Nba Edition: New Generation Volume 1 — Buddy Hield

Jarvis Andrews
2 min readDec 25, 2019

Buddy Hield? Who is he? A shooting guard standing at 6 foot 4 inches, drafted number 6 in the 2016 draft or the 27 year old on his second team in his short 4 years in the league or the kid that didn’t start playing basketball until he was 11 years old.. The answer, he is all of the above.

Coming into the league Buddy was known for his scoring ability when he was playing for Oklahoma.

During the draft

He had a wingspan of six nine and a half and a 40 inches vertical measured before the draft by the Lakers. He has a quick release and with he scoring mentality allows him to get his shoot off fast and with his sneaky athleticism he can explosive to the rim for great finishes.

Playing in college he lead his team to the Final Four while scoring in over 30 points in over 14 games.

As of today the 2019–2020 season, Buddy Hield is averaging around 20 points ppg, 5 rebounds and 3 assist per game as a starter for the Sacramento Kings getting 34 minutes per game. I see a lot of room for improvement on the defensive end while he averages 1 steal and 0.3 blocks

I see his potential to be in the category of Kobe Bryant. Buddy is dedicated to the game and shows real love for learning new things in order to improve his game. His career high in…

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Jarvis Andrews

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