<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Stephen-Curry-Buddy-Hield-Warriors-Kings.jpg"></figure><h1>Stephen Curry, Buddy Hield trade brain farts in frantic finish to Warriors-Kings</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-25T23:11:33-07:00">April 25th, 11:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-25T23:11:33-07:00">April 25th, 11:11pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s not every day when you see two superstars like Stephen Curry and Buddy Hield come up with two of the sloppiest late-game blunders in this crazy 2020-21 NBA season. Don’t worry Marcus Smart, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-marcus-smart-disastrous-shaqtin-fail-during-clutch-moment-vs-nets/">we still have you on the list</a>.</p><p>The Golden State Warriors hosted the Sacramento Kings on Sunday and the game went all the way down to the wire. The Warriors were up by just a single point with just 17 seconds left in the game when things started to get messy.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steph with the turnover, but Buddy Hield bails him out with a head-scratching turnover 😳<a href="https://t.co/XScfYy8KVm" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/XScfYy8KVm</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1386535603894833157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After a Tyrese Haliburton bucket, Andrew Wiggins inbounded the ball and found Curry to help secure the rock and hopefully get fouled. The Kings, however, opted to trap rather than foul Curry, which forced the two-time MVP to pitch an errant cross-court pass. Hield was in a perfect position and quickly intercepted the ball.</p><p>Hield was just under the free throw line with a relatively open lane and could’ve given the Kings a one-point lead with an easy go-ahead bucket. But Hield had his eyes on the rim instead of the ball and clumsily dropped it like a hot potato and the play ended with him falling out of bounds trying to save it.</p><p>Curry’s reaction afterward said it all.</p><p>Stephen Curry, who finished with 37 points in his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/stephen-curry/b95c09e7/gamelog">latest scoring binge</a>, would go on to knock down a couple of crucial free throws later on to help seal the huge <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/sacramento-kings-golden-state-warriors-2021042509/">W for the Warriors, 117-113</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stephen Curry, Buddy Hield trade brain farts in frantic finish to Warriors-Kings

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/buddy-hield-tyrese-haliburton-kings.jpeg"></figure><h1>Buddy Hield locks Kings teammate Tyrese Haliburton in team bus bathroom in hilarious rookie hazing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-24T16:38:20-07:00">April 24th, 4:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-24T16:39:36-07:00">April 24th, 4:39pm</time><address><a>Nicole Ganglani</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If there’s one thing the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings">Sacramento Kings</a> do not lack, it’s team chemistry. Kings forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/buddy-hield/adc10956">Buddy Hield</a> was hilariously tripping on rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/tyrese-haliburton/a775093e">Tyrese Haliburton</a>, locking him up in the bathroom of the team’s bus. Hield went on Instagram live as he continued to troll on the rookie, showing no mercy as he continued to ask Haliburton several questions. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und"> <a href="https://t.co/QYcCMAcVBI" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/QYcCMAcVBI</a></p><p>— Feels great baby (@9ersfans) <a href="https://twitter.com/9ersfans/status/1386082082858758145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It’s good to see the Kings’ players in this mood, especially with the season they’ve been through yet again. The team had a golden opportunity to make it to the Western Conference play-in tournament. Unfortunately, they lost guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/de'aaron-fox/bde70a01">De’Aaron Fox</a> to health and safety protocols. Fox will be out for the next 10-14 days. </p><p>The Kings were five games behind the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/golden-state-warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> for the 10th seed in the West, which is the final spot for the play-in tournament. It doesn’t help that they have a <a href="https://www.nba.com/kings/schedule">tough schedule</a> coming up against the Warriors, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/utah-jazz">Utah Jazz</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>. They’re about to play these teams without one of their best players,  so the Kings may be very well be looking at an early offseason.  </p><p>However, if there’s another thing Sacramento can smile about, it’s the progress of Haliburton. The 21-year-old was picked 12th in the first round of this year’s NBA draft. He’s averaging 12.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per ga,e this season, showing glimpses of what he can be in the future. </p><p>Haliburton is expected to start at point guard with Fox out for the team’s coming games. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buddy Hield locks Kings teammate Tyrese Haliburton in team bus bathroom in hilarious rookie hazing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Buddy-Hield-Kings-Timberwolves.jpg"></figure><h1>Buddy Hield reacts on beating Timberwolves with cold-blooded dagger</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-21T22:49:57-07:00">April 21st, 10:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-21T22:49:57-07:00">April 21st, 10:49pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Buddy Hield must be the most hated man by Minnesota Timberwolves fans—all 40 of them—after he sank the go-ahead three-pointer on Wednesday, leading the Sacramento Kings to a come-from-behind win, 128-125.</p><p>Hield drained the dagger from deep with less than 10 seconds left to give the Kings a 126-125 advantage. The Timberwolves failed to score in the ensuing possession and the Kings closed it out to avenge their loss in the first night of their back-to-back matchup and gave some life to their flatlining play-in tournament hopes.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">CHAVANO CALLED 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄!</p><p>🎥 | <a href="https://twitter.com/Lexus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Lexus</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ExperienceAmazing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#ExperienceAmazing</a> <a href="https://t.co/oX5oDcNBVX" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/oX5oDcNBVX</a></p><p>— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1385090515171897346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After the game, Hield talked about how important it is to close out games and welcomed the extra pressure of playing back-to-back outings (via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1385089757261144068%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">NBCS Kings</a>).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Buddy and the Kings came out hungry tonight 😤 <a href="https://t.co/5bQyz82WjE" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/5bQyz82WjE</a></p><p>— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSKings/status/1385089757261144068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The former University of Oklahoma standout scored 29 points against the Timberwolves, built on 7-of-11 marksmanship from long distance. He also added six rebounds and five assists, backstopping backcourt mate De’Aaron Fox who topscored with 30 markers on top of five boards and seven dimes.</p><p>This season has been a tough one for Hield. There are nights when he’s as hot as a scalding saucepan. Then there are games when he can’t seem to buy a bucket even when it’s on a Black Friday sale, making his NBA Fantasy owners madly contemplate the true meaning of life.</p><p>He had it going on Wednesday though, making up for his poor 11-point performance in their loss to the Timberwolves on Tuesday. The Kings will have a four-day break before getting into another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/schedule">tough back-to-back schedule</a> against the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>To summarize, Buddy Hield needs to stay hot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buddy Hield reacts on beating Timberwolves with cold-blooded dagger

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Buddy-Hield.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ Buddy Hield misses first game since 2017 due to illness</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-12T18:50:29-07:00">April 12th, 6:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-12T18:50:29-07:00">April 12th, 6:50pm</time><address><a>Joseph Nocco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings">Sacramento Kings</a> will be without shooting guard Buddy Hield on Monday evening against the New Orleans Pelicans. Hield has been ruled out of the Western Conference clash down in New Orleans due to an illness, one that is unrelated to COVID-19.</p><p>However, <a href="https://twitter.com/JandersonSacBee/status/1381769669078491140">as noted by Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee</a>, Hield will be forced to miss his first game since all the way back in 2017, breaking a streak of a whopping 272 consecutive appearances. Hield last missed a game on November 20, 2017, in his first full season as a member of the Kings.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I'm told this is not a COVID-19-related illness for Buddy Hield. <a href="https://t.co/p7mRce24Bs" target="_blank">https://t.co/p7mRce24Bs</a></p><p>— Jason Anderson (@JandersonSacBee) <a href="https://twitter.com/JandersonSacBee/status/1381769669078491140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The 28-year-old Buddy Hield notably split his rookie season atop the highest level between the Kings and Pelicans while being traded from New Orleans to Sacramento midway through the 2016-17 campaign. Originally selected by the Pelicans with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft out of Oklahoma, the seasoned sharpshooter has remained with the Kings ever since.</p><p>Appearing in all 82 regular season games as a rookie, BuddyHield then appeared in an impressive 80 games the following season in 2017-18. After another full regular season in 2018-19, Hield then strung together 72 more outings for the Kings during the shortened 2019-20 campaign. Hield began the 2020-21 regular season with 53 appearances, all of which have been starts.</p><p>Over the course of 34.5 minutes per game this season, a mark that would set a new single-season career-high mark for, he is currently averaging 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists per outing. For his NBA career, which has spanned 369 regular season games and 247 starts, Hield is currently averaging an even 16 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 28.7 minutes per contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Buddy Hield misses first game since 2017 due to illness

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kings-Harrison-Barnes-Buddy-Hield-.jpeg"></figure><h1>Real reason Kings don’t want to trade Harrison Barnes, Buddy Hield</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-19T07:52:29-07:00">March 19th, 7:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-19T07:52:53-07:00">March 19th, 7:52am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Currently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/records" rel="noopener">holding a 16-24 record in the Western Conference</a>, it’s not likely the Sacramento Kings make the playoffs this season. For that reason, multiple other teams have inquired the Kings about potentially trading for Harrison Barnes or Buddy Hield. However, the Kings have stayed firm with maintaining their current roster.</p><p>It seems the owner, Vivek Ranadive is growing impatient with the team constantly failing. However, he seems to believe Barnes and Hield play a vital role in the future success of the organization, <a href="https://nba.nbcsports.com/2021/03/18/rumor-kings-owner-vivek-ranadive-reluctant-to-trade-harrison-barnes-and-buddy-hield-tank/?partner=Yahoo">per NBC Sports</a>. In fact, he’s refused to accept trade offers, as Ranadive doesn’t want to accept anything that won’t improve the roster. <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/locked-on-kings-with-jason-ross/episode/chris-webbers-hall-of-fame-case-with-howard-beck-82469628">Howard Beck with Sports Illustrated</a> breaks down Ranadive’s thought process.</p><blockquote>“One of the things I heard was that essentially they’re only going to trade Barnes and Hield if they’re blown away by an offer. Not because they overvalue them, but because Vivek Ranadive wants to be competitive. He doesn’t want to tank.”</blockquote><p>Makes sense from Ranadive’s standpoint. The Kings haven’t been competitive for quite some time, and trading away Barnes and Hield could keep the Kings at the bottom of the barrel for even longer. However, considering this franchise hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2006, acquiring more draft picks could be a solid option to build a playoff team down the road.</p><p>Potentially trading the farm and starting new could be what this team needs right now. We’ve witnessed the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets gather a boatload of draft picks for the future, hoping they can use them to re-build a playoff-caliber team.</p><p>The NBA trade deadline is March 25th. With it being right around the corner, other NBA front offices will likely be reaching out to the Kings. Don’t expect a trade to happen though unless it’s a deal Ranadive can’t refuse.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Real reason Kings don’t want to trade Harrison Barnes, Buddy Hield

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2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
16.5	4.5	3.2	0.3	0.8

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
16.5	4.5	3.2	0.3	0.8