Player Dossier

Killian Hayes

SAC · 2025-26Emergency depthMixed coverage

Connective passer · Pick-and-roll handler · Point-of-attack defender

What does Killian Hayes actually supply on the floor?

Killian Hayes's strongest evidenced functions are passing, creation, event creation; the weakest available areas are interior finishing, rim pressure, shooting. The profile is tied to SAC for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.

Creation66

Rim pressure42

Shooting*43

Passing69

Screening*—

Interior finish25

Point of attack*—

Switch coverage*—

Rim protection*44

Event creation65

Rebounding*49

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.

Season	Team	Role	Evidence	Creation	Rim pressure	Shooting	Passing	Screening	Interior finish	Point of attack	Switch coverage	Rim protection	Event creation	Rebounding
2025-26	SAC	Emergency depth	Mixed coverage	66	42	43	69	—	25	—	—	44	65	49
2024-25	BRK	—	Mixed coverage	52	54	51	54	—	44	48	48	51	45	45
2023-24	DET	—	Mixed coverage	68	43	42	74	—	42	44	41	45	58	44
2022-23	DET	—	High evidence	74	39	32	78	—	41	41	38	49	73	30
2021-22	DET	—	High evidence	67	49	34	71	—	32	43	42	54	74	40
2020-21	DET	—	Mixed coverage	67	42	42	70	—	17	48	50	42	62	31

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.

SAC · 2025-26Lineup performance dependence

SAC lineups performed 7.0 points per 100 possessions better with Killian Hayes than without him. The best supported alternative was [Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Keegan Murray, Maxime Raynaud] over 168 possessions.

rotation 10%loses 4.3% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Zach LaVine · Keegan Murray · Maxime Raynaud

shrunk net 1.8840 over 168 possessions

on floor 709 possessions · off floor 6352 possessions

BRK · 2024-25Player lineup sample too small

BRK did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Killian Hayes for a dependable replacement conclusion.

rotation 4%

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Dennis Schroder · Dorian Finney-Smith · Nic Claxton · Cameron Johnson · Cam Thomas

shrunk net 1.9580 over 190 possessions

on floor 285 possessions · off floor 6688 possessions

DET · 2023-24Player function-loss evidence unavailable

DET did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Killian Hayes.

rotation 25%

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Jaden Ivey · Jalen Duren · Simone Fontecchio

shrunk net 1.0140 over 175 possessions

on floor 1856 possessions · off floor 5339 possessions

DET · 2022-23Single-skill dependence

DET did not have strong functional backup for Killian Hayes in passing; removing him cost about 27.9% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was Jaden Ivey.

rotation 55%loses 27.9% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Alec Burks · Bojan Bogdanovic · Saddiq Bey · Jaden Ivey · Jalen Duren

shrunk net 1.3400 over 157 possessions

on floor 3964 possessions · off floor 3363 possessions

DET · 2021-22Observed replacement lineup exists

DET had a supported lineup path without Killian Hayes: [Cory Joseph, Jerami Grant, Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Stewart, Cade Cunningham] at 3.8 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 515 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 42%loses 23.5% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Cory Joseph · Jerami Grant · Saddiq Bey · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham

shrunk net 3.7580 over 515 possessions

on floor 3004 possessions · off floor 4133 possessions

DET · 2020-21Player function-loss evidence unavailable

DET did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Killian Hayes.

rotation 19%

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Blake Griffin · Wayne Ellington · Mason Plumlee · Jerami Grant · Delon Wright

shrunk net -2.1500 over 328 possessions

on floor 1211 possessions · off floor 4969 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.

No governed contract-calendar events name this player.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.