NBA Fans React Harshly To Brooklyn Nets Latest Signing

NBA fans reacted to the Brooklyn Nets signing Killian Hayes.

Sep 26, 2022; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks talks to the media during media day at HSS Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Killian Hayes was the seventh pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, so he had been seen as a point guard with great potential.

During the middle of his fourth season with the Detroit Pistons, Hayes was waived, and he had been a free agent until the Brooklyn Nets announced that they had signed him on Friday.

Hayes finished the year with averages of 6.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest while shooting 41.3% from the field and 29.7% from the three-point range in 42 games.

Via The Nets: "Welcome to Brooklyn, Killian!"

Welcome to Brooklyn, Killian! pic.twitter.com/wlTThNBuv9

— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) September 20, 2024

Many fans reacted negatively to the news of the Nets signing Hayes.

Via @imkully: "this man was born to be a Net (derogatory)"

this man was born to be a Net (derogatory) https://t.co/dUrTXo8jUa

— Nick (@imkully) September 20, 2024

Via @Jake_The_Coach: "Pray for this organization and all backboards 🙏🏻🙏🏻"

Pray for this organization and all backboards 🙏🏻🙏🏻 https://t.co/P8ZH9TPILL

— Jake Seidel (@Jake_The_Coach) September 21, 2024

Via @netsnostalgia: "why are we posting welcome posts for guys on exhibit 10 deals💀💀"

why are we posting welcome posts for guys on exhibit 10 deals💀💀

— Nets Nostalgia ✡︎ (@netsnostalgia) September 20, 2024

Via @sagemodepatrick: "Brooklyn is never winning a game ever again"

Brooklyn is never winning a game ever again

— IG: sage.mode.patrick (@sagemodepatrick) September 20, 2024

Via @GreeneSZN_: "Im praying for your fans"

Im praying for your fans

— Austin (@GreeneSZN_) September 20, 2024

Via @redraiderman1: "This team is just a blueprint on how to tank atp"

This team is just a blueprint on how to tank atp

— Red Raider Man🌵 (@redraiderman1) September 20, 2024

Via @robbiegoodwin: "The memes of killian Hayes and Ben Simmons on the same team are gonna go hard"

The memes of killian Hayes and Ben Simmons on the same team are gonna go hard

— Robbie Goodwin (@robbiegoodwin) September 20, 2024

Via @wrldoftatum: "The most Brooklyn Nets signing ever"

The most Brooklyn Nets signing ever

— TatumsWrld (@wrldoftatum) September 20, 2024

The Nets finished the 2024 season as the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 32-50 record.

They missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2018 season (six years ago).

After trading Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks over the offseason, the Nets signaled they were going into a significant rebuilding mode.