The win-win trade that would make Gordon Hayward pack his bags!

Limited to a role of 3rd offensive option this season at the Hornets, Gordon Hayward could seek to regain the same importance he had in Jazz. For that, he will have to hope that his franchise sets up a win-win deal with another team from the East!

At the end of an excellent season under the colors of Utah, punctuated by a selection in the All-Star Game, he seemed destined to form a fiery alloy among the Celtics. Then, fate decided otherwise. Arrived with great fanfare in Boston in the summer of 2017, Gordon Hayward did not meet with the expected success. Blame it on a terrible injury suffered in his first match on the spot, which considerably slowed down his rise to the top.

Since transferred to Charlotte, he found great sensations there within a relatively young team. At the height of his 31 years, the winger is indeed one of the oldest players on the roster, and therefore has a duty to pass on his experience to his young teammates. A task he is doing quite well, given the progress posted by the Hornets this season.

Gordon Hayward finally sent to the Pacers?

Leader of the Jazz attack in his heyday, Hayward, however, finds himself today confined to a role of second offensive knife behind LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges, even Terry Rozier. If his team (8th in the East, 19-19) wishes to strengthen itself to secure a place in the playoffs, it would therefore appear to be a good bargaining chip. An agreement could therefore be found … with a direct rival of the conference, the Pacers!

• The Pacers receive: Gordon Hayward, 2nd round pick 2025, 2nd round pick 2028
• The Hornets receive: Myles Turner, Jeremy Lamb

This exchange could make sense for both franchises, starting with the Hornets.

Charlotte does not really deplore offensive concerns, as the second best attack in the league (114.9 points per game). It is indeed in defense that the bottom hurts, and in particular in painting, with 47.8 points conceded on average per meeting. The arrival of an expert like Myles Turner would therefore not hurt, while the return of Jeremy Lamb could do him the greatest good, he who left a very good image on the spot.

The Pacers have long coveted Hayward in the market. The player himself has revealed that there is a “mutual interest” before he decides to go to North Carolina. Therefore, the two parties should not spit in front of a meeting, especially since Indiana would like to recover a star if she were to part with one of her big names. The package offered here could therefore be suitable!

Charlotte who obtains the necessary reinforcements for her racquet, Indiana who recovers a long-standing target: this potential transfer finally has everything to satisfy both teams!