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Buddy Hield

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Buddy Hield

Chavano Rainer "Buddy" Hield ( HEELD; born December 17, 1992) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners and was named the Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, Hield received four major national player of the year awards: the John R. Wooden Award, the Naismith Award, Sporting News Player of the Year, and the Oscar Robertson Trophy. He was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans and was traded to the Sacramento Kings for DeMarcus Cousins in 2017. Hield was dealt to the Indiana Pacers in a package for Domantas Sabonis in 2022. In February 2024, he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. In July 2024, Hield was involved in a six-team trade that involved him getting traded to the Golden State Warriors.

Infobox

2024
Philadelphia 76ers
Position
Shooting guard
League
NBA
Born
(1992-12-17) December 17, 1992 (age 32)Freeport, The Bahamas
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
220 lb (100 kg)
High school
Jack Hayward (Freeport, The Bahamas) Sunrise Christian Academy(Wichita, Kansas)
College
Oklahoma (2012–2016)
NBA draft
2016: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Drafted by
New Orleans Pelicans
Playing career
2016–present
2016–2017
New Orleans Pelicans
2017–2022
Sacramento Kings
2022–2024
Indiana Pacers
2024–present
Golden State Warriors

Tables

· Career statistics › NBA › Regular season
2016–17
2016–17
Year
2016–17
Team
New Orleans
GP
57*
GS
37
MPG
20.4
FG%
393
3P%
369
FT%
879
RPG
2.9
APG
1.4
SPG
3
BPG
1
PPG
8.6
Sacramento
Sacramento
Year
Sacramento
Team
25*
GP
18
GS
29.1
MPG
480
FG%
428
3P%
814
FT%
4.1
RPG
1.8
APG
8
SPG
1
BPG
15.1
2017–18
2017–18
Year
2017–18
Team
Sacramento
GP
80
GS
13
MPG
25.3
FG%
446
3P%
431
FT%
877
RPG
3.8
APG
1.9
SPG
1.1
BPG
3
PPG
13.5
2018–19
2018–19
Year
2018–19
Team
Sacramento
GP
82*
GS
82*
MPG
31.9
FG%
458
3P%
427
FT%
886
RPG
5.0
APG
2.5
SPG
7
BPG
4
PPG
20.7
2019–20
2019–20
Year
2019–20
Team
Sacramento
GP
72
GS
44
MPG
30.8
FG%
429
3P%
394
FT%
846
RPG
4.6
APG
3.0
SPG
9
BPG
2
PPG
19.2
2020–21
2020–21
Year
2020–21
Team
Sacramento
GP
71
GS
71
MPG
34.3
FG%
406
3P%
391
FT%
846
RPG
4.7
APG
3.6
SPG
9
BPG
4
PPG
16.6
2021–22
2021–22
Year
2021–22
Team
Sacramento
GP
55
GS
6
MPG
28.6
FG%
382
3P%
368
FT%
870
RPG
4.0
APG
1.9
SPG
9
BPG
3
PPG
14.4
Indiana
Indiana
Year
Indiana
Team
26
GP
26
GS
35.6
MPG
447
FG%
362
3P%
886
FT%
5.1
RPG
4.8
APG
9
SPG
4
BPG
18.2
2022–23
2022–23
Year
2022–23
Team
Indiana
GP
80
GS
73
MPG
31.0
FG%
458
3P%
425
FT%
822
RPG
5.0
APG
2.8
SPG
1.2
BPG
3
PPG
16.8
2023–24
2023–24
Year
2023–24
Team
Indiana
GP
52*
GS
28
MPG
25.7
FG%
443
3P%
384
FT%
848
RPG
3.2
APG
2.7
SPG
8
BPG
6
PPG
12.0
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Year
Philadelphia
Team
32*
GP
14
GS
25.8
MPG
426
FG%
389
3P%
923
FT%
3.2
RPG
3.0
APG
8
SPG
3
BPG
12.2
2024–25
2024–25
Year
2024–25
Team
Golden State
GP
82*
GS
22
MPG
22.7
FG%
417
3P%
370
FT%
828
RPG
3.2
APG
1.6
SPG
8
BPG
3
PPG
11.1
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
714
GP
436
GS
28.3
MPG
433
FG%
397
3P%
858
FT%
4.1
RPG
2.5
APG
9
SPG
3
BPG
15.0
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2016–17
New Orleans
57*
37
20.4
393
369
879
2.9
1.4
3
1
8.6
Sacramento
25*
18
29.1
480
428
814
4.1
1.8
8
1
15.1
2017–18
Sacramento
80
13
25.3
446
431
877
3.8
1.9
1.1
3
13.5
2018–19
Sacramento
82*
82*
31.9
458
427
886
5.0
2.5
7
4
20.7
2019–20
Sacramento
72
44
30.8
429
394
846
4.6
3.0
9
2
19.2
2020–21
Sacramento
71
71
34.3
406
391
846
4.7
3.6
9
4
16.6
2021–22
Sacramento
55
6
28.6
382
368
870
4.0
1.9
9
3
14.4
Indiana
26
26
35.6
447
362
886
5.1
4.8
9
4
18.2
2022–23
Indiana
80
73
31.0
458
425
822
5.0
2.8
1.2
3
16.8
2023–24
Indiana
52*
28
25.7
443
384
848
3.2
2.7
8
6
12.0
Philadelphia
32*
14
25.8
426
389
923
3.2
3.0
8
3
12.2
2024–25
Golden State
82*
22
22.7
417
370
828
3.2
1.6
8
3
11.1
Career
714
436
28.3
433
397
858
4.1
2.5
9
3
15.0
· Career statistics › NBA › Playoffs
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
Philadelphia
GP
4
GS
0
MPG
12.7
FG%
412
3P%
462
FT%
1.000
RPG
1.3
APG
5
SPG
0
BPG
3
PPG
5.5
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
Golden State
GP
12
GS
9
MPG
27.3
FG%
416
3P%
429
FT%
929
RPG
3.5
APG
1.8
SPG
1.2
BPG
4
PPG
12.5
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
16
GP
9
GS
23.6
MPG
415
FG%
433
3P%
938
FT%
2.9
RPG
1.4
APG
9
SPG
4
BPG
10.8
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2024
Philadelphia
4
0
12.7
412
462
1.000
1.3
5
0
3
5.5
2025
Golden State
12
9
27.3
416
429
929
3.5
1.8
1.2
4
12.5
Career
16
9
23.6
415
433
938
2.9
1.4
9
4
10.8
· Career statistics › College
2012–13
2012–13
Year
2012–13
Team
Oklahoma
GP
27
GS
13
MPG
25.1
FG%
388
3P%
238
FT%
833
RPG
4.2
APG
1.9
SPG
1.2
BPG
3
PPG
7.8
2013–14
2013–14
Year
2013–14
Team
Oklahoma
GP
33
GS
33
MPG
32.1
FG%
445
3P%
386
FT%
750
RPG
4.4
APG
1.9
SPG
1.4
BPG
2
PPG
16.5
2014–15
2014–15
Year
2014–15
Team
Oklahoma
GP
35
GS
35
MPG
32.4
FG%
412
3P%
359
FT%
823
RPG
5.4
APG
1.9
SPG
1.3
BPG
2
PPG
17.4
2015–16
2015–16
Year
2015–16
Team
Oklahoma
GP
37
GS
37
MPG
35.4
FG%
501
3P%
457
FT%
880
RPG
5.7
APG
2.0
SPG
1.1
BPG
5
PPG
25.0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
132
GP
118
GS
31.7
MPG
448
FG%
390
3P%
836
FT%
5.0
RPG
1.9
APG
1.3
SPG
3
BPG
17.4
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2012–13
Oklahoma
27
13
25.1
388
238
833
4.2
1.9
1.2
3
7.8
2013–14
Oklahoma
33
33
32.1
445
386
750
4.4
1.9
1.4
2
16.5
2014–15
Oklahoma
35
35
32.4
412
359
823
5.4
1.9
1.3
2
17.4
2015–16
Oklahoma
37
37
35.4
501
457
880
5.7
2.0
1.1
5
25.0
Career
132
118
31.7
448
390
836
5.0
1.9
1.3
3
17.4

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