The Los Angeles Lakers have a better idea of what its depth at center will look like with Jaxson Hayes expected to return for another season.

The Los Angeles Lakers further shored up their depth at center by bringing back center Jaxson Hayes, according to ESPN. Hayes' one-year pact with the Lakers was reached on Thursday, the day after news broke that the team will sign Deandre Ayton to a two-year deal.

A day after adding free agent center Deandre Ayton, the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly agreed to a deal on Thursday to bring back their incumbent at the position, Jaxson Hayes.

NBA free agency is officially underway. Players were legally allowed to begin negotiating with teams across the league as of Monday evening, and there will be a flurry of activity this week. The most surprising free agency news to date happened Tuesday morning when the Bucks said they were signing big man Myles Turner,

L.A. not only found one, it landed perhaps the biggest prize on the free-agent market at the position when it signed former Portland Trail Blazers star DeAndre Ayton to a two-year deal on Wednesday. The Lakers will pay Ayton just $16.

After filling their void at center with former No. 1 pick Deandre Ayton, the next order of 2025 NBA offseason business for the Los Angeles Lakers should be beefing up their perimeter defense.

What one NBA insider suspects is the asking price for Heat forward Andrew Wiggins as talks continue with the Lakers.

One player who has been brought up as a possible trade target is Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins was involved in the Jimmy Butler trade this season. Wiggins might not be the superstar player that he was projected to be when he was the number-one pick back in 2014,