Failed to prove himself, Hayes s career fell into a low point

After being eliminated in the first round, Lakers Operations President Pelinka immediately found the team's coach Redick and their core point guard Luka Doncic. Several people had an in-depth discussion on the team's signings during the offseason. After clarifying Redick and Doncic's ideas and requirements, Pelinka also promised that he would improve the Lakers' lineup. Sports Illustrated revealed that the Lakers will make a more obvious upgrade to the roster this offseason to ensure that they can return to the championship ranks next season. The Lakers also hope that Doncic can see the determination and ability of the management and then complete the contract renewal with the team. Goodbye the Lakers, leaving the team is finalized, and being abandoned is helpless. You have wasted the opportunity to change your career.

Obviously, everyone knows that the most important thing that the Lakers should strengthen during the offseason is the center position. Mark Williams's trade was forced to be cancelled, and the impact on the Lakers was fully reflected in the playoffs. In the series against the Timberwolves, they can be said to have no center forward available at all. After playing in the back, the Lakers allowed James, DFS, and Hachimura Shigeru to take turns to stand at the center, and sometimes Doncic and Reeves were even replaced by defense at the basket. No Lakers fan wants to see such a scene again. But then again, the most embarrassing person in the current situation is undoubtedly the Lakers' starting center Jaxson Hayes in the second half of this season.

In fact, from the perspective after the end of the season, the most disappointing player of the Lakers is Hayes. I still remember that after the transaction between Davis and Doncic was reached, especially when the Lakers management canceled the transaction due to Ma Wei's physical examination problems, there was no other operation on the transaction deadline. At that stage, when talking about Hayes, the most jokes fans said were "receiving Hayes' career luck" and "Ma Wei's physical examination report was written by Hayes." At this stage, Hayes was incredible and his starting position was very stable, not even inferior to Doncic James, because except Hayes, the Lakers basically have no available center. Hayes also performed brilliantly in the process of partnering with Doncic.

His data began to improve and his score became easy. After the fight, everyone even started to complain that Hays was already a little "picking cakes" to eat. It is not the kind of ball that can be directly dunked. He can also pass the ball to his open teammates, which surprised and delighted many Lakers fans. Hayes's progress has indeed made people see hope in the Lakers' center position. But in the playoffs, the fact that Hayes lacks ability in all aspects began to be exposed. He was unable to fight, and he was prone to making mistakes and fouls, he was not good at positioning skills, his body was not strong enough, and he couldn't grab rebounds. After the offense had no chance to eat cake, Hayes did not have the ability to handle the ball, which made him a burden for the Lakers on both offense and defense.

If it weren't for helplessness, Redick wouldn't have given Hayes the last minute to play. It is obvious that the Lakers are embarrassed in the inside. In this case, Redick is not willing to let Hays play. On the one hand, Redick's employment is indeed a bit extreme, but on the other hand, Hays's role and effect are indeed poor. Earlier, Hayes was interviewed by the media and he still felt unreal about the way the team ended this season. In Hayes' eyes, the Lakers' atmosphere in the team was very good after the All-Star Weekend, the team has been improving, the chemistry between their teammates is good, and everyone has started to play together. So when the Lakers were eliminated 1-4 in the first round, many people still couldn't accept it.

Among them, Hayes experienced a huge ups and downs. The Lakers will definitely introduce strong centers in the offseason, and the Lakers will definitely not stay for Hayes. You know, when Davis was not sent away by the trade, Hayes also couldn't get a chance to play. He was able to start because there was really no one in the Lakers inside. The outside world unanimously expects Hayes to play a highlight of his personal career in the Lakers' three cores, especially Doncic, because Doncic can indeed allow players at the center position to play better than his personal abilities, both Gafford and Levley. However, in Hayes, it's hard for us to see this.

Just imagine that a center who plays around Doncic, James, and Reeves was abandoned until the end of the game. So is this center still necessary to prove himself? Looking at the entire league, other teams see Doncic unable to drive Hayes, will they still provide him with valuable contracts? In other words, Hayes did not play, not only wasting the opportunity to achieve success and fame around Doncic, but also made his value lower and lower. Originally, he was getting a basic salary contract. If you are lucky, Hayes will still get a basic salary contract. If he is not lucky, he is likely to slowly fade out of the NBA.