It is hard to know what the Detroit Pistons have in young Killian Hayes. Due to a mix of injury and ineffectiveness, the early results are not encouraging but at the same time almost nearly irrelevant.
Ever since the Pistons lucked into the No. 1 overall pick and drafted Cade Cunningham, the savvy (tm) Pistons analyst has responded to questions about the “fit” between Cade and Killian with a familiar response — “these two actually fit great together ... if Killian ever figures out how to shoot.”
Ahhh, but there’s the rub.
Hayes shot a putrid 35% overall and 27% from 3 during his abbreviated 26-game rookie year.