re: Jaxson Hayes Interview in The Athletic

Yeah, Jaxson does not have good offensive post skills. Which is OK, because that's not a critical skill for a center in today's NBA game---that's not why he's not playing. But he's not even strong enough to establish position, much less to be able to do anything with the ball if we were able to feed it to him in the low post.

Jaxson's best offensive skill is as a roll man in the P&R. Unfortunately, we lack an elite P&R initiator to pair with him. Last season, he paired well with Kira, because Kira is quick enough turning the corner to open up Jaxson for the lob. The combo of Kira, Jaxson, and Hart was a great for us last season (Hart makes up for Jaxson's deficiency on the defensive glass). That's part of how Jaxson was a better player for us last season than Billy.

Unfortunately, Kira struggled at the beginning of the year, and now he's hurt. So, unless we trade for a guard who is an excellent P&R initiator, I don't see a pathway for Jaxson to get minutes, barring an injury, unless Jaxson improves his defense or gets stronger.