5:20pm: Hayes’ deal with the Nets will be a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract, tweets Stefan Bondy of The New York Post.
4:25pm: The Nets have agreed to a deal with former lottery pick Killian Hayes, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who reports (via Twitter) that Hayes will sign a one-year contract and will have an opportunity to compete for a regular season roster spot in Brooklyn.
The seventh overall pick in the 2020 draft, Hayes spent three-and-a-half seasons with the Pistons before being waived this February at the trade deadline. He has been an unrestricted free agent since then.
Hayes, who will turn 23 on Saturday, entered the NBA with a reputation for being a solid defender and passer whose offensive game was a work in progress, and that’s essentially still the case, as his shooting percentages increased only marginally over the course of his four years in the league.
Hayes averaged 6.9 points, 4.9 assists, and 2.8 rebounds in 24.0 minutes per game across 42 appearances (31 starts) this past season, with a shooting line of .413/.297/.660. Those field goal and three-point percentages actually represent career bests. His career NBA averages are 8.1 PPG, 5.2 APG, and 2.9 RPG on .382/.277/.775 shooting in 210 games (145 starts).
While the exact details of Hayes’ deal have yet to be reported, it’ll almost certainly be a minimum-salary contract. And since he isn’t assured of a 15-man roster spot, I’d expect his salary to either be non-guaranteed or to include just a modest partial guarantee.
The Nets are carrying 15 players on standard contracts prior to officially signing Hayes. Of those players, 13 are on fully guaranteed deals. Keon Johnson has a $250K partial guarantee, while Jalen Wilson has a partial guarantee of $75K.
My hopes for Kobe Bufkin are still high. He showed me that he’s def a NBA player at the end of last season, even tho at his best he was still inconsistent on both sides of the court. I gotta be honest it does scare me that he reminds me so much of guys like Killian, Acie Law & Kenny Anderson tho. 3 guys who decidedly didn’t live up to the promise they had coming into the league. And he’s less like Anderson (who has by far the best pro career of that 3).
Killian obv struggled offensively in Detroit but him never really improving much defensively either is also a big reason he didn’t last there. Bufkin looks like he’s easily gonna be the best defender of those other southpaws & obv he’s always an upgrade over Trae as a defender whenever he subs in for him. But we need to see leaps from him on both sides of the court if he’s gonna stick in the rotation this season… https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x–9k4EM3Fc
Troy Weaver’s finest!
NETS own their pick (?) …. the tank is on.
Yup
Maybe nets will trade Cam Johnson for expiring contact Bruce Brown if they aren’t too afraid.
Why would they trade for Bruce brown when he would need to be traded to a contender?
What do you mean that is a great trade for Brooklyn. Get rid of the overpay of Cam Johnson. Why would Brown need to be traded to a contender?
And which contender has a good package to give to raps?
Makes sense for BKN. But still, the history here isn’t good. Bust lottery picks rarely develop into much on these types of deals.
The likely scenario is he helps them get a top pick in this draft
Hayes has plenty talent. Was drafted raw cause of his size. Pistons never helped him. Especially Monty. Who showed wasn’t interested in developing anyone.
Hayes has 2way potential. He’s in a good place. If he’s ready to go for it. Always liked him.
He has a potential on the defensive end …. think Justise Winslow though, absolutely broken, inconsistent jumper.