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Jaxson Hayes

Jaxson Hayes

C · USALicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Utah Jazz

Dated team records (2)
  • Current basis: Licensed roster, October 9, 2026: listed with Utah Jazz
  • NBA directory, September 22, 2026: listed with Utah Jazz

The newest dated listing sets the current team; a reviewed transaction announced later overrides it. Older records remain history.

2025-26 per game · 66 games
7.5 PTS 4.1 REB 0.9 AST 75.8% TS

Jaxson Hayes is a 26-year-old center, listed at 7′0″ (213 cm). Jaxson Hayes is listed with the Utah Jazz in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 7.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 66 games with 75.8% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $6.00M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2028. The roster lists an entry dated July 2026.

2025-26 season statistics

7.5PTS per game#301 of 582
4.1REB per game#190 of 582
0.9AST per game#430 of 582
0.5STL per game#410 of 582
0.8BLK per game#78 of 582
0.5TO per game#464 of 582
18.3MIN per game#326 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
66198–26275.6%3–3100.0%98–15065.3%76.1%75.8%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
—12.8%144.6115.9+711.9010497

Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.

Playoffs · per game
GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%+/−
1016.35.73.20.70.30.867.9%0.0%70.4%71.5%+1

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Playoffs: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 2 logged games

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 2 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 6 preseasonvs DENL 106–11713:487400103-70-11-2-1
Oct 4 preseason@ DENW 109–9719:062340311-20-00-1-1

View all 2 logged games in 2026-27

Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.

2025-26 shot chart

Jaxson Hayes took 1% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 81% at the rim, 18% elsewhere in the paint and 0% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the restricted area (78.7%, +11.5 points above average).

0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)9/13 (69%)5/8 (63%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)10/15 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)64/88 (73%)44/48 (92%)2/2 (100%)3/6 (50%)2/2 (100%)15/18 (83%)1/3 (33%)14/14 (100%)10/15 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)6/7 (86%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 198–262 (75.6%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area166–21178.7 (+11.5)67.280.5%
In the paint (non-RA)29–4860.4 (+15.9)44.518.3%
Mid-range0–0—41.80.0%
Corner 30–0—38.80.0%
Above the break 33–3100.0 (+64.8)35.21.1%

League rank by FG% (qualified players): Restricted area: 6th of 160 · all zone leaders

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 7.5 per game36
Rebounds 4.1 per game60
Assists 0.9 per game16
Steals 0.5 per game18
Blocks 0.8 per game84
3-pointers made 0.0 per game8
True shooting 75.899
Usage 12.810
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 0.5 per game90

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Ryan Kalkbrenner (7.6 / 5.5 / 0.8) · Karlo Matković (5.7 / 3.7 / 0.8) · Goga Bitadze (5.9 / 5.0 / 1.3) · Adem Bona (4.8 / 4.3 / 0.5) · Robert Williams III (6.7 / 7.0 / 1.0) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

How many points does Jaxson Hayes average?
Jaxson Hayes averaged 7.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 66 games.
What is Jaxson Hayes's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Jaxson Hayes shot 75.6% from the field, 100.0% from three (3 of 3) and 65.3% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 75.8%.
How old is Jaxson Hayes?
Jaxson Hayes is 26 years old. He was born on May 23, 2000.
How tall is Jaxson Hayes?
Jaxson Hayes is 7 feet 0 inches (213 cm) tall and plays C, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Jaxson Hayes from?
Jaxson Hayes is from the United States and played at Texas before the NBA.
What team does Jaxson Hayes play for?
Jaxson Hayes is listed with the Utah Jazz in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Jaxson Hayes wear?
The NBA directory lists Jaxson Hayes at No. 11 for the Utah Jazz. Edition date: September 22, 2026. The same number is also reported for a teammate, so this assignment is unresolved.
When is Jaxson Hayes's next game?
Jaxson Hayes and the Utah Jazz next play the San Antonio Spurs at home on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Jaxson Hayes play on Christmas Day?
No. The Utah Jazz are not in any of the 5 games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule.
How much does Jaxson Hayes make?
Jaxson Hayes has a listed salary figure of $6.00M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2028.
How does Jaxson Hayes rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Jaxson Hayes was ahead of 36% in points per game, 60% in rebounds and 16% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$6.00M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2028
Nationality
USA
Roster date
July 1, 2026

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

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Career at a glance

Jaxson Hayes played 7 NBA regular seasons between 2019 and 2026, appearing in 433 games and averaging 6.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He played for 2 teams: New Orleans (2019–23, 241 games), L.A. Lakers (2023–26, 192 games). His best scoring season was 2021–22 with New Orleans: 9.3 points per game over 70 games.

In the playoffs he appeared in 4 postseason runs (24 games, 4.2 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 3,000 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).

whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.

About Jaxson Hayes

Jaxson Reed Hayes (born May 23, 2000) is an American-Slovenian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.

Born
May 23, 2000 (age 26) Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight
220 lb (100 kg)
Position
Center
High school
Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College
Texas (2018–2019)
NBA draft
2019: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Playing career
2019–present

Career highlights and awards

  • NBA Cup champion (2023)
  • NIT champion (2019)
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2019)
  • Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2019)
  • Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2019)

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20New Orleans641416.9.672.250.6474.0.9.4.97.4
2020–21New Orleans60316.1.625.429.7754.3.6.4.67.5
2021–22New Orleans702820.0.616.351.7664.5.6.5.89.3
2022–23New Orleans47213.0.551.103.6992.8.7.4.45.0
2023–24L.A. Lakers70512.5.720.000.6223.0.5.5.44.3
2024–25L.A. Lakers563519.5.722.000.6224.81.0.5.96.8
2025–26L.A. Lakers66918.3.7561.000.6534.1.9.4.87.5
Career4339616.7.665.280.6894.0.7.5.76.9
NBA playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022New Orleans6613.8.560.000.6362.5.2.0.35.8
2024L.A. Lakers406.0.000—.5003.0.3.0.0.3
2025L.A. Lakers447.8.375—.5002.0.3.0.31.8
2026L.A. Lakers10016.3.679.000.7043.2.7.3.85.7
Career241012.5.571.000.6672.8.4.1.54.2
College
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19Texas322123.3.728–.7405.0.3.62.210.0

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
7′ 0″
Weight
220 lb
Position
C
Jersey
Not listed
Country
USA
School / last affiliation
Texas
Draft year
2019
Draft pick
Round 1 · Pick 8

How acquired: Signed on 07/09/26. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

7.5Points per game
4.1Rebounds per game
0.9Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

Latest on Jaxson Hayes

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Roster observations

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TeamFirst observedLast confirmedLater directory changeSource
Utah JazzNone recordedNBA directory

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