How much should you trust the jumper?
39.1% from three on 721 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.
Inspect the record ↓Players Buddy Hield
The historical record · 2020-21
BuddyHield
Guard· 6' 4"
Inside the game of Buddy Hield.
PORTRAIT / NBA GUARD2020-21 · Regular season
71 games · SACPoints / G16.6
Rebounds / G4.7
Assists / G3.6
Minutes / G34.3
Field goal40.6%
Three-point39.1%
Historical teams: SAC. Impact and player-strength ratings are awaiting validation.
Historical seasonNo recorded 2020-21 regular-season appearance. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
— recorded minutes
No league ranking without a qualified, same-season comparison sample. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume— PTS / 36Comparison unavailable
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production— AST / 36Comparison unavailable
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production— REB / 36Comparison unavailable
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite72.7% of FGAComparison unavailable
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume10.5 FTA / 100 FGAComparison unavailable
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency56.7% TSComparison unavailable
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
Decisions under pressure
1.98 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Hield’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2020-21 regular season · 71 games
Game by game
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2020-21 · Percentages and attempt volume.
56.7%True shooting
54.8%Effective FG
44.6%
Two-point271 attempts39.1%
Three-point721 attempts84.6%
Free throws104 attemptsShare of points1176 total points
Two-pointers 20.6%Three-pointers 71.9%Free throws 7.5%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
The next chapter is on the court.
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
Every recorded appearance ↓
ESPN ·
Fantasy trade reactions: What to expect from Zubac in Indiana, AD in Washington, Harden in Cleveland ↗
André Snellings and Eric Moody
ESPN ·
Sources: Warriors trading Jonathan Kuminga, Buddy Hield to Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis ↗
Anthony Slater and Shams Charania
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CHI | 2 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 50.0% | 42.9% | — |
| 2025-26 | TOT | 51 | 16.1 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 43.7% | 34.9% | 81.1% |
| 2025-26 | GS | 44 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 43.3% | 34.4% | 79.4% |
| 2025-26 | ATL | 7 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 48.1% | 41.2% | 100.0% |
| 2024-25 | GS | 82 | 22.7 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 41.7% | 37.0% | 82.8% |
| 2023-24 | TOT | 84 | 25.7 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 43.6% | 38.6% | 88.1% |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 32 | 25.8 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 42.6% | 38.9% | 92.3% |
| 2023-24 | IND | 52 | 25.7 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 44.3% | 38.4% | 84.8% |
| 2022-23 | IND | 80 | 31.0 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 45.8% | 42.5% | 82.2% |
| 2021-22 | TOT | 81 | 30.9 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 40.6% | 36.6% | 87.4% |
| 2021-22 | SAC | 55 | 28.6 | 14.4 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 38.2% | 36.8% | 87.0% |
| 2021-22 | IND | 26 | 35.6 | 18.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 44.7% | 36.2% | 88.6% |
| 2020-21 | SAC | 71 | 34.3 | 16.6 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 40.6% | 39.1% | 84.6% |
| 2019-20 | SAC | 72 | 30.8 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 42.9% | 39.4% | 84.6% |
| 2018-19 | SAC | 82 | 31.9 | 20.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 45.8% | 42.7% | 88.6% |
| 2017-18 | SAC | 80 | 25.3 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 44.6% | 43.1% | 87.7% |
| 2016-17 | TOT | 82 | 23.0 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 42.6% | 39.1% | 84.2% |
| 2016-17 | SAC | 25 | 29.1 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 48.0% | 42.8% | 81.4% |
| 2016-17 | NO | 57 | 20.4 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 39.3% | 36.9% | 87.9% |
1xAll-Rookie 1st Team2017
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game data will appear as the season unfolds. | ||||||||||||
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Hield got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 220 lbs
- Age now
- 33 years
- Born
- 1992-12-17
- Hometown
- Freeport, GB
- College
- Oklahoma
- Draft
- 2016: Rd 1, Pk 6 (NO)
- Experience
- 11th Season
The contract
Salary not confirmed.
A dated salary for this player and team is not available in the current contract collection.