CBS News: Former Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward announces retirement 17 hours ago
Gordon Hayward, who spent three seasons with the Celtics after signing a large contract in free agency, announced his retirement on Thursday.
Hayward averaged just over 15 points per game for his career after being drafted by Utah out of Butler in 2010.
In 2017, Hayward signed a 4-year, $128 million deal to play in Boston.
The Celtics planned to jumpstart their rebuild by pairing Hayward with Kyrie Irving, who they traded for in the same offseason.
Gordon Hayward, who spent three seasons with the Celtics after signing a large contract in free agency, announced his retirement on Thursday.
Hayward averaged just over 15 points per game for his career after being drafted by Utah out of Butler in 2010.
In 2017, Hayward signed a 4-year, $128 million deal to play in Boston.
The Celtics planned to jumpstart their rebuild by pairing Hayward with Kyrie Irving, who they traded for in the same offseason.
White is coming off an excellent year where he averaged 15.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 46.1% from the field and 39.6% from the three-point range in 73 games.
He is currently playing for Team USA at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
In the team’s 103-86 over South Sudan, White finished with 10 points, one rebound, one assist, three steals and one block while shooting 3/3 from the three-point range in 17 minutes of playing time off the bench.
