Gordon Hayward Bio, Stats, Height, Position, Injury, League of Legends

Gordon Hayward Biography

Gordon Hayward born as Gordon Daniel Hayward is a well known American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who was selected as an NBA All-Star in 2017 for the first time.

Prior to joining Celtics, he played for the Utah Jazz for seven seasons.

Gordon Hayward Age | How Old Is Gordon Hayward

He was born on March 23, 1990, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is 28 years old as of 2018.

Gordon Hayward Height | How Tall Is Gordon Hayward

He stands at a height of 2.03 m.

Gordon Hayward Weight

His weight is 95 kg.

Gordon Hayward Family | Gordon Hayward Sister

He was born in a family of four to Gordon Scott Hayword and Jody Hayward. His father, Gordon, has been his coach till 2010 when he was in high school. He focused on training him on skills that enabled him to become a successful guard with great ball handling and passing skills. He has a twin sister called Heather Hayward who played tennis for Butler University.

He grew up in Brownsburg, a small town near Indianapolis and he dreamt of playing in the NBA as early as the age of five. His dream was natured and encouraged by his parents.

Gordon Hayward Wife | Gordon Hayward Robyn Hayward | Gordon Hayward Girlfriend

He married Robyn Hayward on May 24, 2014, at St Simon the Apostle Church in Indianapolis. The two were engaged on December 25, 2013, five months after she finished high school. The two are blessed with 3 children; Bernadette Marie born on June 6, 2015, Charlotte Margaret born on July 11, 2016, and Nora Mae who was born on January 2019.

Before Robyn, he had dated his former girlfriend, Kolbi Killingback, and they separated in 2012.

Gordon Hayward House

He bought a $3.35 million tennis court gated estate in Rancho Santa, Fe. The estate is set on more than two acres in gated Fairbanks Ranch and centers on Spanish-style main house with 6 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms in 7,550 square feet. The maid’s quarters, lighted tennis court, swimming pool an spa and the guest house are within the landscaped grounds.

Gordon Hayward High School Career | Gordon Hayward All-Star

He attended Brownsburg High School in Brownsburg, Indiana. Before his growth in height from 1.80 m to 2.03m, he excelled in tennis in which he was a two-time all-state singles player. He then switched to basketball where he played as a forward in his senior year, 2007-2008, he averaged 18.0 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game.

Together with his teammate Julian Mavunga, they led their school to the Indiana Class 4A state championship. He made the game-winning basket at the buzzer to defeat Marion High School 51-49. He later was selected First-team all-state by the Indiana Basketball Coaches and Second-team all-state by Associated Press (AP).

He got selected as Indianapolis Star player of the year and received the IHSAA Arthur L. Trester Award in Class 4A for athletic, academic and mental excellence. He represented Indiana in the 2008 Indiana – Kentucky Boys All-Star Game which Indiana won.

Gordon Hayward College | Gordon Hayward Butler

He attended Butler University which he entered via scholarship and was coached by Brad Stevens and pursued computer engineering. He chose Butler because of the early mornings’ practices would not interfere with his plans to major in computer engineering. He was committed to both basketball and tennis and this led to the college recruiting services to overlook him as a basketball prospect.

In his freshman year, 2008-2009, he averaged 13.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game and was named Horizon League Newcomer of the Year. He was selected to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team and the All-Horizon League First Team. He was nominated for various preseason All-America teams and Player of the Year awards.

As a sophomore, he averaged 15.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.  He was named the Horizon League Player of the Year and selected to the All-Horizon League First Team and was also selected AP All-American Honorable Mention and ESPN Third-Team Academic All-American.

Gordon Hayward Stats | Gordon Hayward Basketball-Reference

Regular Season

Gordon Hayward College Stats

Gordon Hayward Contract | Gordon Hayward Salary

He signed a 4-year $127, 829, 970 contract with the Boston Celtics on July 14, 2017, including a $127, 829, 970 guaranteed and an annual salary of $31, 957,493. He began earning a base salary of  $31,214,295 while carrying a cap hit of $31,214,295 and a dead cap value of $98,102,070 in 2018-19.

Gordon Hayward Position | Gordon Hayward Shooting

He plays his position as a Power Forward and Small Forward and his shoots: Right 6-8, 225lb (203cm, 102kg).

Gordon Hayward Celtics | Gordon Hayward Injury Status

After he signed a 4-year $127, 829, 970 contract with the Boston Celtics on July 14, 2017, he suffered a fractured tibia and dislocated ankle in his left leg on October 17, 2017, just about 6 minutes into the Celtics regular-season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers after an attempted alley-oop off a pass from Kyrie Irving, causing his leg to collapse underneath his weight and making him land awkwardly on the hardwood. He was ruled out for the entire season after undergoing surgery. He underwent his second surgery in March 2018.

He played his first match since his ankle injury on October 16, 2018, against the Philadelphia 76ers and recorded 10 points and 5 rebounds in 25 minutes in a 105-87 season-opening win over them. He set a new open season 115-102 win over the Timberwolves with 35 points on January 2, 2019.

 Gordon Hayward Utah Jazz | Gordon Hayward Draft | Gordon Hayward Defense

He confirmed that he would submit his name for consideration in the 2010 NBA Draft after the 2010 NCAA basketball tournament but he did not immediately hire an agent. On May 2010, he announced that he would forego his final 2 seasons of college eligibility and enter the NBA draft and hired Mark Bartelstein as an agent. he got selected as the 9th overall pick in the NBA draft by the Utah Jazz.

During the 2012-13 season, he mainly came off the bench as a sixth man but he averaged a career high in points per game. He ended up receiving a third-place vote for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award. When Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson left during the 2013 offseason, he emerged as the Jazz’s new offensive player threat, averaging career highs per game in points, rebounds, assists, and steals.

After the 2013-14 season, he became a restricted free agent and he received a four year $63 million maximum contract offer from the Charlotte Hornets on July 10, 2014. The Jazz matched the offer sheet on July 12, 2014, re-signing him. Since 2014 to 2017 as he was playing for the Jazz, he kept scoring career high points and setting new career highs.

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Gordon Hayward Return

He made his return to the starting lineup against the Detroit Pistons, marking his second since November 19, 2018. He looked comfortable from the get-go amid the tactical change and he scored 2 of Celtics three baskets in its eventual win of 118-110 win. He finished with 18 points and 8 assists just one night after scoring a game-high 26 points in the Celtics much needed road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Gordon Hayward League Of Legends

League of Legends is a computer game and he is an expert in it. He explains how in basketball, the players are usually one step ahead of the game and how the players think not just about the move they are going to make but the next move and the move after that or maybe how the defense reacts to ones move just like how it is in the League of Legends.

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Gordon Hayward Highlights

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He streams League of Legends and fortnite on Twitch TV.

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Gordon Hayward News

Celtics’ Gordon Hayward: Successful return to first unit

Source: cbssports.com

Hayward collected 18 points (5-8 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 7-8 FT), five rebounds, eight assists, and a steal over 34 minutes Wednesday against the Pistons.

Hayward finished with 18 or more points for the third straight contest, and although he’s certainly struggled at times throughout this season, it appears he’s shaping up of late. The 6-8 forward is posting averages of 17.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists in his last five contests. His stint with the first unit may not last more than one game, however, as Kyrie Irving (knee) is expected back after the All-Star break.

Gordon Hayward Interview

NBA Star Gordon Hayward discusses eSports, the League of Legends World Championship and who he’d like to duo with

Source: thescoreesports.com

Q: Can you tell us about how you got into video games?

GH: Sure. I think it was kind of something that I grew up doing as a hobby. My generation grew up with video games and kept up with them as they got more and more advanced. Then I started with the original Nintendo and played pretty much every system up until now.

I got into PC gaming probably at the end of high school, early college. It was something that I enjoyed doing that was another outlet for competition for me, and I’m a huge competitor so I love trying to be the best at it and that made me play it all the time.

Q: From your love of video games in general, how did you get into following eSports?

GH: So originally, like I said, I’m a huge competitor and hate losing, so the competitive side of video games is really my favorite part of it. I dabble into role-playing games every now and then, but, for the most part, I love the competitive side of video games and that really started with Halo for me. A bunch of buddies and I, we had a team and we went to a bunch of local tournaments around the Indianapolis, Indiana area. We’d compete in the tournament and that was the most fun for me. That’s how I really started getting into the eSports scene.

After that, I was big into StarCraft for a little bit and did some things with IPL, and StarCraftwas obviously huge. Now League of Legends is big time, and I just love getting ranked in game, fighting for a better rank, and the competitive scene. Watching those guys now with the production and commentary of all the games is really cool.

Q: So League of Legends is currently the eSport you follow the closest?

GH: Yes, that’s right.

Q: What positions do you prefer to play in League and who are some of your favorite champions?

GH: I like playing both of the solo lane roles. I started out playing top more than anything, and then I transitioned into more of a mid role. I don’t like playing tanky champions, and that’s why I kind of got out of top lane a little bit because for a while there it was pretty much just tanks. I kind of get bored doing that, so I transitioned to mid, and I also play AD Carry — I’m not really good at support or jungle, so I usually try to stick to those three. I can play all the roles, but I’m the best at those three.

Q: So you like playing offensive champions?

GH: I do. I definitely like being on the offensive, and I like adapting-type champions. Probably my two favorite champions are Tryndamere and Wukong — I like those two the best.

Q: Can you tell us your rank on League, or would you like to keep that a secret?

GH: Right now I think I’m Gold. It gets hard during the season to play a lot of League of Legends games and get my rank up because each game takes so long — so it’s hard. But right now I’m Gold, so that’s kind of average.

Q: As a topflight basketball player and an avid gamer, are there any skills that you take from the hardwood and apply to your League games?

GH: I think the biggest thing that applies to both basketball and League of Legends is communication. On both sides, it’s extremely important to talk to your teammates so you know where they’re at and they know where you’re at, and in League, you have to know where the other team is at as well. It’s the same type of thing in basketball — the best teams are the ones that communicate the best, and the very best teams are the ones that have played together so long that they don’t have to say anything. They just kind of know where their teammates are going to be. I think communication is huge for both League of Legends and basketball.

Q: You’re not the only professional basketball player that has come out as a fan of eSports. Jeremy Lin is an avid Dota 2 fan and was even on the analyst desk at the game’s most recent world championship, The International. Are there any other players in the league that you know of that are fans of eSports or into computer gaming?

GH: I don’t know if there is much of a following of computer games and eSports, as there is — I can’t even name one guy in the locker room who does not play video games. I know everyone plays video games, but a lot of them are more into first-person shooter games or a lot of them play Madden. I know everybody plays FIFA, and that has a huge eSports following in its own right. And so does Call of Duty, and some of those other games too, but there are not as many players that play League of Legends or many PC games.

Q: Have you been keeping up with the League of Legends World Championships this month?

GH: Yeah, so I always try to check it out and it’s been a little more difficult to watch Worlds with the time difference and we’re in our training camp, but I’ve definitely seen all the results. Unfortunately, all the North American teams are out so it’s hard to root for anybody else, but I’ve definitely seen some of the matches.

Q: Do you have a favorite player or team?

GH: Before he retired, my favorite player was Voyboy. We kind of built a pretty good relationship, and I’d always watch his steam. So I rooted for the teams he was on — most recently Curse and then I kind of just carried that over and was a fan of Team Liquid this split.

And as far as Worlds goes, I was rooting for CLG from the North American teams. I actually did Fantasy League of Legends with Riot Games and I did the celebrity fantasy league and I had a bunch of guys from Origen on my team so I’m rooting for them.

Q: So from the remaining teams left you want Origen to win?

GH: Yeah, if I could choose to root for a team it’d be Origen. I think it’d be cool if they could win.

Q: Alright, you want Origen to win, but do you think they’ll win it all?

GH: If I was to go with my heart, like I said, I’d want Origen to win, but I think SK Telecom look pretty good. They’re going to be hard to beat, so I think it’s probably a long shot for Origen to win. I think SKT are going to win.

Q: Recently there has been a lot of controversy about eSports in the media — some talking about how it’s going to be huge and others wondering why anyone is watching it in the first place. What would you tell the people who watch eSports that want their hobby to be accepted by the general public?

GH: I’d tell them to be patient, more than anything. I think eSports is completely on the rise and it’s taking off, getting more and more popularity every single day. We had something on ESPN, Heroes of the Storm, so it’s one of those things where it’s just kind of a generation — like the old generation still has that stereotype about it: we’re lazy, out of shape, and are like nerds. I don’t think they realize it’s a job and there are professionals, and it’s a job in every sense of the word. I think as time goes on obviously my generation and the younger generation is more and more involved and into eSports it’ll be mainstream.

I’d just say to be patient.

Q: Before we go, which professional player or League of Legends stream would you most like to duo queue with if you got the chance?

GH: One player in the entire world? I would — man, there’s a lot of good players out there. I think if I had to play alongside somebody I think I’d want to play with Doublelift from CLG. I really like watching him play, and I think he could definitely carry me to victory.