Utah Jazz match Gordon Hayward offer sheet from Hornets
By Josh Sanchez
Early in the NBA free agency period, the Charlotte Hornets made a big play for Gordon Hayward. It was a contract offer that the Utah Jazz would have the opportunity to match, but there was some skepticism about whether or not Utah would want to match the nearly $16 million annual fee.
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On Saturday, we got our answer.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, the Jazz have informed Charlotte that they will be matching the team’s offer sheet.
Hayward is now set to re-sign with the Jazz on a four-year, $63 million deal later today.
Wojnarowski wrote:
The Jazz sent Hornets notification this morning, source tells Yahoo Sports. Hayward will sign a four-year, $63M deal with Jazz today.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 12, 2014
Utah has informed Charlotte that the four-year, $63 million offer sheet for Gordon Hayward has been matched, league source tells Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 12, 2014
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