Free agent middle Jaxson Hayes has agreed on a one-year deal to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, sources instructed ESPN.
Hayes’ brokers, Invoice Duffy and Marlon Harrison of WME Basketball, finalized a contract with Lakers president of basketball operations and normal supervisor Rob Pelinka on Thursday, someday after the franchise reached a two-year cope with free agent middle Deandre Ayton.
Hayes emerged because the Lakers’ beginning middle final season and shot a career-high 72.2% from the sphere and completed within the high 10 in area objective share allowed as contesting defender on layups and dunks amongst gamers to contest 250 or extra photographs, based on ESPN Analysis. He averaged 6.8 factors and 4.8 rebounds in 56 video games.
Hayes began the primary 4 video games of the Lakers’ 4-1 playoff loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves however by no means logged greater than 10 minutes in any recreation of the collection and didn’t play in Sport 5.
Now, he’ll again up Ayton.