According to reports from ESPN and The Athletic, former Indiana Pacers guard Buddy Hield is headed to the Golden State Warriors via a sign-and-trade.
To get to the Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a sign-and-trade involving Hield. The 31-year old guard was"Buddy is a player that contributes valuably to us on the court, in the locker room. But we're also in a situation where we've got to make some tough decisions. Building this team requires some tough decisions, and today was one of them," Pacers GM Chad Buchanan said of the trade at the time.
With the 76ers, Hield played in 32 games before reaching the postseason for the first time in his career. He played in four of Philly's six playoff games. As the Sixers pivoted to a cap space team this offseason, keeping HIeld was going to be almost impossible. So they are trading him as an over-the-cap team before they go under the cap and use their space. He's going to Golden State via a sign-and-trade, per multiple reports.
During 158 games with Indiana, Hield averaged 15.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. He will pair well as a sharpshooter next to former MVP Stephen Curry.Tony East is the Publisher of AllPacers. He has previously written for Forbes Sports, the West Indianapolis Community News, WTHR, and more while hosting the Locked On Pacers podcast.
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