Forward Gordon Hayward says he’s willing to come off the bench as the Boston Celtics continue to struggle to find its rhythm this season.

According to Matthew Geagan from CBS Boston, head coach Brad Stevens is considering shaking things up in the starting lineup, after going 1-4 on their latest five-game road trip and being arguably the most disappointing team this season, performing below expectations. Gordon Hayward, however, could make things easier for the Celtics’ coach, noting that he is open to embrace a bench role if that’s what the team needs to improve.

"For me, I'm happy to be on the court, number one more than anything and, number two, whatever I can do to help us win," Hayward told The Boston Globe on Tuesday. "I said it before the season, it's whatever to me. We have to figure something out because for whatever reason we're not playing our best basketball right now."

Everybody knew that this year the Celtics were going to strive, trying to find the correct chemistry after a young talented squad without Irving and Hayward almost reach the NBA Finals, losing against the Cleveland Cavaliers of Lebron James in a seventh Conference Finals game. One of the pieces that don’t seem to fit in this team yet is Gordon Hayward.

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Hayward is far from being the All-Star caliber player that he was in Utah Jazz before the season-ending leg injury that he suffered in his debut with the Celtics. While his last season in Utah, the 28-year-old forward averaged 21.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists. Through 12 games, Hayward is averaging 9.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists. The last time Gordon averaged less than eleven points per game was seven years ago in his rookie season. But his productivity it’s not the only problem. The 2017 All-Star is shooting just 39.6 percent from the field – lower than it has ever been, 31.9 percent on three-point, and 76.2 percent from the free-throw line – lowest since his debut season.

What This Means

Hayward is aware of his poor performance this year, and even though it’s frustrating, he sees it as just a phase.

"Sometimes it gets frustrating, but for me,” he said, I've played in the league long enough to know you just have to put in the work in practice and shoot with confidence, shoot your way out of it."

"There's obviously a little bit of rust and sometimes you just go through those phases," Hayward added. "You go through slumps. The shot feels good in practice and looks good, and for whatever reason in the game, they're in and out."

Although Hayward is willing to come off the bench and there’s plenty of talent in the Celtics roster, this will not be an easy decision to make for Brad Stevens when what Gordon needs to get back to his rhythm it’s minutes on the court.

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