Two-way signee Killian Tillie, nursing a hamstring strain, is out and expected to miss all of the team’s four preseason games. He likely will miss the start of the regular season, according to league sources, but the injury is not considered serious.
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Position: F
Born: 03/05/98
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:200 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Salary: $449,115
Born: 03/05/98
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:200 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Salary: $449,115
The Pistons drafted point guard Killian Hayes with the No. 7 pick, putting more of an onus on Rose to be a mentor to the 19-year-old who played in Germany last year. Though the Pistons haven’t had a team workout in training camp, the process has begun.
“I already talked to him and told him that he was the future of the team and there’s no competing. My job here is to push him and groom him into a great player,” Rose said Saturday via teleconference. “I have to get on him in practice as much as possible because in the game, he’s a kid and coming from overseas and guys are going to try to play aggressive with him. So, it’s my job to play aggressive on him throughout this whole camp, so that when we get into a regular game, he doesn’t feel that much pressure.”
“I’m really excited to play with D-Rose, being able to learn from him, compete against him at practice. It’s a great opportunity for me to get better and to learn really early. Without any Summer League or anything, the season is going to come really quick,” Hayes said recently. “So, being able to learn from this guy is really a blessing. I think we all grew up kind of watching Derrick Rose. It’s definitely going to be cool being with him.”
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