LeBron James lobs it to Jaxson Hayes for a two-handed dunk for the Lakers.

Christian Braun #0 of the Denver Nuggets goes to the basket against Jaxson Hayes #11of the Los Angeles Lakers in the third quarter at Ball Arena on

RotoWire highlights the best players to start at each position heading into Week 18 of fantasy basketball. With three games on tap in Week 18, it’s time to get Lakers starting center Jaxson Hayes into your fantasy lineups.

The Los Angeles Lakers had plenty of trouble making shots in the first half of their game on Wednesday against the Utah Jazz. They shot just 41.7% from the field and had five of their shot attempts blocked by center Walker Kessler,

LeBron James finds Jaxson Hayes for the alley-oop slam. LeBron James finds Jaxson Hayes for the alley-oop slam

After the Los Angeles Lakers’ first game with Luka Doncic in the lineup, it looked like they might have found a temporary answer to the starting center question. On multiple possessions, Doncic found Jaxson Hayes lurking near the rim for lob passes.

Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes (11) controls the ball against the Golden State Warriors during the first half at Crypto.com Aren

The Los Angeles Lakers announced Jaxson Hayes was ruled out for the remainder of the game against the Utah Jazz due to a facial contusion.

Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes calls it extremely fun to play with and catch lobs from Luka Doncic and LeBron James.

The Los Angeles Lakers were short-handed in their last game before the All-Star break, which they lost to the Utah Jazz. Starting center Jaxson Hayes left early due to a facial contusion, while guard Gabe Vincent and forward Dorian Finney-Smith,

Coming into the All-Star break, the Lakers had quite a few players who needed to get some rest in order to get healthy. While LeBron James was the only player who was at All-Star

The Los Angeles Lakers knew they needed another center after the trade with Mark Williams fell through. Jaxson Hayes is going to have to be the starting center for the rest of the season. Even so, they needed a backup center because they didn't really have anyone else on the roster who could fit that bill.