05-13-2026, 03:13 PM
(05-13-2026, 01:37 PM)Smitty Wrote: @DraftExpress
NEWS: Gonzaga-commit Jack Kayil is staying in the 2026 NBA Draft, agents Kevin Bradbury and Milan Nikolic tell DraftExpress.
The 6'5, 20-year-old point guard is receiving first-round feedback off an outstanding season in Germany with Alba Berlin.
Tough break for Mark Few.
Same league/same age:
Hayes 20 games / 0 starts / 25 MPG / 50/22/85 / 11.6 PPG / 5.3 APG / 3.1 RPG / 1.4 SPG / 0.2 BPG 3.5 TOPG / EFF 13.4 / +2.8 / Team 10th
Saraf 30 games / 16 starts / 23 MPG / 46/34/71/ 11.6 PPG / 3.0 APG / 3.9 RPG / 1.0 SPG / 0.4 BPG / 2.8 TOPG / EFF 11.0 / +4.9 / Team 2nd
Kayil 30 games / 5 starts / 21 MPG / 40/34/ 77 / 12.2 PPG / 3.5 APG / 2.8 RPG / 0.8 SPG / 0.1 BPG / 2.2 TOPG / EFF 10.8 / +3.8 / Team 2nd
Positive spin: Same numbers as a former #8 and #26 pick, projected late 1st / 2nd round (imho).
Negative spin: Hayes complete bust. Saraf nothing to write home about as a rookie either.
If these rumours are true, they probably based most on his international youth play for Germany. They won basically everything, except Steinbach/Anderson/Kayil losing to the Dybantsa/Brown/Johnson/Peat US Team in the U19 World Championships final.