Like all teams in the NBA, the Detroit Pistons have had some terrible draft picks, but none has hurt them more recently than the selection of Killian Hayes with the 7th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.
We’ve spent plenty of time criticizing Hayes, who was the most polarizing Pistons player in recent memory. His fans thought he was always on the verge of breaking out, while his detractors just saw one of the worst shooters in NBA history.
The Pistons have drafted worse players with Hayes, who at least suited up in the NBA, but that’s only because Detroit was tanking so it didn’t matter how bad he was.