Goodbye Lakers! Two centers! Are about to leave the team

According to Lakers' team reporter Anthony F. Irwin, Alex Ryan's Lakers career is over and he will not return to the team next season. In addition, Jaxson Hayes' hope for returning to the Lakers is very slim. Hayes is dissatisfied with his playoff time and believes that the Lakers have affected his next contract, and the Lakers don’t want to renew his contract!

With the trade of Davis, Hayes and Ryan leave the team. Will the Lakers still have an inside line next season? Koloke is well received by the Lakers, and there is a high possibility of returning to the Lakers next season. In addition, the Lakers will also pursue big centers in the free market, with the Lakers targeting the Mavericks inside Gafford and Nets inside Clarkston.

What we are going to write about today is Ryan and Hayes. The reasons for their departure are different: Ryan was given up by the Lakers, while Hayes took the initiative to change the team. In this year's playoffs, Hayes played 4 games and G5 was DNP! He averaged only 7.8 minutes per game, scored 1.8 points and 2 rebounds, shot 37.5% from the field and 50% from free throws. In the summer of 2023, Hayes joined the Lakers with a two-year minimum salary contract. Hayes' annual salary this season is only $2.46 million. He played in 56 regular season games, including 35 starters. He averaged 19.5 minutes per game, scored 6.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.6 steals, 0.9 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers, with a shooting percentage of 72.2% and a free throw percentage of 62.2%.

After the trade of Davis, Hayes's playing time increased sharply from early February to early March. If he is required by the standards of a basic salary player, Hayes will perform well. In the playoffs, Hayes was crushed by Gobert and Randall. When Hayes is on the court, the Lakers will lose 131 points per 100 rounds! Apart from eating cakes, Hays has limited effect.

Hayes lost 2 fouls per game on average when playing time is less than 8 minutes. If this is the case, if Hayes plays for about 20 minutes in one game, he will have to leave the game with 6 fouls. Hayes was born on May 23, 2000, the first round of the 2019 draft. After the rookie contract ended, he was completely reduced to a basic salary player.

Hayes left the Lakers and may find his next home. But Ryan is in trouble, and his NBA career may end there. In this year's playoffs, Ryan played 2 games, played for 4 minutes in total, made 0 of 1 shots, scored 0 points and 4 rebounds. He couldn't hold the ball on the offensive end, and he moved slowly on the defensive end, so he couldn't defend himself on the inside and outside.

This season's regular season, Ryan played 36 games with the Kings, starting in 3 of them. He averaged 7.2 minutes per game, scored only 1.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists, shooting percentage of 53.7% and free throw percentage of 53.8%. In February this year, Ryan was sent to the Wizards by the King and was immediately cut. Ryan wanted to join the Pacers, but the Lakers called. After joining the Lakers, Ryan played 10 regular season games, starting in 4 of them. He averaged 12.2 minutes per game, scored 2.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.3 blocks, and shots from three events: 45.5%, 33.3%, 25%. The Lakers gave Ryan a chance, and he really wasn't capable. The last question: Do you think Ryan can still find a job?