-changed. Her comments though obviously spoke for him, and it soured all of us. It’s always unfortunate when an athlete throws shots at a team, an organization, and even a fanbase on their way out as sometimes it’s very unexpected.
All this to type I don’t wanna discard his career….but for damn sure he was not worth it outside of opening up financial room and that transforms it from “I’m happy he came” to “He should have just DNP’d it and stayed home”
This my long form way of typing “NEXT”
STASHbro
Man… I honestly couldn’t wait for his next match up against the Thunder.
derossett29
I am Thunder fan who lives in Charlotte and watched him barely give an effort for the final two years of season tickets. Watching Presti make his only mistake by trading for the husk of Hayward was devastating. The NBA just got better.
Thick_Duck
Amazing locker room presenceÂ
Very pivotal to any teams locker room
Kept a very tidy locker
Not a peep in the locker roomÂ
RocknRoll_Grandma
He just needed more touches and shots but that bastard Presti would only give him.. *checks bbref* Wow, 17 mins a night??? (/s)
roastedhambone
Retired, or found out no team wanted him?
Old-Bookkeeper-6712
Yep it was the right thing to do. His once promised stellar career was ravaged by injuries . Good guy n didn’t prolong the inevitable.
Alive_Star9852
Probably a good call on his part
freighttrain6969
He effectively engaged in a one-man work slowdown then had the audacity to whine about minutes & usage and only THEN retired after drawing zero free agent interest. He did a huge disservice to the fans, and I’m not sorry to see him go.
NotMarkDaigneault
I thought he retired when we got him mid-season.
Zamasu-Was-Right
FlagmantlePARRAdise
This guy reminds me so much of Rory Lobb. Underpeforming flop who talks crap about the team and has a whinge when he gets put to the bench.
designogirl
I refuse to believe this until the wife tweets about it.
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Lol
Bye Felicia
Hahahahahhaha
Shoutout to his cap space
Jokes aside, injuries derailed his career, but he made a ton of money and can focus on his family.
I dont care that his stint with us didnt go well. Mad respect to Hayward and he was a heck of a player during his prime. Wish the best for him moving forward. Will always be one of my favorite players
He was checked out a long time ago. Congratulations to him on a career but it’s not like nobody saw this coming
At least he got paid before injuries derailed his career
He could have left with more grace, but I’m certainly not going to talk shit about him when it turns into a retirement.
Smoking on gordopack all day
The NBA’s version of Kirk Cousins.
Going backwards, I just hate as a fan how he’s associated with the Thunder. I fully understand his side of the fence: he could have came back from his current injury and played on a tanking team, looking like a hero.
Instead, for I believe the first time in his NBA career, he had to come off the bench for the #1 seed in the West and as the Thunder didn’t adjust their style of play to him he looked out of place and gun shy. We **all** saw the moments where he expected him to shoot. He didn’t shoot. We thought he’d grab those boards. He didn’t grab those boards (could have been due to the injury). He wasn’t that 6th man floor general. He wasn’t a leader. He was truthfully the same as Mike & Bismack, and we as a collective *did not have expectations for them*. It was GORDON who was supposed to eat up 15-20 mins and be the hero!
I think after the season we reset our minds and were fine with that trade just being a “transactional” one, as that’s a way to cope. It wasn’t perceived to be one until it became one.
…..Until his wife threw that haymaker. That truly rattled us as a collective as I don’t think many of us knew she existed. I must type though that relatives are important and should not be discounted or short-changed. Her comments though obviously spoke for him, and it soured all of us. It’s always unfortunate when an athlete throws shots at a team, an organization, and even a fanbase on their way out as sometimes it’s very unexpected.
All this to type I don’t wanna discard his career….but for damn sure he was not worth it outside of opening up financial room and that transforms it from “I’m happy he came” to “He should have just DNP’d it and stayed home”
This my long form way of typing “NEXT”
Man… I honestly couldn’t wait for his next match up against the Thunder.
I am Thunder fan who lives in Charlotte and watched him barely give an effort for the final two years of season tickets. Watching Presti make his only mistake by trading for the husk of Hayward was devastating. The NBA just got better.
Amazing locker room presenceÂ
Very pivotal to any teams locker room
Kept a very tidy locker
Not a peep in the locker roomÂ
He just needed more touches and shots but that bastard Presti would only give him.. *checks bbref* Wow, 17 mins a night??? (/s)
Retired, or found out no team wanted him?
Yep it was the right thing to do. His once promised stellar career was ravaged by injuries . Good guy n didn’t prolong the inevitable.
Probably a good call on his part
He effectively engaged in a one-man work slowdown then had the audacity to whine about minutes & usage and only THEN retired after drawing zero free agent interest. He did a huge disservice to the fans, and I’m not sorry to see him go.
I thought he retired when we got him mid-season.
This guy reminds me so much of Rory Lobb. Underpeforming flop who talks crap about the team and has a whinge when he gets put to the bench.
I refuse to believe this until the wife tweets about it.