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Life's little joys, which come few and far between in the cold, harsh reality that is the NBA. Not that Hayward has an iota of remorse over his decision to declare. "I'm 100 percent satisfied with where I am now, and blessed to be here, and haven't looked back,'' he said. "There's nothing like playing against the best competition in the world every day, and there's also nothing like being able to play basketball every day and only worry about basketball. I've been able to come to the gym every day and shoot, and I've never been as good of a shooter as I am now, just because it's what I do. It's my job.'' Yahoo! Sports

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And, most importantly, like going from someone playing sporadically – if at all &ndashl in November and December to someone who the Jazz now use for 37 minutes in multiple games. "His versatility and his confidence level are starting to show a little bit now,'' Corbin said, "because he's been here all year, and he's had some successes, he's had some failures, he's been happy about the way he played, and then he wasn't so happy sometimes about the way he's played.'' Yahoo! Sports

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Brian T. Smith: Jazz's O'Connor included Hayward, Favors, Harris, Bell in Utah's core moving forward. Twitter

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Dime: Was it the same reaction for Deron getting traded? Gordon Hayward: It opens up your eyes to the fact that it’s a business. No one – no matter if you’re an All-Star – is incapable of being traded. I remember I walked into the training room and he was with guys laughing and the next minute you hear the news that he’s gone, that he’s traded. I was like, “Man that was quick!” So obviously some of the other guys were much more emotional on the team. He’s been here his whole career, so I’m sure it was more difficult emotionally for them. But he was a great guy to play with and obviously an All-Star point guard and it’s tough to replace a guy like him, but at the same time we’ve got great new players and they’ve blended in great with us. Dime

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Dime: What was the reaction like in the locker room after hearing of Coach Sloan’s departure? Gordon Hayward: I mean, it was kind of shocking because it came so quickly – it was just suddenly brought upon us. I got a phone call that said Coach Sloan is resigning, we’re going to have normal shootaround and so forth. Man, it just hits you, like they’re actually gone. I can’t imagine the Utah fans whom that’s all they knew about the Utah Jazz was Coach Sloan – who’s been coaching longer than I was alive – what they were going through. I think he was a great coach, but at the same time it is an organization with players and we’ve got to be with Coach Ty and know that he’s capable of leading. Dime

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The penny-pinching Hayward, who has a multimillion-dollar contract but drives a Honda, didn't deny that. "We wanted Olive Garden," he said, laughing. "Anywhere it's good pasta, good breadsticks, good salad." And? "It's cheap," he said. And? "It was right around the corner." Deseret News

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Gordon Hayward: I am lucky to have played for coach as long as I did... now we have to move on and play some ball Twitter

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Jazz rookie forward Gordon Hayward will join teammate Deron Williams next week in Los Angeles during the All-Star break, and will be one of two Utah player representatives involved in scheduled NBA labor negotiations. Williams will take the lead role. Meanwhile, Hayward will help fill in for Ronnie Price, the Jazz's main team rep, who will not make the trip. Salt Lake Tribune

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Brian T. Smith: Jazz's Miles said that team has been more serious about making sure rookies Hayward, Evans bring backpacks everywhere. Twitter

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Brian T. Smith: Sloan said he's a fan of the D-League. But he hasn't discussed with O'Connor idea of sending either Hayward or Evans to league. Twitter

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Brian T. Smith: Nothing on the horizon for either Jazz's Hayward or Evans being sent to D-League. With Fesenko and Okur out, Utah needs both on bench. Twitter

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Wednesday was about rookie Gordon Hayward getting to play against his hometown team, the Indiana Pacers. Do you still have butterflies and get excited to play Dallas? Answer: Yeah, all the time. It's bragging rights. It's always fun to play your home team that everybody gets to see. And (Friday was) a national TV game so everybody (was) able to watch on ESPN. It's always great to go home and we played Dallas and everybody saw it and (wants to) talk about the game. Everybody wants to talk about, "Oh, the Mavericks are going to beat you and this and that." Deseret News

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Jody Genessy: D-Will re: Hayward situation: "I’ve yelled at people before on the court. There’s no situation." Laughed, said he'd apologized to rookie. Twitter

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Reporter asks about the team now laughing about Gordon Hayward situation: What situation? What situation? I've yelled at people before. On the court. There's no situation. I've already talked to him, I already apologized. Said I [shouldn't] have yelled at him. It's going to happen. It's going to probably happen again. [Laughs]. I get upset. On the court. A lot. … Because I want to win. I told him I was in the wrong. Salt Lake Tribune

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The Jazz was defeated, again, by the Phoenix Suns. Deron Williams wasn’t really happy during the game and his frustration came out against rookie Gordon Hayward who seemed to misunderstand a play. When you see the pass by Williams, you can say the All-Star point guard is really angry. hoopsnotes.com

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Hayward was open to the idea of living by himself. But he has quickly grown to appreciate having his father with him. Hayward acknowledged that there were things he didn't know about moving into a new place. He walked into an apartment to find a pressing problem: there was no toilet paper. Twitter

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Still unaccustomed to the actual purchase power of his newfound riches, Hayward — 20-year-old Hoosier, Jazz rookie millionaire, newly minted Larry H. Miller dealership loyalist — is not nearly spoiled enough yet to think so ostentatiously. He got a Honda Accord. "That's a good, practical car for me," Hayward said Tuesday, after his first session of fall two-a-day training camp. "The first car I've ever owned, so that was real exciting when I drove off with it the first time." Deseret News

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The Accord — most sticker well under $30,000 — is a little more low-to-the-road than the minivan, but not far removed from the class in which he's been rolling. "I had a (Honda) Civic growing up, too," said Hayward, who nicknamed his old van White Warrior in a futile attempt to make it cool. "So it's an upgrade from the Civic." Deseret News

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The source also said it was a "shocker" for Korver when the Jazz recently selected 6-foot-8 small forward Gordon Hayward with the No. 9 pick in the draft. Standard-Examiner

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Davis refused an invitation from the Raptors to work out for the team in the weeks leading up to the draft because he was convinced he’d be gone by the time Toronto made the 13th selection. But when the Utah Jazz departed from form and took Butler forward Gordon Hayward instead of Davis as expected, it set in motion the events that allowed him to fall to the Raptors. “I have no clue,” Davis said when asked why he fell out of the top 10. “But it doesn’t really matter right now, I’m in a great situation.” Toronto did see Davis work out at the NBA’s pre-draft combine in Chicago last month and interviewed him there. “It wasn’t like it was off the wall.” Toronto Star

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