The Lakers agree to re-sign guards Austin Reaves and D'Angelo Russell while landing former Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes on a two-year deal.
The Lakers reached agreements with four free agents Friday, including forwards Rui Hachimura, Taurean Prince and Cam Reddish plus guard Gabe Vincent.at the NBA trade deadline in a deal that included Russell Westbrook, a trade that helped turn the team’s season around before it ended in the Western Conference finals.
Russell averaged 17.4 points and 6.1 assists per game after the trade, shooting 41.4% from three. He had strong moments in the Lakers’ wins in the postseason against Memphis and Golden State before struggling against the Nuggets. The Lakers moved him to the bench in Game 4.Hayes is the backup center the Lakers sought to play behind Anthony Davis.
At 6 feel 11, Hayes is viewed by the Lakers as a physical player they believe can play a similar role to that of Dwight Howard in 2020, when the Lakers won their 17th NBA title.Hayes, 23, spent his first four seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans. He averaged 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in 13.0 minutes per game last season, when he played in only 47 games because of injury, starting two.
Center Jaxson Hayes, elevating for a dunk over Mavericks center JaVale McGee, spent four seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans before entering free agency. Hayes was sentenced last year to 450 hours of community service, 52 weeks of domestic-violence classes and three years of probation after pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges thatHayes was a first-round draft pick out of Texas in 2019, selected eighth overall by the Atlanta Hawks. He was acquired by New Orleans soon after the draft in a multiple-player deal.
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