Not even one full season after inking him to a four-year, $97 million deal last summer, Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton ...

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 ...

LeBron James: Well first of all, I mean—I gotta give a big, big shoutout and credit to Jaxson Hayes, man. *Him stepping into that void after losing AD? That’s a lot.* That’s a lot of scoring ...

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.