But for Jaxson Hayes, the final stretch of the regular season and however long the Lakers’ postseason run lasts offer the 24-year-old starting center more than an opportunity to win a ring.

But for a player like center Jaxson Hayes, there are other things at play, the free-agent-to-be in the most important role of his career on the best team for which he’s played. “I just view it ...

Coming into his second season with the Los Angeles Lakers, there wasn’t much expectation for Jaxson Hayes aside from being an energy big man off the bench. But with the team trading away Anthony ...

LOS ANGELES — It didn’t take Lakers starting center Jaxson Hayes long to provide a reminder on Sunday afternoon of what the team missed over the previous week while he was sidelined because of ...

The injury bug continues to pose a dangerous threat to the Los Angeles Lakers as their starting center Jaxson Hayes will miss his second straight game. In 19 starts this season, Hayes averaged 7.9 ...

Jaxson Hayes’ importance to the Los Angeles Lakers has grown exponentially since the Anthony Davis trade as not only has his play improved, but the team’s center depth behind him is not great.