Lakers center Jaxson Hayes reaches two-year, $12 million agreement with Utah Jazz
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Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes has agreed to a two-year, $12 million contract with the Utah Jazz, according to multiple reports on Monday.
The deal cannot become official until the NBA’s free-agency moratorium ends later this month, but the agreement positions the 7-footer to move to Salt Lake City after spending last season with the Lakers.
Hayes, selected eighth overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, appeared in 70 regular-season games for Los Angeles in 2025-26. Details of any team or player options in the new contract were not disclosed.
The Jazz finished the 2025-26 campaign just outside the Western Conference playoff picture and are expected to continue retooling their frontcourt in the offseason.
Source: New York Post
