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The Sacramento Kings have until Oct. 21 to reach an extension agreement with wing Buddy Hield, and Hield might even be willing to give the Kings a discount.
According to Jason Jones of The Athletic, Hield would be okay with accepting an offer less than the max, but does not want an offer that would be an “insult.”
Hield is coming off of a terrific 2018-19 campaign in which he played all 82 games and averaged 20.7 points, five rebounds and 2.5 steals over 31.9 minutes per game while shooting 45.8 percent from the floor, 42.7 percent from three-point range and 88.6 percent from the free-throw line.
The 26-year-old, who played his collegiate basketball at the University of Oklahoma, was originally selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the sixth overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft.
He did not even make it one full season with the Pelicans, as New Orleans traded him to the Kings midway through the 2016-17 campaign in a deal that sent DeMarcus Cousins to the Pelicans.
Hield appeared in all 82 contests during his rookie year, with 25 of them coming in Sacramento. Overall, he registered 10.6 points and 3.3 boards across 23 minutes a night while making 42.6 percent of his field-goal attempts, 39.1 percent of his long-distance tries and 84.2 percent of his foul shots, with the bulk of his production coming with the Kings.
The Bahamas native then showed marked improvement in his second season, participating in 80 games and recording 13.5 points and 3.8 rebounds through 25.3 minutes per game while connecting on 44.6 percent of his shots, 43.1 percent of his triples and 87.7 percent of his free throws.
