One of Gordon Hayward's closest teammates Joe Ingles re-signs with Utah
The Celtics' pursuit of free agent Gordon Hayward may have taken a hit Saturday night as the Jazz re-signed one of Hayward's closest teammates, guard Joe Ingles:
Restricted free agent Joe Ingles is finalizing a deal to return to the Utah Jazz, Ingles tells ESPN. https://t.co/Jf0IgYSfpl— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017
Ingles is one of Gordon Hayward's closest friends on team, and shares Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports as an agent. https://t.co/vFNy2mQfLv— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017
Ingles averaged 7.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game last season for the Jazz.
Somewhere Avery Bradley is licking his chops seeing a far less talented guard getting paid 52 million dollars over four years.
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