LAS VEGAS -- IT'S the final game of opening night at the Thomas & Mack Center, and the crowd -- some Detroit Pistons fans, some Portland Trail Blazers fans and the rest just folks itching for some sports action in the middle of the offseason -- arises in jubilation on a single play.
The Pistons win the opening tip, and guard Killian Hayes, the No. 7 pick in the 2020 NBA draft, dribbles the ball up the floor. From his left, Jaden Ivey, this year's No.