Buddy Hield averaged 12.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists over 84 games with Philadelphia and Indiana last season.
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Hield, a 31-year-old sharpshooting wing, has hit 200-plus 3-pointers in six straight seasons with a career 3-point shooting percentage of 40% on 7.6 attempts per game. He’s played with the New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, the Pacers and the 76ers since being selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. Hield started last season with Indiana and was traded to Philadelphia at the trade deadline.
Hield and new teammate Stephen Curry lead the NBA in 3-pointers made over the last five seasons.
Hield had been one of the top 3-point shooters in the NBA for years in both volume and makes. He hit at least 260 in four straight seasons with the Sacramento Kings and made a career-high 288 in 2022-203 with the Pacers. He averaged 12.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists last season.
The Hield trade will become official after the league’s moratorium on signings is lifted on Saturday, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal cannot be announced by NBA rule until that time.
The 76ers on Thursday also announced they signed first-round draft pick Jared McCain. The Duke product is scheduled to participate in July in both the Salt Lake City Summer League and the NBA 2K25 Summer League 2024 in Las Vegas. McCain was selected by Philadelphia with the No. 16 overall pick in last month’s draft.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
