The Golden State Warriors are in “critical talks” with the Philadelphia 76ers on a sign-and-trade deal involving capturing guard Buddy Hield, in accordance with Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Charania famous that either side are in “deep discussions” and are “working to finalize” the commerce.
Hield may function a substitute for Klay Thompson, because the five-time All-Star departed from the Warriors and joined the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade on Monday.
As a part of the deal, Thompson acquired a three-year contract price $50 million. Golden State was additionally despatched money in addition to a second-round decide swap (through ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski).
Hield began off the 2023-24 season with the Indiana Pacers earlier than he was moved to the Philadelphia 76ers previous to the Feb. 8 commerce deadline as a part of a three-team deal that additionally included the San Antonio Spurs.
In 84 mixed appearances, he averaged 12.1 factors and three.2 rebounds in 25.7 minutes per recreation. He shot 43.6 p.c from the sphere whereas connecting on 38.6 p.c of his 6.8 three-point makes an attempt every evening.
Nonetheless, Hield did not finish the season robust with Philadelphia and solely averaged 12.8 minutes per recreation in the course of the 76ers’ first-round loss within the 2024 playoffs. After the season, workforce president Daryl Morey admitted that buying the sharpshooter did not pan out.
“I feel, at no fault of Buddy’s, the match was much less good than I believed,” Morey mentioned, per USA As we speak’s Ky Carlin. “Clearly, most of his time was with out Joel, however I believed when Joel was again that his influence and his capturing, that he’d get extra open photographs, he did not.”
Nonetheless, Hield ought to count on a bigger position if the transfer to the Warriors is accomplished. He is thrived in prolonged minutes earlier than, averaging over three made long-range photographs per recreation in 5 separate seasons all through his profession.