It’s been a long climb, culminating in a 10-day contract with the Nets for Killian Hayes. It’s a short-term, show-me type of deal — one he’s thankful to have.

Brooklyn Nets guard Killian Hayes recently signed a 10-day deal to play with Brooklyn and he feels grateful for the opportunity to prove himself.

Hayes was a seamless fit in Jordi Fernandez's offense, producing five points and three assists through 21 minutes of play off the bench. “I felt very grateful. I felt like a lot

The Brooklyn Nets are signing G League guard Killian Hayes to a 10-day contract on Wednesday after waiving Bojan Bogdanovic.

The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward Tyrese Martin to a multi-year contract and guard Killian Hayes to a 10-day contract. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released. In a related transaction,

Now, Hayes has at least 10 days to showcase his newfound confidence at the NBA level. His addition gives the Nets another traditional floor general who can compete for backup point guard minutes with two-way guard Reece Beekman.

ESPN's Shams Charania was the first to report Hayes's new contract with the Nets. Hayes signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Nets before this season and has played for the Long Island Nets, Brooklyn's G-League affiliate, since the regular season tipped off.