Mark Bartelstein, the agent who represents Gordon Hayward, is preaching patience when it comes to the forward’s recovery.
On WEEI Late Night with Patrick Gilroy, Bartelstein noted it might take until next season for his client to regain the All-Star, max contract-worthy form he was in with the Utah Jazz.
“There’s no doubt in my mind,” Bartelstein said. “My guess is he doesn’t get his game all the way back where we’re accustomed to seeing it until next year. He’s going to need a summer to get back in the gym and get back in the laboratory and the weight room and build on everything he did last year.