![]() Hield with the Indiana Pacers in 2022 | |
No. 7 – Golden State Warriors | |
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Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Freeport, Bahamas | December 17, 1992
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Oklahoma (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans | |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | New Orleans Pelicans |
2017–2022 | Sacramento Kings |
2022–2024 | Indiana Pacers |
2024 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2024–present | Golden State Warriors |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Buddy Hield | |
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Bahamian Ambassador-at-Large for Sports And Cultural Development | |
Assumed office February 16, 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Philip "Brave" Davis |
Preceded by | Position 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.
Chavano Rainer Hield, a.k.a. Buddy, also grew up a runner