Philadelphia 76ers’ Buddy Hield warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Philadelphia. The Warriors have been linked this week to Buddy Hield to replace some of the shooting they are losing as team legendthat they are in discussions to acquire Hield, the former No. 6 overall pick in 2016, in a sign-and-trade deal with the 76ers.
That volume is justified: Hield has shot better than 36 percent on 3-pointers in all eight of his NBA seasons, including topping 42 percent three times. Hield started 14 of the Sixers’ 32 regular-season games after acquiring him from the Pacers this spring, but he fell out of the rotation toward the end of the year as Philly’s roster regained health. He played only 30 minutes over the first five games of the 76ers’ playoff series against the Knicks before coach Nick Nurse rode his hot shooting in a close Game 6 loss.