Detroit Pistons: Who might not return with Cade Cunningham on the way
By Corey Rausch
Detroit Pistons on the chopping block: Killian Hayes – Stay
Immediately after the draft lottery, fans across Twitter started to question if Killian Hayes‘s days were numbered in the Motor City. However, this simply does not have to be the case. Furthermore, the fit between Hayes and Cunningham could be the perfect pairing for them both, and the franchise overall to thrive.
Hayes needs to develop his shooting stroke for this pairing to truly work but there are clear benefits to the pairing. For starters, they would have the ability to be one of the top defensive backcourts in the league in short order. Hayes showed flashes this season of being a high-level disrupter on that side of the court and that is one of the hallmark skills of Cunningham.
Beyond that, they both have elite passing vision and would open up the offense for Saddiq Bey, Jerami Grant and the rest of the team. They would lighten the burden on each other to develop both of their on-ball and off-ball playmaking. The NBA today is showing more and more how offenses with multiple playmakers are the wave of the future. Modernizing the offensive attack with two players with elite court vision would improve the outlook for Detroit for years to come.