Buddy Hield, who debuted in the 2016-17 season with the Pelicans, is called to be the ideal accomplice for Stephen Curry due to his high three-point percentage and having one of the most difficult resources to defend, the catch & shoot.
One of the NBA partnerships that seemed like it would never break up left everyone with their eyes wide open when it was revealed that Klay Thompson left the Golden State Warriors to integrate into the Dallas Mavericks in one of the most striking movements of the free agency in the Western Conference.
The exit of Klay Thompson It put an end to an era in which the Warriors became a dynasty in the Association by winning four championships from 2014 to 2022, three of them against the Cleveland Cavaliers and one more against the Boston Celtics; however, recent years have not been so bright and winning for the San Francisco franchise, which did not hesitate to make changes to become a contender again.
In these movements the dissolution of the ‘Splash Brothers’duo formed by Stephen Curry and the aforementioned Thompson who will now have as companions another outstanding actor like Luka Doncic and the ‘magician’ Kyrie Irving, which catapults the Mavs as serious contenders in the West after having reached the 2024 Finals.
Buddy Hield will reportedly join the Golden State Warriors for the 2024-25 season. Photo: Getty
Among the questions that arose after Thompson’s departure was the most important one: Who would be ‘Chef’ Curry’s ideal partner in crime in Golden State’s backcourt and with whom would he form a new ‘three-point brotherhood’?
The answer came on July 4, the date on which, according to sources, those from the bay acquired the veteran of 10 campaigns, Buddy Hieldunder a two-year, $21 million contract.
Buddy Hieldwho debuted in the 2016-17 season with the New Orleans Pelicans, is called to be the ideal accomplice for Curry due to his high percentage of triples and having one of the most difficult resources to defend, the catch & shootthe specialty of the former Philadelphia 76ers, who also played for the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers.
What can it offer you? Buddy Hield to the Warriors (and Curry)?
1.- Buddy Hield is a catch-and-shoot specialist and should help fill that void in the Warriors’ offense with the departure of Klay Thompson.
2.- Since entering the NBA in 2016-17, no player has made more catch-and-shoot 3-pointers than Buddy Hield’s 1,295. That total is just ahead of Thompson (1,152) and Stephen Curry (1,095) over the same time period.
Also on the list are Bojan Bogdanović with 1,013 and Tim Hardaway Jr. with 988 catch-and-shoot attempts.
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The ‘normal’ three-point shot is another of Hield’s strengths, who has the second-most since 2016-17 with 1,924, only behind Curry, his new teammate, with 2,154.
Throughout his 10-season NBA career, Buddy Hield He boasts 6 seasons with more than 200 three-pointers made, which is the fourth highest number in NBA history. Stephen Curry He has 11 seasons of more than 200 attempts from the arc, while Thompson and Damian Lillard have done so in 9 seasons each.
For Hield, his outside shot is his best calling card, as indicated by his 40% effectiveness, the 13th best mark in the NBA (active players).
The cherry on the cake is its consistency. Buddy Hield He has been very durable, appearing in a league-high 84 games last season and at least 80 games in six of his 10 seasons (he’s missed just six games so far in his career).
With the bet on Hield, it seems that the Warriors They found the perfect replacement for Klay Thompson and the new ‘splash brother’ of Stephen Curry to form the duo with which coach Steve Kerr can maintain his style of play and return his quintet to the top spots in the ‘Wild West’.
With information from ESPN Stats & Info and Second Spectrum.
2024-07-05 02:00:00
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