Career snapshot
10seasons
928games
13,260career pts
14.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Sacramento Kings
· 385 games · 2016-17–2021-22
Position rank · 2025-26
#20PPG rank
#20PER rank
#20WS rank
Among 22 Shooting Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
20.7
2018-19 · SAC
RPG
5.1
2021-22 · IND
APG
4.8
2021-22 · IND
PER
17.5
2018-19 · SAC
WS
5.9
2018-19 · SAC
Draft
Honors & awards
1×
NBA 3-Point Contest
2020
1×
All-Rookie Team
2016
Career by team
Atlanta Hawks
2025-26 – 2025-26 · 1 seasons
5.1 PPG
1.1 RPG
0.7 APG
7 games
Golden State Warriors
2024-25 – 2025-26 · 2 seasons
10.0 PPG
3.0 RPG
1.6 APG
126 games
Indiana Pacers
2021-22 – 2023-24 · 3 seasons
15.5 PPG
4.4 RPG
3.1 APG
158 games
Philadelphia 76ers
2023-24 – 2023-24 · 1 seasons
12.2 PPG
3.2 RPG
3.0 APG
32 games
Sacramento Kings
2016-17 – 2021-22 · 6 seasons
16.9 PPG
4.4 RPG
2.5 APG
385 games
New Orleans Pelicans
2016-17 – 2016-17 · 1 seasons
8.6 PPG
2.9 RPG
1.4 APG
57 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | NBA | 82 | 55 | 23.0 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 42.6 | 39.1 | 84.2 | — | — |
| 2016-17 | NOP | 57 | 37 | 20.4 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 39.3 | 36.9 | 87.9 | 9.9 | 0.5 |
| 2016-17 | SAC | 25 | 18 | 29.1 | 15.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 48.0 | 42.8 | 81.4 | 14.9 | 0.8 |
| 2017-18 | SAC | 80 | 13 | 25.3 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 44.6 | 43.1 | 87.7 | 16.1 | 2.8 |
| 2018-19 | SAC | 82 | 82 | 31.9 | 20.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 45.8 | 42.7 | 88.6 | 17.5 | 5.9 |
| 2019-20 | SAC | 72 | 44 | 30.8 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 42.9 | 39.4 | 84.6 | 16.0 | 3.0 |
| 2020-21 | SAC | 71 | 71 | 34.3 | 16.6 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 40.6 | 39.1 | 84.6 | 12.8 | 2.2 |
| 2021-22 | NBA | 81 | 32 | 30.9 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 40.6 | 36.6 | 87.4 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | IND | 26 | 26 | 35.6 | 18.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 44.7 | 36.2 | 88.6 | 14.5 | 1.1 |
| 2021-22 | SAC | 55 | 6 | 28.6 | 14.4 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 38.2 | 36.8 | 87.0 | 11.9 | 0.7 |
| 2022-23 | IND | 80 | 73 | 31.0 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 45.8 | 42.5 | 82.2 | 15.4 | 4.4 |
| 2023-24 | IND | 52 | 28 | 25.7 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 44.3 | 38.4 | 84.8 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 32 | 14 | 25.8 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 42.6 | 38.9 | 92.3 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | GSW | 82 | 22 | 22.7 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 41.7 | 37.0 | 82.8 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | ATL | 7 | 0 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 48.1 | 41.2 | 100.0 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | GSW | 44 | 3 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 43.3 | 34.4 | 79.4 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | Indiana Pacers | Sacramento Kings | mid season trade | From 2021-22 to 2021-22 | |
| Jul 2021 | Sacramento Kings | Indiana Pacers | season change | ||
| Jul 2017 | New Orleans Pelicans | Sacramento Kings | season change | ||
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About Buddy Hield
Chavano Rainer "Buddy" Hield is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks 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.