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2021-22 Hornets Player Preview: Gordon Hayward

So far, Gordon Hayward has been worth the four-year, $120M contract he signed with the Charlotte Hornets last offseason.

The expectation was that Hayward would provide a veteran presence in the locker room that doubled as one of the team’s most talent players on the court, and to this point, he has. He started the year off on a tear, with his percentages hovering near the renowned “50/40/90 Club” range for much of the first half of the season. Prior to LaMelo Ball’s emergence, he was the best scorer and playmaker in the Hornets’ starting lineup, and the offense suffered greatly in his absence once he went down with a foot injury in April.