The Lakers signed back to Hayes with a minimum salary! Thiero has not yet signed on the 12+2 list. Waiting for the Suns to buy out Bills?

On July 4, according to ESPN, Jax Hayes returned to the Los Angeles Lakers with a one-year basic salary contract of 3 million. Hayes's agent has completed the signing with the Lakers on Thursday US time. Hayes hit a shooting percentage of 72.2% last season and set a career high. He will become Ayton's substitute in the new season.

Salary structure expert Bobby Max wrote after the Lakers signed Hayes: After the Lakers signed Hayes, they had 12 guaranteed contracts and two non-guaranteed contracts. In this way, the Lakers were still 3.3 million away from the first luxury tax line. Even if they signed No. 36 Tiero, they would not have to pay luxury tax.

The current 14-man roster of the Lakers is as follows: Doncic, Vincent, Brownie, Reeves, Kneckett, Goodwin (not guaranteed), Milton (not guaranteed), Haymura Leaf, Laravia, James, Vanderbilt, Ayton, Hays, Klebel. (Tiero will not participate in the summer league and is recovering from injury)

The Lakers have completed some operations this summer: participating in the 7-side deal to make the No. 55 draw the No. 36 draw, sign Lalavia for 12 million in two years, sign Ayton for 16.6 million in two years, and sign back to Hayes for 3 million in one year. The Lakers are still waiting for Bradley Bill.

According to the Arizona Republic, the Suns have entered into buyout negotiations with Bill. If Bill wants to restore his free self, he needs to give up some of his remaining 110.8 million contract, because according to the NBA buyout practice, players will give up a small amount of salary to restore their free self. For example, Ayton sacrificed a salary of 10 million when discussing a buyout with the Trail Blazers. If Bill is bought out, then the Lakers are interested, and the Lakers are actually short of 1 person on the roster.

Text/Yan Xiaobai: Lakers Observation