Gordon Hayward may have left, but the Utah Jazz front office has been busy on the phones trying to find his replacement already.
The professional outfit occupying the Utah Jazz front office hasn’t spent its first night without Gordon Hayward crying about his departure.
Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey and his team answered Hayward’s call, heard of his defection and didn’t waste any time making calls to potential replacements.
There are a couple of rumors doing the rounds, but one thing we do know is that the Jazz are refusing to slip into rebuild mode, instead, looking to move forward with what they’ve got.
Hayward leaving unearths a gaping hole in the team and at the small forward position in particular.
A first-time All-Star, Hayward had a career year leading the Jazz to 51 wins. His career high of 21.7 points per game came on the back of a 47 percent field goal percentage while knocking down 39 percent of his shots from behind the arc. Besides scoring points, Hayward also added 5.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game – he’s a massive loss for the franchise.
But fear not, the Jazz front office has a few tricks up their sleeve and are prepared to make a splash of their own in the free agency period.