OKC Thunder general manager Sam Presti held his end-of-season media ... acquiring Charlotte’s Gordon Hayward rather than trying to land a superstar. It instead leaned on its young core, which ...

The foresight by the franchise was the first domino to fall in landing Hartenstein, which top-executive Sam ... Hayward trade did that for us. I would have liked it to have worked out better for ...

It acquired Gordon Hayward from the Charlotte Hornets ... You're doing fine.' I was told [by Sam Presti], 'No, we need you, and we believe you can help us out.' But it was one of those things ...

Veteran forward Gordon Hayward ... round. Hayward did not score a single point in the Thunder's playoff run, and his acquisition was considered a "miss" by general manager Sam Presti.