The Los Angeles Lakers have signed the Jackson Hayes Center, Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka announced today.
Hayes (7’0″, 217) joins the Purple and Golds after spending the last four seasons (2019-23) with the New Orleans Pelicans. The 23-year-old appeared in 47 games (2 starts) in 2022-23 and posted a 5.0 average Points (.551 FG%) and 2.8 rebounds in 13.0 minutes per game.
In 241 NBA games (47 starts), Hayes averaged 7.5 points (0.622 FG%) and 4.0 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per contest. Hayes has scored seven games with at least 20 points in his career and has shot over 60.0 percent from the field in three of his four NBA seasons.
Norman, Oklahoma, appeared in six postseason contests (all starts) after the 2021-22 season, averaging 5.8 points (. 560 FG%) and 2.5 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game.