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Killian Hayes

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Bio

  • July 27, 2001

  • Ratiopharm Ulm - Bundesliga (Germany)

  • Point Guard

  • 6’5” 192 lbs

  • 6’8” ws ~8’5” sr

Stats

Note

I don’t care so much about points, rebounds, or assists per se (eg I’m not doing this for fantasy projections). What I am presenting here are stats that I think are the most relevant to consider with respect to a prospect’s (projected) NBA role. None of these stats are guarantees of future success or necessarily harbingers of certain doom. They are just numbers to put into context with a player’s overall profile.

Noteworthy

  • 85.8% FT% (282 FTA since 2017)

  • 3.1% STL%

  • 59.1% TS

  • 24% USG%

  • 1.68 A:TO

  • 58.8% 2P% (182 2PA in 2019-20)

Caution

  • 27.8% 3P% (331 3PA since 2017)

  • 29.4% 3P% (102 3PA in 2019-20)

Scouting

Strengths

  • Size/Length: Strong frame and good length for a point guard.

  • Age: One of the youngest players in the class, case for upside.

  • Passing: Maybe not the vision of a Haliburton, but I think I give Hayes the overall edge in playmaking with his ball handling advantage. To be clear, not in the Melo/Luka/Simmons tier.

  • Creation: Pull-up capability is a weapon.

Weaknesses

  • Shooting (especially off-ball): Youth, overall skill level, and elite FT% mitigate much of my concern about his 3PT efficiency.

  • Left-hand dominance: Much has been made of this in terms of his passing, which I’m not super concerned about actually. More of a concern in my mind is right-hand finishing.

  • Athleticism: A good athlete, not a great one, bla, bla. Probably more of a concern on the defensive end.

Draft Range

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Sentiment

Guards Kira Lewis