Scoring efficiency
75.8% true shooting places Jaxson Hayes at the 99th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The next question is how much of that efficiency survives harder shots or a larger role.
Inspect the record ↓Players Jaxson Hayes
JaxsonHayes
#11 · Center· 7' 0"· 26 years
Inside the game of Jaxson Hayes.
PORTRAIT / NBA CENTER2026-27 · Regular season
2 games · UTAPoints / G11.0
Rebounds / G5.0
Assists / G2.5
Minutes / G26.1
Field goal81.8%
Three-point0.0%
Early returns 2 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.
Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-23. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
1209 recorded minutes
League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume14.8 PTS / 36
43rd percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production1.8 AST / 36
9th percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production8.1 REB / 36
75th percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite1.1% of FGA
5th percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume57.3 FTA / 100 FGA
97th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency75.8% TS
99th percentile
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
NBA source record ↗Free-throw volume
57.3 FTA / 100 FGA places Jaxson Hayes at the 97th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look for how the trips are earned: drives, post work, putbacks or intentional fouls.
Inspect the record ↓How much should you trust the jumper?
100.0% from three on 3 attempts. Fewer than 100 attempts leave plenty of room for the percentage to move. Watch the misses and the closeouts, too.
Inspect the record ↓Decisions under pressure
1.90 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓Possession detail · 2026-27
Where the shots actually came from.
11 attempts
2 of the last 2 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.
Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 100.0% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current UTA teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen ↗ | F-C | 34.4 | 2.1 | 35.5% | 324 | 6.9 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. ↗ | F-C | 30.3 | 2.0 | 35.7% | 235 | 5.7 |
| Ace Bailey ↗ | F | 27.6 | 1.8 | 34.4% | 398 | 4.2 |
| Jusuf Nurkić ↗ | C | 26.4 | 4.8 | 35.2% | 71 | 10.4 |
| Brice Sensabaugh ↗ | F | 23.5 | 1.9 | 36.7% | 442 | 3.1 |
A comparison worth investigating
Similar box-score profiles.
2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser ↗14.9 PTS / 36 · 1.0 AST / 365.0% of attempts from three
Ryan Kalkbrenner ↗12.7 PTS / 36 · 1.3 AST / 361.7% of attempts from three
Daniel Gafford ↗15.8 PTS / 36 · 1.8 AST / 360.0% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Hayes’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2026-27 regular season · 2 games
Game by game
Per game Rolling 5-game average
Choose a game to see the line. Use the arrow keys to move through the chart.
| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 2 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 78.1% |
| Last 10 | 2 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 78.1% |
| Last 5 | 2 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 78.1% |
| Starts | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 52.5% |
| Off bench | 1 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 91.2% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
78.1%True shooting
81.8%Effective FG
90.0%
Two-point10 attempts0.0%
Three-point1 attempts57.1%
Free throws7 attemptsShare of points22 total points
Two-pointers 81.8%Three-pointers 0.0%Free throws 18.2%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season
UTA vs MEM ↗
Jaxson Hayes recorded six blocks and two steals. Hayes also supplied five rebounds and three assists, though 25.0% at the line limited his scoring.
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | UTA | 2 | 26.1 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 81.8% | 0.0% | 57.1% |
| 2025-26 | LAL | 66 | 18.3 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 75.6% | 100.0% | 65.3% |
| 2024-25 | LAL | 56 | 19.5 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 72.2% | 0.0% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 70 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 72.0% | 0.0% | 62.2% |
| 2022-23 | NO | 47 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 55.1% | 10.3% | 69.9% |
| 2021-22 | NO | 70 | 20.0 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 61.6% | 35.1% | 76.6% |
| 2020-21 | NO | 60 | 16.1 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 62.5% | 42.9% | 77.5% |
| 2019-20 | NO | 64 | 16.9 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 67.2% | 25.0% | 64.7% |
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
5 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | Regular season | UTA vs NOP ↗ | 25.9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87.5% | — | 100.0% | +9.7Box only · provisional |
| Oct 21 | Regular season | UTA vs MEM ↗ | 26.3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 25.0% | +1.2Box only · provisional |
| Oct 12 | Preseason | UTA vs SAS ↗ | 14.9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.0% | — | 75.0% | +3.5Box only · provisional |
| Oct 6 | Preseason | UTA vs DEN ↗ | 13.8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 50.0% | +1.1Box only · provisional |
| Oct 4 | Preseason | UTA vs DEN ↗ | 19.1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 50.0% | — | 0.0% | -1.9Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Regular season
Oct 23, 2026 · UTA vs NOP
Bench · 25.9 minutes
Impact+9.7
- PTS
- 17
- REB
- 5
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 1
- TO
- 0
Jaxson Hayes scored 17 points, shooting 87.5% from the field. He added 5 rebounds and 1 block.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 87.5% 8 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- 100% 3 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +9
- True shooting
- 91.2%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +20.40
- Defensive box value
- -0.45
- Minutes baseline
- -10.29
- Game impact
- +9.66
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 21, 2026 · UTA vs MEM
Starter · 26.3 minutes
Impact+1.2
- PTS
- 5
- REB
- 5
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 6
- TO
- 1
Jaxson Hayes recorded six blocks and two steals. Hayes also supplied five rebounds and three assists, though 25.0% at the line limited his scoring.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 66.7% 3 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- 25% 4 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -27
- True shooting
- 52.5%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +2.82
- Defensive box value
- +8.20
- Minutes baseline
- -9.81
- Game impact
- +1.21
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 12, 2026 · UTA vs SAS
Starter · 14.9 minutes
Impact+3.5
- PTS
- 11
- REB
- 2
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 80% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- 75% 4 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -1
- True shooting
- 81.4%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 6, 2026 · UTA vs DEN
Starter · 13.8 minutes
Impact+1.1
- PTS
- 7
- REB
- 4
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 1
- TO
- 0
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 42.9% 7 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- 50% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -1
- True shooting
- 44.4%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:32 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 4, 2026 · UTA vs DEN
Bench · 19.1 minutes
Impact-1.9
- PTS
- 2
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 4
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 3
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 50% 2 attempts
- 3PT
- — 0 attempts
- FT
- 0% 1 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -1
- True shooting
- 41.0%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:32 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Hayes got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 7' 0"
- Weight
- 220 lbs
- Age now
- 26 years
- Born
- 2000-05-23
- Hometown
- Norman, OK
- College
- Texas
- Draft
- 2019: Rd 1, Pk 8 (ATL)
- Experience
- 8th Season
Signed on 07/09/26
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$6.00M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$6.00M
2027-28
$6.00MTeam option
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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