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Thunder GM Sam Presti admits he ‘missed’ on Gordon Hayward trade: ‘That’s on me’

Gordon Hayward isn’t happy with how his time with the Oklahoma City Thunder went, and general manager Sam Presti is right there with him.

Presti, speaking at his final news conference of the season on Tuesday after the team’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the playoffs, said he “missed” on the deal that brought Hayward in earlier this season.

“I missed on that. That’s on me,” Presti said, via ESPN. “But I'm learning, I'm trying to learn this team, I'm trying to learn the pace of the team a little bit.