The Hayes Hive narrowly won out over the Ball Brigade to earn the No. 2 spot on the Detroit Bad Boys Big Board for the 2020 NBA Draft. Hayes is viewed as either a talented player with a limited ceiling or a potential diamond in the rough with such a collection of intriguing skills that it’s worth trusting he’ll either be able to develop more physically or transcend those limitations at the next level.
Ball, meanwhile, sits atop many big boards with a combination of vision, passing ability, craftiness and ball handling that could see him become a franchise point guard — if he can manage to get past iffy mechanics, not-so-good efficiency and less-than-elite athleticism.