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Portland Trail Blazers point man Damian Lillard condemned Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger for the mistimed criticism of Buddy Hield’s shot selection, as it likely cost them a potential win against the Golden State Warriors. Down six with 20 seconds left, Hield’s rather-shy scoring night turned up at the right time, as he corked […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacted to a comment shooting guard Buddy Hield made about betting his house that his Sacramento Kings would find themselves in the playoffs by the end of the regular season: “Probably depends on how much his house costs, I have to check the value,” joked Kerr. “I love […]

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield is very confident the team will make the playoffs this season, so much so he’s willing to bet his house on it. The Kings haven’t made the playoff since 2006. Sacramento is currently 30-27 on the season, good for ninth place in the Western Conference standings and just a […]

Joe Harris of the Brooklyn Nets is the winner of the Mountain Dew 3-Point Shootout, defeating Stephen Curry and Buddy Hield in the final round to take home the 3-point championship trophy. Joe's TWENTY-SIX in Round 2 🧔👌 pic.twitter.com/fP6oGCURyD — Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 17, 2019 Stephen Curry (27), Buddy Hield (26), and Joe Harris […]

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield is confident he can win the 2019 three-point contest and says the jitters he has are a good thing. Hield will be competing against Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, Portland Trail Blazers guard Seth Curry, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, Toronto Raptors guard Danny Green, Brooklyn Nets guard […]

The NBA All-Star Weekend is here and Saturday’s Three-Point Contest is set to be the main event for those who have grown disappointed of the lack of fireworks from the Dunk Contest in recent years. There will be 10 participants for the first time in the history of the league, a field full of sharpshooters […]

There is perhaps no bigger surprise this season than the Sacramento Kings destroying all preseason projections and predictions. Currently sitting on a 30-26 record and just half a game outside the playoff picture in the Western Conference, the Kings have definitely performed way beyond expectations. Sacramento shooting guard Buddy Hield is definitely enjoying the ride, […]

Damian Lillard plans to foil the Curry brothers’ homecoming in Charlotte during NBA All-Star Weekend. The Portland Trail Blazers’ star guard predicted his 3-Point Contest victory “Larry Bird style” on Tuesday. “I’m shooting against the Curry’s in they hometown… I’m going to win, I’m in there to win.” — @Dame_Lillard — Casey Holdahl (@CHold) January […]

As expected, Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield will participate in this year’s 3-point shootout happening at the All-Star weekend in Charlotte. Sacramento's Buddy Hield will participate in the 3-point shootout at All-Star weekend in Charlotte, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 26, 2019 Buddy Hield has been one of the most prolific […]

According to the NBA Officiating Last Two Minute Report, the game-winning shot by Buddy Hield of the Sacramento Kings over the Detroit Pistons is legit, and no dribble violation occurred. Hield hit a three-pointer off a set inbound play which lifted the Kings past the Pistons, 103-101. As observed in the clip below, Hield seemed […]

Buddy Hield broke the collective hearts of the Detroit Pistions and their supporters as he hit a game-winning triple for the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. Following the tight 103-101 defeat, the Pistons were visibly upset with how the officials handled the game, particularly in the sequence that led to Hield’s game-winning play: “Fumbling the ball, taking […]

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield will be participating in the 2019 3-point contest at All-Star weekend, and Saturday night against the Detroit Pistons, the sharpshooter showed exactly why. With 3.4 seconds left in regulation and the Kings trailing 101-100, Buddy Hield hit an insane one-legged 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Sacramento the huge road […]

The Sacramento Kings has been one of the most surprising teams in the league this season. While their record doesn’t show it that much, the talented youngsters of the team has shown significant progress in leading the team to a 23-22 record. It seems that the Kings have impressed the league well enough that several […]

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield would love to have a playoff matchup against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Sacramento obviously have a long way to go when it comes to clinching a playoff spot this season but they’ve had a chance to see how they fare against Golden State, the reigning NBA champions, […]

On Saturday night, the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings combined for a record 41 three-pointers in a single ballgame. While this speaks volumes of both team’s firepower from distance, it is also a knock on the defensive effort of both teams, particularly in defending shots from deep. Following his team’s 127-123 victory, Warriors […]

So, it turns out us all thinking Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield was 25 years old instead of 26 is all Oklahoma’s fault. Apparently, when the Oklahoma Athletic Department submitted Hield’s paperwork to the NBA at the time of the draft in 2016, they made a typo in his birthdate, which led to everyone believing […]

On December 17, Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield celebrated his 26th birthday. For those who pay attention, that number may have been a bit of a surprise. On just about every reference website, including NBA.com, Hield had been listed as being born in 1993, which would have made him 25. But in reality, according to […]

Usually in the NBA, when a team acquires a star in a trade, that team is the winner of the trade. Is that really the case with the New Orleans Pelicans acquiring DeMarcus Cousins from the Sacramento Kings? Right around the same time as the final buzzer of the 2017 NBA All-Star Game, the Kings […]

The Sacramento Kings have exercised team options on point guard De’Aaron Fox, forward Harry Giles, shooting guard Buddy Hield, swingman Justin Jackson and center Skal Labissiere, the team announced in a press release Friday. The Kings drafted De’Aaron Fox with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Kentucky. The 20-year-old played in […]

Now that the NBA calendar has yet to begin, many players like the Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin are using the time to workout and play in a few pickup games. For professional athletes, it is always important to stay sharp and keep that competitive fire alive at all times. Just recently, Blake Griffin trained with […]

When Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé bought the team from the Maloof family, it was supposed to bring stability to a franchise on the verge of uprooting itself to a new city. But while the Kings remained in Sacramento, its direction on the court has veered recklessly in multiple directions at once. Ranadivé and general […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

Stephen Curry made his contributions despite sitting out with a right ankle injury, giving the baseline referee some help, pointing out Buddy Hield’s shoe was touching out of bounds. Hield look on incredulously while Curry and the rest of the bench trolled the second-year shooting guard as the official signaled the turnover. https://twitter.com/TheRenderNBA/status/974852801036800000 By taking […]

The Sacramento Kings have had a disappointing season, after choosing to rebuild and give playing time to their young pieces in hopes to placing the starting pegs in their search for a new core. Second-year shooting guard Buddy Hield has been part of that core, and even coming off the bench, he’s taken his role […]

Being an NBA player is not an easy task. On the surface, it seems as if these guys simply show up and play every other night, but there are a lot of things they also have to take care of. Most have families, they do community activities, they have to practice, and they need to […]

As news came out that Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell will participate in the Slam Dunk Contest to replace Aaron Gordon, it was expected that there would be player who was going to be named to take over his place in the Skills Challenge. It did not take long for it to be revealed, as […]

The Sacramento Kings fell to a disappointing loss on Saturday night against another struggling team in the L.A. Clippers, 97-95 loss. Following a go-ahead tough fadeaway jumper by Blake Griffin with 3.2 seconds remaining in the game, Buddy Hield attempted what would have been a game-tying shot, but it did not exactly go as planned […]

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield is optimistic that he’ll be able to be back in action this Wednesday when the team faces off with the Los Angeles Lakers at home. Hield has missed the Kings’ last two games due to an ankle injury, but according to Sean Cunningham of ABC10, the two-guard appears to […]

The Sacramento Kings have exercised their third-year options on Buddy Hield, Malachi Richardson, Skal Labissiere, and Georgios Papagiannis, as well as the fourth-year option on Willie Cauley-Stein, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks. None of those moves should be particularly surprising. All five players represent significant investments for the Kings in their ongoing rebuilding project. Richardson, Labissiere, […]

The NBA announced the 2016-17 All-Rookie First and Second teams on Monday, boasting two unanimous choices for the former. NBA announces 2017 All-Rookie teams. First team: Malcolm Brogdon, Dario Saric, Joel Embiid, Buddy Hield, Willy Hernangomez pic.twitter.com/xF3KqeQcKW — Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) June 26, 2017 Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon and Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric […]

The league has recently announced the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month for games played in March. The honor goes to Philadelphia 76ers power forward Dario Saric and Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield, who both had very solid performances throughout the month. In 17 games, the 6-foot-10 Croatian international led all rookies in scoring with […]

The Sacramento Kings pulled the largest comeback of this NBA season, rallying from an 18-point deficit in the last eight minutes to edge the L.A. Clippers in a dire put-back layup by Willie Cauley-Stein. Only one team had a comeback of that nature in the past 20 years. But it wasn’t just fortune or a […]

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Buddy Hield recently revealed that he has a strong bond with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Shortly after being picked up by the Pelicans in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft, Hield was lucky enough to enjoy an early morning workout with Bryant. The 5-time NBA champion […]

The NBA will tipped off Tuesday with international players making up one-quarter of the league’s active rosters, according to the Associated Press. The association has 113 international players coming from 41 countries and territories around the world out of the total 450 players that make up the league’s roster. The NBA said on Tuesday that the […]

The term is “gym rat” and Buddy Hield certainly is one. Hardwork got Hield where he is today. This year’s lottery pick of the New Orleans Pelicans grew into a star at college for the University of Oklahoma. It took him four years, but he blossomed into the nation’s leading scorer, one of the best […]

The New Orleans Pelicans continue their aggressive pursuit of a quality hybrid guard. According to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders, the Pelicans are looking for depth at the position. Pelicans have been pretty aggressive in trying to land one of the higher level free agent guards left. Looking for depth. — Steve Kyler (@stevekylerNBA) August […]

NBA free agent Lance Stephenson may not be done with the NBA just yet. After reports surfaced that the only chance he had of playing pro basketball next season may be overseas, that seems not to be necessary after all. The Memphis Grizzlies declined Stephenson’s $9.4 million team option which made him an unrestricted free […]

Seniors dominating college basketball is a thing of the past. Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield was an aberration last season when he finished second in the nation with 25 points a night, leading the Sooners to the Final Four. In the one-and-done era, you’re considered a veteran by your sophomore season. When a player like Hield comes […]

Buddy Hield enters the New Orleans Pelicans franchise with his high-level of confidence and shot-making capability. Outside of Anthony Davis, the Pelicans are short on weapons as there isn’t any natural scorer on this team with Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans both being more of playmakers than shooters. Ideally, Holiday and Evans are best utilized […]