Maccabi Wants Killian Hayes, 7th Pick of the 2020 Draft

Maccabi Tel Aviv wants to add a guard with NBA experience to its roster. According to reports from Israeli journalist Arale Weisberg, the club has begun official talks with Killian Hayes, the 25-year-old French point guard who currently has no team after leaving the Sacramento Kings.

Hayes was selected 7th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2020 NBA Draft. After failing to achieve the success he wanted with the Brooklyn Nets and then the Sacramento Kings, he was waived last June. Having played for Cholet and Ratiopharm Ulm, Hayes would make his EuroLeague debut for the first time in his career if the transfer is finalized.

The club's interest comes after an injury to Danish star Iffe Lundberg. The player suffered a partial tear of his quadriceps tendon during training and is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks. This season in EuroLeague, Lundberg was averaging 7.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

Hayes is not the only option. Maccabi head coach Oded Kattash confirmed that former AS Monaco player and Serbian star Nemanja Nedovic is also among the names being considered to fill the gap.