Uncovering Gordon Hayward’s boost for the Boston Celtics

Gordon Hayward’s return to basketball since the horrific leg injury has been nothing short of an uphill battle but through it all, Hayward has shown promise that he can still play at the All-Star level.

For the amount of money the Boston Celtics are paying Gordon ($31.2M), we would hope his production would be a little bit higher than his current stats show. However, his ankle injury will continue to have an effect on how we look at his game until he proves otherwise. Over the first four months of the season, Hayward struggled:

October (Six games):

10.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 40.7% FG, 36.4% 3PT, 50% FT, +0.3 net rating

November (14 games):

10.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists,…