Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets surprise the NBA with a contract with Gordon Hayward

Michael Jordan has a history of handing out giant contracts to the wrong players and has been accused of doing it again.

Michael Jordan’s time as an NBA owner has been the exact opposite of his playing career, but he is still capable of sending shockwaves through the league.

Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets have been a perennial performer in their time in charge and are now betting their future on disintegrated former All-Star Gordon Hayward after making the biggest move on the second day of the NBA free agency period.

The Hornets will reportedly pay the former Celtics small forward $ 120 million over the next four seasons after Hayward retired from the final year of his contract in Boston.

The cost and length of the deal prompted an immediate reaction from NBA experts, including Ryen Russillo, who stated that Charlotte “just signed one of the worst free agency contracts.”

“Now, to be fair. When you’re an outdated franchise that doesn’t attract players, you have to do these things,” Russillo tweeted. “But 4 years for a boy who can’t stay healthy …”

“Gordon Hayward and his agent, Mark Bartelstein, win the offseason. $ 120 million in four years? Incredible,” added Chris Mannix.

Hayward was hunted by Boston after emerging as an All-Star in Utah, but his time with the Celtics was a disaster after he badly broke his ankle six minutes after his first game for his new team.

His recovery took years and was marked by various setbacks, and while his scoring average returned to more than 17 points per game last season, the jury is still very deliberate on whether he can become the player he once was.

That’s a gamble Jordan, whose franchise will build its future around Hayward and the No. 3 pick in the draft, LaMelo Ball, is willing to take.

It’s the second time in two years that the Hornets have attacked the Celtics, signing Terry Rozier to a three-year, $ 57 million deal last season.

It was the Eastern Conference making moves early Sunday morning, including the reigning champion Miami Heat.

The Heat added Lakers point guard Avery Bradley, who did not play in the postseason after opting not to travel to the NBA bubble in Orlando for family reasons, with $ 11.6 million over two years.

That prompted Miami forward Jae Crowder to agree to a three-year, $ 30 million contract in Phoenix, where he will team up with Chris Paul and Devin Booker.

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet also received a pay, signing the largest contract in NBA history with a player who was not drafted. VanVleet will make $ 85 million over the next four seasons.

The first day was spearheaded by the impressive move by Montrezl Harrell from the Clippers to the Los Angeles Lakers rivals.