Killian Hayes (PG, DET) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 10

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 27% of leagues

ANALYSIS: The week kicked off with the news of Cade Cunningham finally deciding to undergo surgery on his shin, forcing him to miss the entire season once and for all. That won't change anything on Killian Hayes' front compared to what has been going on in the past month, but it truly brought peace to those having already rostered the French prodigy.

Hayes offered the chance to start games on a daily basis after Cade went down more than a month ago, and has excelled at leading the Pistons. The young French has started all 18 games he's placed since Nov. 12, logging 29 MPG and putting up a nightly 12-3-6-1 stat line.

Although there are some high highs and some low lows in the list of games he's played, keep in mind that Hayes is a third-year player with just 92 games played in the last two seasons and 31 this season. All things considered, though, Hayes is putting up career-high numbers in points while virtually matching his production on the boards, blocking shots, stealing rocks, and dishing out dimes.

All of that while leading arguably the worst team in the NBA by a mile, and one that could actually be even worse as the season advances if they just decide to trade some vets or play the youngsters even more.

Hayes' scoring is nice and he's hitting triples in bunches, yes. But his assists and his steals are probably what appeal the most as that's where he's actually making the better impact without many competitors for those numbers in Detroit's roster. Hayes has a 31.1 AST% and a 2.0% STL%, both marks leading all Pistons guards this season (for context, Jaden Ivey is at 20.7% and 1.7%, respectively).

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