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With training camp set to begin this week ahead of the 2020-21 season, the Detroit Pistons on Monday announced they signed four rookie players to contracts, including No. 7 overall pick Killian Hayes.
In addition to Hayes, the organization signed first-round picks Isaiah Stewart (No. 16 overall) and Saddiq Bey (No. 19) and second-round pick Saben Lee (No. 38). The terms for Lee are not yet known, but he could be on a two-way deal.
Hayes became the highest-drafted player from France when the Pistons selected him seventh overall. He boasts prior professional experience after playing in France with Cholet before joining ratiopharm Ulm in Germany last season, where he averaged 11.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 20 games.
Meanwhile, Stewart was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team last season after averaging 17 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks at Washington. He established himself as one of the best defenders in the country and has said he studied Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo extensively prior to the draft.
Bey averaged 16.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 31 games played last season at Villanova. He shot 47.7% from the field, including a staggering 45.1% from 3-point range on 5.6 attempts per game. He proved an excellent catch-and-shoot threat and has been touted for his basketball IQ and defensive versatility.
Finally, Lee earned All-SEC Second Team honors last season after averaging 18.6 points, 4.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 32 games as a junior at Vanderbilt. He proved a versatile scorer on offense and was very successful at drawing contact and earning trips to the free-throw line, where he was a 71.8% career shooter.
The Pistons made a flurry of roster moves in the offseason under new general manager Troy Weaver. The organization is certainly building toward the future, but it also added free agent Jerami Grant into the mix next to Blake Griffin and others.
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