2026 Free Agency Report: Jazz, Jaxson Hayes agree to 2-year deal
The veteran center-forward will reportedly join Utah after playing three seasons in LA.
From NBA.com News Services
July 1, 2026 8:13 PM
Jaxson Hayes played four seasons with the Pelicans from 2019 to 2023 and three seasons with the Lakers from 2023 to 2026.
The Utah Jazz reportedly have agreed to a 2-year, $12-million deal with Jaxson Hayes, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
Source: The Jazz are signing former Lakers center Jaxson Hayes to a two-year, $12 million deal. The second season is a team option.
— Tim MacMahon (@BannedMacMahon) July 1, 2026
Hayes averaged 7.5 points, 4.1 rebounds in 66 games for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2025-26.
The 2019 eighth overall pick spent his first four NBA seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans before signing with LA in the 2023 offseason.
NBA.com will have more on this story as it develops.
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