Ever since Gordon Hayward and Paul George were taken 9th and 10th in the 2010 NBA Draft, their careers have been somewhat tied at the hip. Over the first six full years of their careers, the general consensus is that Hayward is a nice piece to a contending team, but George is a superstar. Paul George has been categorized as the kind of elite two-way player that can change a franchise while Hayward has been slotted into the “#2 option on a contender” role.
I’ll admit that, even as a Jazz fan, I’ve often thought that the Jazz would be better off had they taken George instead of Hayward in that 9th spot in that draft.