The question is, is it better to have something and lose it or have never had it at all? This can be relevant to NBA players at times.
In a way, that’s a slight variation on a cliché. Do you think it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all? Is it better to have achieved NBA stardom only to lose it prematurely than to have achieved it only to lose it?
Don’t ask us. In order to find out, you would have to ask someone like Gordon Hayward.
Injuries robbed him of his status as one of the top players in the league for several years before he was able to recover from them.
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On the other hand, he remains a productive NBA player despite his age. Even that alone should be considered a victory. There is no doubt that when the dust settles, we will all agree that Hayward had a good NBA career.
Would it be a good idea for the Brooklyn Nets to acquire him this season?
