Overview
- For the Cleveland Charge, Hayes opened the regular season averaging 26.3 points, 9.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds over four wins to earn the NBA G League’s Player of the Week.
- Across his G League run spanning the Tip-Off Tournament and regular season, he has produced roughly mid‑20s scoring with high assists, including a 40-point outing and other marquee performances.
- Hayes is on a standard G League contract, is not tied to Cleveland’s NBA roster, and can sign with any NBA team.
- With five NBA seasons completed, he is ineligible for a two-way deal, leaving a 10-day contract or a standard NBA agreement as the pathways back.
- The timing is notable as teams became eligible to sign standard 10-day contracts on Jan. 5 and face the non‑guaranteed salary deadline on Jan. 7, following Hayes’ 2025 Nets 10-day stint in which he averaged 9.0 points and 5.2 assists in six games.