Free agent center Jaxson Hayes has agreed to sign a one-year contract and return to the Los Angeles Lakers.
According to sources, Hayes’ agents, Bill Duffy and Marlon Harrison of WME Basketball, closed the deal with Lakers president Rob Pelinka.
This agreement is finalized one day after the franchise reached a two-year agreement with free agent center Deandre Ayton.
Hayes became the Lakers’ starting center last season, showcasing an impressive 72.2% field goal percentage, the highest of his career. In addition, he ranked in the top ten in field goal percentage allowed as a defender contesting layups and dunks, among players who contested 250 or more shots.
His averages were 6.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 56 games.
Hayes started in the first four games of the playoff series that the Lakers lost 4-1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but never played more than 10 minutes in any of the remaining games and did not participate in the fifth game.
Now, his role will be as Ayton’s substitute.
