After initially signing with the Los Angeles Lakers last summer, Jaxson Hayes entered a win-now environment for the first time in his career, providing him with key experience playing alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Jaxson Hayes had his ups and downs in his first season in Los Angeles but eventually showed enough promise to earn a rotation spot and have real options this offseason.
Last summer, the Los Angeles Lakers took a flyer on then free agent center Jaxson Hayes, who had something to prove as a former lottery pick. Hayes was an athletic big man who could move well laterally but did not possess enough strength to handle physical centers.
A priority for the Los Angeles Lakers this past offseason was to add some center depth behind Anthony Davis in case he was forced to miss time. General manager Rob Pelinka did so by signing Jaxson Hayes and Christian Wood, who both have had their moments this season.
With LeBron James out due to illness, and Anthony Davis leaving the game early due to an eye injury, the Los Angeles Lakers had a large mountain to climb to take down the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday.
With LeBron James already sitting out due to illness, it was a major blow for the Los Angeles Lakers to lose Anthony Davis to an eye injury in the first quarter of Sunday night’s contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
With LeBron James already sitting out due to illness, it was a major blow for the Los Angeles Lakers to lose Anthony Davis to an eye injury in the first quarter of Sunday night’s contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes was forced to play a much larger than expected role on Sunday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. With Christian Wood already out and Anthony Davis suffering an eye injury that limited him to only 12 minutes, head coach Darvin Ham had to turn to Hayes to play a considerable role.
The Los Angeles Lakers scored another dominant victory on Tuesday, taking down the Toronto Raptors to improve to 4-1 on their six-game road trip. Of course
Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes got 19 minutes on the court on Tuesday night against the Toronto Raptors, as L.A. won in blowout fashion and the team’s stars got to rest for a majority of the fourth quarter.
The Los Angeles Lakers got back on track this past weekend when they beat the Brooklyn Nets on Easter Sunday and they continued their road trip up north in Canada to take on the Toronto Raptors.
Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is impossible to replace, but backup Jaxson Hayes did an admirable job in Saturday night’s loss to the Golden State Warriors.
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Jaxson Hayes has become the Los Angeles Lakers’ trusted big man off the bench over the past few weeks. The highly athletic and energetic center has done an excellent job doing what he does well such as rebounding, protecting the rim and finishing at the basket.
The Los Angeles Lakers may be throwing one of their new additions straight into the fire next season.
The Los Angeles Lakers are in agreement with free agent center Jaxson Hayes on a two-year deal, ESPN reported Saturday. Hayes, 23, will have a player option on the second year of the deal, per ESPN.
The Lakers are signing Jaxson Hayes to a two-year contract, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter links). The second year will be a player option, Woj adds.
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Jaxson Hayes suffered a torn UCL in his left elbow during Friday’s preseason game, the Pelicans announced in a press release.
New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes has been sentenced following his July 2021 felony arrest in the Los Angeles area.
Body camera footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department Friday showed an officer placing his knee onto the neck of Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes
A couple of weeks after the news of Jaxson Hayes getting arrested saw the light, LAPD released the video of the incident, where the New Orleans Pelicans player shoved a police officer and resisted arrest. After somebody called 911 due to Hayes being 'loud and violent,' police made a presence at his girlfriend's house.
New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes was arrested and hospitalized following an altercation with police at his home last month, and video footage from the incident has been released.
Police say Hayes met with responding officers in the front yard of a residence and then attempted to prevent them from entering the home.
Pelicans big man Jaxson Hayes was arrested in the Los Angeles area after an alleged altercation with police. The incident occurred after police were called early Wednesday to an unspecified home due to a domestic disturbance.
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