In November 2020, Killian Hayes was a lottery pick and was ranked seventh overall by Detroit. About a year ago – February 7th – he was still starting for pistoning.
now? The 23-year-old struggled in the G-League this season and tried to get his way back in the NBA.
It was a long climb and led to a 10-day contract with the net. It's a short-term show my type of deal and I'm grateful for what he has.
“I was very grateful,” said Hayes, who scored five points in 21 minutes in a 110-97 defeat to the Cavaliers. “I'm very grateful for this time on Long Island. From the coaching staff to my siblings over there. It's a learning curve and I'm happy to be back here.
“[I’ll] Do whatever I ask. Just play hard, get out there and play the ball. The excitement I have really give me everything. ”
Hayes came to camp with Net, but suffered a hip injury.
They tied him to a G-League contract, and he averaged 21 points and 8.3 assists in the regular season. The most auspicious was his 40.3% from Deep.
“I mean, it's just God's plan,” Hayes said. “It gets hurt, it gets in the way, it goes to Long Island, it has the whole process, it has a learning curve, it just adjusts, it thinks about it, it works hard and keeps believing that my opportunity will come. And I'm happy to be back here.”
Hayes is in Brooklyn and is trying to give it a try on Backup Point Guard, an open spot since Net acquired Ben Simmons.
“It's also good for us to have a traditional backup point guard that isn't quotes. Look. The last 10 days are important not only to him, but to us,” Jordi Fernandez said. said. “And he can do what we ask him to do, we know who he is. That's why we brought him to the first place. is.”
The net filled other open roster spots by converting two-way Tyrees Martin into standard transactions.
“My agents were going to reach out to me and they told me they were speaking and doing something like that. So it was going to end a few days ago,” Martin said. Ta.
“It took a lot of work, so that won't change. But it was definitely like the weight on my shoulders was lifted when it happened. You know, I like it. I was able to be. Enjoy the break, feel free to your heart, do something like that, and certainly know that this moment is coming for me.”
The net sent two-way Tosan Evbuomwan to the G League.
On the surface, activating 50 games in the NBA is superficially compared proportionally from when it is signed.
He was carved on New Year's Day on a third of his journey into the season.
“He has restrictions,” Fernandez said. “He's only 10 games left, so if I do math, I can't reach the end of the season. The reason is, how will he affect the group and how he will win. Because I want to see if I give you.”
