Detroit Pistons: How Cade Cunningham would fit with Killian Hayes

Detroit Pistons: Teams need more than one playmaker

The funniest argument I’ve heard against the Pistons drafting another point guard is “they already have a playmaker in Killian Hayes!”

Ah, I didn’t realize you were only allowed to have one.

All of the best teams have more than one guy who can make plays for himself and others, so there is absolutely nothing wrong with having two point guards on the perimeter, especially when they are both huge.

Having two guys who can handle the ball and make plays would make the Detroit Pistons very difficult to defend and match up against, especially when you consider one of them is 6-foot-five and the other is 6-foot-8.

Who exactly is going to be able to defend these two?

Teams that only have one ball-dominant point guard are a lot easier to defend than ones that have two guys who can beat you off the dribble, get into the lane and make plays.

One of Hayes’ biggest perceived strengths coming into the league was his ability to run the pick-and-roll. Imagine him running it with a guy who can shoot from range or take it to the hoop himself.

Fans get too worked up about position in what is rapidly becoming a positionless league. Guys like LeBron James, James Harden and Zion Williamson have changed what it means to be a “point guard” and shown that ability means more than trying to pigeonhole a guy into a position.

Both Hayes and Cunningham are versatile and big playmakers and it doesn’t really matter what position they play.