Buddy Hield

Buddy Hield
Hield with the Indiana Pacers in 2022
No. 7 – Golden State Warriors
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1992-12-17) December 17, 1992 (age 31)
Freeport, Bahamas
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
  • Jack Hayward (Freeport, Bahamas)
  • Sunrise Christian Academy
    (Wichita, Kansas)
CollegeOklahoma (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017New Orleans Pelicans
2017–2022Sacramento Kings
2022–2024Indiana Pacers
2024Philadelphia 76ers
2024–presentGolden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Buddy Hield
Bahamian Ambassador-at-Large for Sports And Cultural Development
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 16, 2024
Prime MinisterPhilip "Brave" Davis
Preceded byPosition established

Chavano Rainer "Buddy" Hield[1] (/hiːld/ HEELD;[2] born December 17, 1992)[3] 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.[4][5] In 2016, he 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. Hield 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. He 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 6-team trade that involved him getting traded to the Golden State Warriors.

  1. ^ Baker, Katie (November 28, 2018). "The Ballad of Buddy Buckets". TheRinger.com. Retrieved February 28, 2019. Chavano Rainer Hield, a.k.a. Buddy, also grew up a runner
  2. ^ "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide". NBA.com (Press release). October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Ham, James (December 20, 2018). "Buddy Hield is 26, not 25, as Kings guard reveals age incorrectly listed". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Buddy Hield Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Buddy Hield Biography". SoonerSports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2015.