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Gordon Hayward recalls 4 difficult days of free agency before choosing the Celtics

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Many Celtics fans spent their four-day Fourth of July weekend frantically checking their phones for the latest news on whether Gordon Hayward would leave the Utah Jazz and sign with the Boston Celtics.

Of course, Hayward’s ultimate decision is now official. But in a podcast Monday with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics’ new swingman revealed what those four indecisive days were like from his perspective — bouncing between three cities, toiling with his choice until the last minute.

Saturday, July 1

Hayward and his wife, Robyn, woke up in Miami for a breakfast meeting that Saturday with Heat president Pat Riley.