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Jaxson Hayes

Utah Jazz · Rotation
C7'0"220 lbage 267 yrs expTexasNorman, OK
5th best of 13 on UTAworth +0.9 wins to the rotation
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Elite interior finisher & rim protector
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Utah Jazz
Western · Northwest · proj. 25-57 (▲+4.7)
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An ultra-efficient lob-finishing center who shot a ridiculous 75.6% from the field — 99th-percentile inside, 92nd in rim protection, and a fearless foul-drawer. He's a vertical-spacing rim runner and shot-blocker who needs no plays called: just throw it up. A free agent this summer.

7.5
PPG
4.1
RPG
0.9
APG
0.4
SPG
0.8
BPG
GP 66MPG 18.3FG% 75.63P% 100FT% 65.3TS% 75.8USG% 13PER 18.3BPM +1.2VORP 1EPM +0.1
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Inside finishing98
Rim protection80
Scoring79
Playmaking71
Perimeter defense71
Shooting64
Rebounding60

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2019-20 to 2025-26 · 7 seasons
6.9
PPG
4.0
RPG
0.7
APG
433
GAMES
Points 2,991Win Shares 25.1Starts 96Best season 2021-22 · 9.3 ppg
Games played, last three seasons78%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 23 → 25
▲Rising

Jaxson, at 25, is on a clear upward trajectory — 1.2 → 3.0 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▬ 3.3 wins (+0.3)
Age should add a little at 26. Range 2.5–4.1 wins.
Production (BPM)-1.9 → +1.2+3.126-27 forecast +0.4
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -1.9 · 70 games2024-25: -0.3 · 56 games2025-26: +1.2 · 66 games2026-27: +0.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.2 → 3.0+1.926-27 forecast 3.3
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 1.2 · 70 games2024-25: 2.1 · 56 games2025-26: 3.0 · 66 games2026-27: 3.3 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $7.7M vs $6.0M salary+$1.7M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$6.0M salary2023-24: $3.1M · 70 games2024-25: $4.7M · 56 games2025-26: $6.9M · 66 games2026-27: $7.7M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $6,000,000 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$6,000,000Guaranteed
3% of the club’s payroll · 8th of 13 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$7,668,000 /yr
Surplus+$1,668,000
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.