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Cleveland Cavaliers | #7 | Guard

Killian Hayes

PPG

9.0

RPG

3.0

APG

5.2

HEIGHT

6'5" (1.96m)

WEIGHT

195lb (88kg)

COUNTRY

France

LAST ATTENDED

Ratiopharm Ulm

AGE

24 years

BIRTHDATE

July 27, 2001

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 7

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

6'5" | 195lb | 24 years

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 7

BIRTHDATE

July 27, 2001

COUNTRY

France

LAST ATTENDED

Ratiopharm Ulm

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

PRO CAREER: Has played four seasons (2020-24), all with the Detroit Pistons, and holds career averages of 8.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.2 steals over 26.1 minutes per game… Has shot .382 (671-of-1,758) from the field, .277 (166-of-599) from 3-point range and .775 (196-of-253) from the free-throw line… 2022-23 Season (Detroit Pistons): Appeared in a career-high 76 games (career-high 56 starts) and averaged a career-best 10.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, a career-high 6.2 assists and a career-high 1.4 steals over a career-most 28.3 minutes per game…Shot .377 (307-of-815) from the floor, .280 (80-of-286) from distance and .821 (92-of-112) from the charity stripe… Finished tied for ninth in the league in total steals (104) and 15th in the NBA in total assists (470)… Tallied 38 games with 10 or more points, including eight 20-point performances… Notched seven games with at least 10 assists, including six points/assists double-doubles… In five games in April, averaged 17.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 38.1 minutes per contest… Swiped a season-best five steals along with 18 points (8-of-14 FG, 2-of-5 3FG), three boards and seven assists in 36 minutes at San Antonio on 1/6… Notched a career-high-tying 13 assists to go with 17 points (7-of-17 FG, 3-of-4 FT), six rebounds, a pair of steals and a block in 37 minutes against Indiana on 3/11… Recorded a career-high 28 points (9-of-19 FG, 3-of-7 3FG, 7-of-7 FT), four boards, six assists, four steals and a block in 40 minutes at Indiana on 4/7… 2021-22 Season (Detroit Pistons): Played in 66 games (40 starts) and recorded averages of 6.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 25.0 minutes per game… Shot .383 (176-of-459) from the floor, .263 (44-of-167) from distance and .770 (57-of-74) from the free-throw line… Notched 19 performances with 10 or more points and dished out 10+ assists three times, including his first two career double-doubles… Swiped a career-best six steals to go with five points, six rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes at Cleveland on 11/12… A day later, recorded his first career double-double with 13 points (4-of-7 FG, 3-of-4 3FG, 2-of-2 FT), seven rebounds, 10 assists and a block in 32 minutes at Toronto on 11/13… Tallied a season-best 12 assists to go with 11 points (5-of-9 FG, 1-of-2 3FG), three rebounds and a steal over 28 minutes against Charlotte on 2/11… Scored a season-high 26 points (12-of-25 FG, 2-of-9 3FG) along with seven rebounds, eight assists, a season-high-tying five steals and two blocks in 40 minutes at Oklahoma City on 4/1… 2020-21 Season (Detroit Pistons): Appeared in 26 games (18 starts) and averaged 6.8 points on .353 (71-of-201) shooting from the floor, .278 (20-of-72) shooting from 3-point range and .824 (14-of-17) shooting from the charity stripe, 2.7 rebounds, a team-best 5.3 assists and 1.0 steals over 25.8 minutes per game… Notched nine games with at least 10 points, including one 20+ point performance… Swiped a season-high five steals along with nine points, seven assists and a block in 27 minutes against Oklahoma City on 4/16… Recorded a season-best 11 assists to go with two points, a rebound and a pair of steals in 30 minutes against Dallas on 4/29… Tallied a season-high 21 points (9-of-17 FG, 3-of-6 3FG), seven boards and eight assists in 38 minutes against Chicago on 5/9

BEFORE NBA

2019-20 Season (ratiopharm Ulm): Played in and started 33 total games in the German BBL, Eurocup and German Cup and recorded averages of 11.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals in 24.8 minutes per contest… 2018-19 Season (Cholet Basket): Competed in 34 games (eight starts) in the French Jeep Elite League and averaged 7.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists over 19.7 minutes per contest.

PERSONAL LIFE

Parents are Sandrine and DeRon Hayes… His father, DeRon, played in 122 games over four seasons (1989-93) at Penn State University, where he earned All-A10 Freshman (1990) and First Team (1991) accolades while with the Nittany Lions… He departed Penn State as the second all-time leading scorer in program history… DeRon would go on to play professionally in France… Was born in Lakeland, Fla., but grew up in France… Was the highest drafted French player at the time when the Pistons selected him seventh overall in the 2020 NBA Draft… Won a gold medal with France and was MVP of the 2017 FIBA Under-16 European Championship, where he averaged 16.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.7 steals over 29.0 minutes per contest, including 21 points in the Gold Medal game against Montenegro.