2025-26 Season
KILLIAN HAYES
2025-26 Season
KILLIAN HAYES
PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology
TEAM COMPARISON
of 17 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 245 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Killian Hayes spent this twenty-game stretch trapped in a brutal offensive wasteland, defined by crippling hesitancy and disastrous shooting efficiency. His offensive ineptitude peaked on Mar 19 vs PHI. A barrage of missed floaters and heavily contested pull-ups destroyed his value that night, resulting in an abysmal -10.5 impact score. Even when his shots actually fell, hidden costs dragged down his overall effectiveness. During a rare efficient start on Mar 11 vs CHA, he scored 11 points, yet still posted a -4.5 impact because poor game management and defensive lapses derailed the unit. The only saving grace for the struggling guard was his occasional flashes of elite perimeter pressure. He managed a highly positive +5.2 impact on Apr 01 vs TOR despite scoring just 5 points on dismal 1-for-5 shooting. Smothering point-of-attack defense completely drove that success, briefly masking a total lack of scoring gravity that otherwise severely handicapped his team.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Hayes has posted negative impact in 91% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 31% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Average defender. Hayes doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
Slight upward trend. First-half impact: -8.9, second-half: -6.6. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 1 games. Longest cold streak: 12 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 18 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
23 games played
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