JAXSON HAYES NEWS

Pelicans' Van Gundy talks teaching, commitment to defense

New Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy sees a New Orleans roster brimming with young players with obvious talent, but also plenty to learn about the way basketball is played in the NBA

OCTOBER 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stan Van Gundy agrees to become New Orleans Pelicans' coach

Stan Van Gundy has agreed to become the next coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, where he’ll get the chance to work with 2019 No. 1 overall draft pick Zion Williamson

OCTOBER 21, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pelicans Player Review: Jaxson Hayes' surprisingly impactful rookie season After coming into the season without much expectation or fanfare, Jaxson Hayes’ rookie season was surprisingly impactful for the Pelicans.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 • USATODAY.COM

Zion Williamson named to All-Rookie First Team, Jaxson Hayes receives votes Following up his third-place finish for Rookie of the Year, Zion Williamson earned First Team All-Rookie honors while Jaxson Hayes received...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 • USATODAY.COM

Pelicans fire Alvin Gentry after 5 seasons as team's coach

The New Orleans Pelicans have fired coach Alvin Gentry after the club missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons

AUGUST 15, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Magic snap 5-game skid with 133-127 victory over Pelicans

Nikola Vucevic scored 23 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the floor and the Orlando Magic tuned up for the postseason by beating the New Orleans Pelicans 133-127 on Thursday to sna...

AUGUST 14, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Spurs help playoff chances, top Pelicans, Zion 122-113

Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs helped their playoff chances

AUGUST 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gobert lifts Jazz past Pelicans 106-104 in NBA restart

Rudy Gobert sank two free throws with 6.9 seconds left, giving the Utah Jazz a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first game of the NBA’s restart

JULY 31, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scores 17 against Milwaukee Hayes collected 17 points (5-7 FG, 7-11 FT), three rebounds, one assist and one steal in 21 minutes during Monday's 124-103 scrimmage win over the Bucks.

Impact Hayes was extremely effective around the basket while repeatedly drawing fouls. He's still lacking in the strength department, which shows in his consistently low rebounding totals. However, Hayes has flashed plenty of potential in his rookie season and could continue to receive decent burn, given that Derrick Favors doesn't often play heavy minutes.

JULY 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Won't play in Wednesday's scrimmage Favors will not participate in Wednesday's opening scrimmage against the Nets, Christian Clark of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Impact The reason for Favors' absence isn't clear, but it could just be load management for the veteran big. In his absence, Jaxson Hayes and Jahlil Okafor could see extra minutes.

JULY 22, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Transcript: Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes media availability - July 13, 2020 | New Orleans Pelicans Jaxson Hayes Media Availability – July 13, 2020

JULY 13, 2020 • NBA.COM

Pelicans first-round picks Jaxson Hayes, Nickeil Alexander-Walker focus on growth, improvement | New Orleans Pelicans When an NBA head coach describes younger players and their “growth,” he nearly always means that figuratively, referring to a rookie or earl...

JULY 13, 2020 • NBA.COM

Twitter Q&A with New Orleans Pelicans rookie Jaxson Hayes | New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans rookie Jaxson Hayes celebrated his 20th birthday on Saturday, May 23rd. Hayes participated in a Twitter Q&A with the of...

MAY 26, 2020 • NBA.COM

WATCHL Jaxson Hayes on the Finish | Pelicans ENCORE (VIDEO) WATCHL Jaxson Hayes on the Finish | Pelicans ENCORE

MARCH 29, 2020 • FOXNEWS.COM