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Jaxson Hayes

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LAL · C,PF

DAL · C

Stats
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.38	-0.21
ADP	Undrafted	136.25
OFF	32	26
B2B	15	14
PROJ	712.50	946.00
PTS	4.8	4.2
FG	1.8	1.7
FG3	.1	0
FT	1.2	.8
RB	2.5	4.3
AST	.5	.8
BLK	.5	1
STL	.3	.5
TO	.4	.7

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
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Stats
Season Statistics
PROJ	723.8	1,258.5
PTS	4.3	8.8
FG	1.8	4.0
FG3	0.0	0.0
FT	.7	.7
RB	3.0	6.9
AST	.5	1.1
BLK	.4	1.4
STL	.5	.7
TO	.6	.9

Recent News
	Jaxson Hayes Exercises Player Option For 2024-25 Season Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Lakers News: Jaxson Hayes to Exercise $2.4M Player Option with Lakers Published June 29th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Jaxson Hayes Unsure If He Will Exercise Player Option For Next Season Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Lakers News: Jaxson Hayes Makes Decision On Return To LA Next Season Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Lakers Rumors: Jaxson Hayes Picks Up $2.5M Contract Option; Former JJ Redick Teammate Published June 29th, 2024 via Bleacher Report Jaxson Hayes hypes up Lakers return with JJ Redick snap after exercising $2,400,000 option Published June 29th, 2024 via Sportskeeda D'Angelo Russell, Jaxson Hayes will opt into contracts with Lakers for 2024-25 Published June 29th, 2024 via OCRegister NBA: Lakers' Jaxson Hayes Reunites with JJ Redick, Picks Up Player Option Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Nico Harrison Has High Praise For Mavericks Rookie Dereck Lively II - D210SPORTS Published June 21st, 2024 via D210SPORTS Mavericks GM Nico Harrison drops Dereck Lively II 'All-Star' admission Published June 21st, 2024 via ClutchPoints Art of Draft Placement: Dereck Lively II's Mavs Success Sets Stage for 2024-25 Season Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN VIDEO: Social Media Goes Crazy After Mavericks Rookie Dereck Lively II Misses One of the Easiest Buckets You'll See Published June 19th, 2024 via MSN Dallas' Dereck Lively II: Sophomore Outlook Published June 19th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated A Dereck Lively Finals Misstep? Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Mavericks' Dereck Lively: Quiet in Game 5 loss Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Boston Celtics\' Jayson Tatum, center, shoots against Dallas Mavericks\' Dereck Lively II, left, and Luka Doncic (77 ... Published June 18th, 2024 via The Gazette

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