LA Lakers secure ‘get out’ with Jaxson Hayes, and suffer added regret over smart Houston Rockets deal

Crucial detail in Jaxson Hayes deal

When it was reported Jaxson Hayes was set to re-sign with the LA Lakers, it was claimed he was set to be given a ‘no-trade clause’.

This was triggered as an automatic stipulation for a player getting three consecutive one-year deals, as per terms of the latest CBA agreement.

But it has now emerged that Jaxson Hayes has agreed to waive this clause, giving the team the right to trade him if they wish.

This was reported via Dan Woike, who wrote: “Jaxson Hayes waived his implicit no-trade clause to re-sign with the Lakers.”

Houston Rockets got a steal with Dorian Finney-Smith

Another update also dropped with a noteworthy impact for the Lakers, regarding a player they lost in free agency.

The Lakers bungled negotiations over Dorian Finney-Smith, who ended up signing with the Houston Rockets.

Finney-Smith declined his $15 million player option with the Lakers, signing what was reported as a four-year $53 million deal with the Houston Rockets.

But new details have emerged, with HoopsHype reporting that only two of Finney-Smith’s four years in Houston are guaranteed.

The Rockets can move on from Finney-Smith if they choose to in 2027.

The agreement shows that Houston’s deal was not overly extravagant, and the Lakers might have been able to strike something similar.