NBA Photos / National Basketball Association / Getty Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey seemingly intends to give point guard Killian Hayes - the team's seventh overall pick in last month's draft - a rude introduction to the NBA, likely making him the team's starting point guard to begin the year. "Let’s throw him in the deep end," Casey told reporters prior to Friday's preseason opener against the New York Knicks, according to the Detroit Free Press' Omari Sankofa II. "We’ve done it before with (Pascal) Siakam," Casey added, referring to his tenure as head coach of the Toronto Raptors from 2011-18. "We started him as a rookie.