NBA Draft: LaMelo Ball goes first in 2020 NBA Redraft

One of the biggest fallers in our redraft, Killian Hayes drops from seventh down to 26th. One could make the case that dropping him so far is unfair, as Hayes was hindered by a hip injury that saw him play just 26 games this past season.

What Hayes was able to do in that small sample size was be one of the worst players in the league, completely unable to score and a trainwreck on defense. He shot just 35.3 percent from the field and an even worse 27.8 percent from deep, while turning it over 3.2 times per game.

Turnovers can be a problem for any rookie, as they are adjusting to the speed of the game, but Hayes took it to a whole other level. Hayes turned it over on 28.5 percent of possessions, second-most in the league among players with at least 100 minutes.

Bad shooting, lots of turnovers and no defensive impact make for a very bad outcome. Only Oklahoma City’s Aleksej Pokusevski hurt his team more according to win shares.

One bad season, especially an abbreviated one with a hip injury in the middle, does not write Hayes off. He still possesses the skills that saw him drafted seventh overall, and he was as high as first on some draft analysts’ boards prior to the draft. He has a lot of work to do to climb from “worst guard in the league” to even “rotation” guard, but Hayes still has the upside to go higher. In three years he will likely go much sooner or much later than this.

The Boston Celtics could really use an upside pick here and a chance to find their long-term point guard, even if he has significant downside as well. They don’t need another bench player; the upside of Hayes is still there and could mean a formidable core in a few years.