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Gordon Hayward says Brad Stevens got lost driving him around during Boston visit

Gordon Hayward has only officially been a member of the Boston Celtics for about 10 days, but he announced to the world nearly three weeks ago that he would be taking his talents to New England.  On Monday, Hayward joined ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on "The Woj Pod" to discuss the free agency process that eventually brought him to Boston. And as it turns out, apparently the team's coach being an expert navigator was not part of the equation, because if it was, Hayward would not be in Boston. That's because after Brad Stevens arrived with assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry (both of whom coached Hayward at Butler) to pick Hayward and his wife up from the airport, the Celtics coach got lost on the

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Heat signs skilled three-point shooter Williams

Matt Williams, a 6-5 guard who impressed the Heat with his three-point shooting during the NBA’s Summer League, signed with Miami on Monday, becoming the Heat’s 15th player under contract. Williams, undrafted out of Central Florida, did not sign a two-way contract, according to a league source. But Williams and the Heat could decide before the season to make his deal a two-way deal if both sides agree to that. Under the NBA’s new two-way contract rules, teams can retain rights to 17 players (up from 15 in past years), with the 16th and 17th players signed to two-way contracts and not eligible to play more than 45 days for an NBA team during that season. The rest of the time must be spent with