5 reasons why Gordon Hayward should re-sign with the Utah Jazz
By Adam Coffman
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It will be strained over the coming summers by contract extensions and the passage of time, but the Jazz currently have one of the deepest and better-constructed rosters in the NBA.
Twelve different players averaged more than 15 minutes per game in 2016-17, that depth bringing with it a versatility that allowed them to match up with any style or size of opponent.
This is a welcome trait for a team to have when attracting a star. You only have to look as far as the Los Angeles Clippers, who the Jazz beat in the first round of this year’s playoffs, to see a talented team that was let down by their bench when they needed it.
From what we’ve seen out of Hayward’s teammates during the season and their exit interviews, they seem to expect that he will be back, or at least has a strong desire to return.
George Hill whose return to Utah is similarly up in the air, gave us some inside insight into Hayward’s headspace.
Hill said Gordon Hayward's "Heart is in Utah"
— Eric Walden (@tribjazz) May 9, 2017
Returning both Hayward and Hill would the the best-case scenario for the Jazz. From the team’s exit interviews, it would seem that both players are on the same page and have an expressed desire to return to Utah.