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Buddy Hield Chicago Bulls · #7

Guard · 6'4", 220 lb · Freeport, Bahamas · Age 34 · 10th season

One of the NBA's premier volume three-point shooters, Buddy Hield has averaged 14.5 points over 10 seasons and won the 2020 Three-Point Contest. The Bahamian marksman has built a career as an elite floor-spacer, from Sacramento to Indiana to Golden State and now Atlanta.

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex · Updated Aug 21, 2026

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Chicago Bulls · #7 · Guard

Buddy Hield

Season avg7.6 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.4 ast · .437 fg

Career avg14.5 pts · 4.0 reb · 2.4 ast · .432 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

7.6pts

2.3reb

1.4ast

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Scouting report

Buddy Hield — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Elite movement shooter · Impact 65

One of the NBA's premier volume three-point shooters, Buddy Hield has averaged 14.5 points over 10 seasons and won the 2020 Three-Point Contest. The B

B-

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Below average creator

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B-

Scoring

Strong scorer

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C-

Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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A+

3PT / spacing

Elite spacing

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C-

Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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C+

Clutch

Strong late

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C+

Athleticism

Average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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C+

Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Buddy Hield stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #133 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

65Impact index

180Star score

Career scoring average14.5 ppg

Seasons in the index10

Accolades on file3

NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2020) · All-Rookie Second Team (2017)

Stat explorer

Buddy Hield — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B-

Scoring

7.6 PPG

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Playmaking

1.4 APG

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C-

Rebounding

2.3 RPG

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A+

Shooting

.349 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Buddy Hield

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27 62% confidence

6.7

pts

4.3–9.1

2.0

reb

0.9–3.1

1.2

ast

0.3–2.1

14.4

min

proj

health

.432

fg%

~base

.373

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 10-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 7.6 → projected 6.7 PPG

Minutes / role

-0.8

Development (his trend)

-0.1

Age curve

-0.2

Live context

+0.1

Net vs last season-0.9 PPG

Everything it reads

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10 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 34 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 84 / 82 / 51 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Buddy Hield career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2016-17	82	23.0	10.6	3.3	1.5	.426	.391
2017-18	80	25.3	13.5	3.8	1.9	.446	.431
2018-19	82	31.9	20.7	5.0	2.5	.458	.427
2019-20	72	30.8	19.2	4.6	3.0	.429	.394
2020-21	71	34.3	16.6	4.7	3.6	.406	.391
2021-22	81	30.9	15.6	4.4	2.8	.406	.366
2022-23	80	31.0	16.8	5.0	2.8	.458	.425
2023-24	84	25.7	12.1	3.2	2.8	.436	.386
2024-25	82	22.7	11.1	3.2	1.6	.417	.370
2025-26	51	16.1	7.6	2.3	1.4	.437	.349
Career	765	27.5	14.5	4.0	2.4

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Bogdan Bogdanovic 96%Cameron Johnson 96%Danilo Gallinari 96%Eric Gordon 96%Bojan Bogdanovic 95%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Chicago Bulls built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

29–53proj record

#11conf seed

-4.7net rtg

112.4off rtg

117.1def rtg

1%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Isaac Okoro, Nic Claxton.

How his role moves

Projected 29–53, 11th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

65 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

3 accolades

NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2020) · All-Rookie Second Team (2017) · Consensus National Player of the Year (2016, college)

Act IV

The Ballad of Buddy Hield

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Dec 17, 1992

The beginning

Buddy Hield is the sharpshooting Bahamian guard and 2020 Three-Point Contest champion known for limitless range.

Chicago Bulls

Turning pro

Drafted 6th overall, 2016 as a Guard.

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Hield starred at Oklahoma, winning consensus National Player of the Year in 2016 before entering the draft.

Chapter

Traded to Sacramento as a rookie, he blossomed into a 20-point scorer and elite volume three-point shooter.

Chapter

He won the 2020 NBA Three-Point Contest, edging Devin Booker in the final round.

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Hield's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Buddy Hield's HISTORIC Shooting Night In Game 7 | May 4, 2025 ▶ Buddy Hield IMPRESSES With 28-PT Performance (7 THREES) | October 29, 2024 ▶ Buddy Hield Records Career-High In Minnesota

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 220 lbs
College: Oklahoma
Experience: 12th Season
NBA debut: 2016
Draft: 6th overall, 2016
Born: Freeport, Bahamas
Age: 34
Jersey: #7

Beyond the game

Raised in the Bahamas in a large family, Hield has become a source of national pride and invests in youth basketball back home. His journey from a small island to NBA sharpshooter is a point of inspiration he embraces publicly.

The person

An upbeat, ultra-confident shooter whose relentless work ethic and green-light mentality define his game.

ConfidentFires without hesitation from deep range

TirelessBuilt his shot through relentless daily repetition

Proud rootsCarries the flag for Bahamian basketball

Verified profiles & sources

Wikipedia NBA.com Basketball-Reference ESPN

FAQ

Buddy Hield — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Buddy Hield, answered.

What team does Buddy Hield play for?

Hield plays for the Atlanta Hawks, who acquired him in a February 2026 trade from the Golden State Warriors.

Has Buddy Hield won the Three-Point Contest?

Yes. Hield won the 2020 NBA Three-Point Contest, defeating Devin Booker in the final round in Chicago.

Where is Buddy Hield from?

He was born in the Bahamas and is one of the most accomplished NBA players from that country, having starred at the University of Oklahoma.

Buddy Hield career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.