Maccabi Tel Aviv turned to the former lottery pick Killian Hayes about the possibility of signing a contract with a Euroleague club, reports Arale Weisberg from the Israeli store Hadisco.
Hayes, a six-year NBA veteran who finished last season with the Kings, had an option for 2026-27 refused Sacramento in June, making him an unrestricted free agent.
The French guard appeared in 23 games for the Kings in 2025/26, averaging 5.5 points, 3.5 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 0.9 steals in 17.7 minutes per contest. Hayes has struggled with offensive efficiency — a problem throughout his career — posting a .304/.270/.929 slash line.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is looking for a replacement for the injured guard Gabriel Lundberg several weeks due to a quad injurywrites Weisberg.
Here are some more notes from abroad:
- Former NBA guard Brandon Boston Jr became a free agent earlier this month after being waived by Chicago. The 24-year-old wing participated in training camp and the preseason with the Bulls. Boston, who spent last season with Fenerbahce, will return to Turkey with Trabzonspor, sources say Donatos Urbonas of BasketNews.com. Urbonas hears Boston drew interest from several EuroLeague teams early in the offseason, but preferred a possible return to the NBA with Chicago. He is now expected to return to Europe with Trabzonspor, who play in Turkey’s top domestic league as well as the Basketball Champions League (BCL).
- Former Celtics quarterback. Max Shulga signed a contract with “Real”. in Augustbut this fall may end up in Lithuania. According to a report from Javier Maestro of basketball (tip to Sporty). BC Rytas allegedly watched Shulga, writes Jonny Askovnis of Eurohoopsreferring to messages from Lithuanian outlet Krepsinis.net. The 57th pick in the 2025 NBA draft out of VCU, Shulga spent most of his rookie year on a two-way contract before being moved to Boston’s regular roster in March. He appeared in 11 regular season games and two playoff games for the Celtics.
- After announcing his retirement in March, the former star NBA center Dwight Howard did a a short return in the country of Georgia for Black Fortress Tbilisi before officially calling it a career again last week. Askovnis history on Eurohoops.
- Serbian club KK Partizan announced (via Twitter) that they have agreed to part ways with the former NBA forward Jabari Parkerthe No. 2 overall pick in the 2014 draft. Parker signed a two-year deal with the Belgrade team in the 2025 offseason, but struggled to make an impact for Partizan, averaging 7.7 points per game on 39.1% shooting in 15 EuroLeague games, and ended last season on loan to Spain’s Hoventut.
Luke Adams contributed to this article.
