French basketball player Killian Hayes was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 7th position on November 18, 2020. -

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His rating was huge, and he didn't disappoint.

19-year-old point guard Killian Hayes was selected in 7th place in the 2020 NBA Draft on Wednesday by the Detroit Pistons, unheard of for a French player.

After a long wait, Theo Maledon, 18, was finally selected by Oklahoma in 34 position.

Making it official.

#DetroitUp # NBADraft2020 |

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- Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) November 19, 2020

Killian Hayes, who will make his debut in the world's toughest basketball league in just over a month, outperforms point guard Frank Ntilikina, drafted 8th in 2017 by the New York Knicks, and the pivot Joakim Noah selected in 9th position by Chicago in 2007. He is the 19th French player to be drafted in the first round.

The objective was always to play in the NBA.

Now it's finally time.

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- Killian “Kill” Hayes (@iam_killian) November 18, 2020

French connection alongside Doumbouya

Landing in Detroit seems like a good pick for Hayes.

He will integrate a workforce whose back line is poorly performing, with the prospect of making a place of holder quite quickly, perhaps even immediately.

He will also find another "Frenchie", Seykou Doumbouya, who has settled down well in the workforce.

This is not negligible for questions of adaptation.

The No. 1 in the Draft, chosen by the Minnesota Timberwolves, is fullback Anthony Edwards.

From the University of Georgia, this athletic player (1.98 m) will join a team that already has a core of young stars with the pivot Karl-Anthony Towns and the back D'Angelo Russell.

Inside James Wiseman was taken in 2nd by the Golden State Warriors, while the Charlotte Hornets, franchise owned by Michael Jordan, opted for point guard LaMelo Ball in 3rd place.

No big favorite emerged from this 2020 vintage, unlike last year's one which saw the Zion Williamson phenomenon stand out and be selected as expected by the New Orleans Pelicans.

After this Draft 2020, these young players will have one month to adapt to a new professional environment, to integrate a collective, before the start of the season on December 22.

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