New entries to the Pistons all-time draft bust starting lineup

Point guard: Killian Hayes (7th pick, 2020) 

Hayes might have made this list a few years ago if not for generous coaches and the fact that the Pistons were tanking the entire time he was on the team, something he helped with tremendously. 

Hayes became the focus of increased ire after Monty Williams kept starting him even though there was ample evidence he was the worst offensive player in the NBA. 

And let’s face it, Hayes wasn’t very good at anything. As much as his Stans talked endlessly about his passing and “elite” defense, those of us who actually watched the game saw little of either. 

But it was Hayes’ shooting that makes him the captain of this team, as he never topped 30 percent from long range and only once got over 40 percent from the field. 

His career field goal percentage (38.2) is 11th-worst in team history and two of his seasons would have ranked in the top five. When you consider most of the other players on this list were old timers in an era when shooting percentages were WAY lower across the league, you know just how bad Hayes was. 

The pathetic thing is that several of the Pistons’ worst shooters (Johnson, Hayes, Bey) came in the modern era and were first-round draft picks for Detroit. 

Hayes is now out of the league and may not be back, as no one even picked him up on a 10-day last season even though there were teams like San Antonio and Memphis that badly needed point guards. 

Hayes had to be added to the list as one of the worst draft busts the Pistons have ever had, and he has a solid argument to be on the top of the list.