The Dubs are ultimately parting with one second round pick to get the deal done.
The Golden State Warriors have finalized the deal to acquire shooting guard Buddy Hield in a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Dubs will be sending the Mavericks’ 2031 second-round pick to the Sixers in the deal, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Hield agreed to a deal that could be worth up to $36 million over four years, but only guarantees him $21 million, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hield is guaranteed $18 million over the first two years of his contract and has a $3 million partial guarantee in the third year. The fourth year of the deal is fully non-guaranteed, but does have a player option.
The Warriors were only able to acquire Hield through the traded player exception that was created by Klay Thompson agreeing to a three-year, $50 million sign-and-trade with the Mavericks. The Dubs had already used a portion of that exception to add Kyle Anderson, and now they add another dynamic shooter.
Hield is one of the best three-point marksmen in the league, having shot 38.6% from distance last year, 42.5% the year before, and 40.0% for his career. He’s not the highest-volume scorer — he averaged just 12.1 points per game last year — but he’s only two years removed from averaging 18.2 points. He moves very well off the ball, so he’s likely to be a good fit in the Warriors system offensively.
Defensively, Hield is a liability, but the Warriors acquisition of a defensive-focused guard in De’Anthony Melton seems like the perfect potential compliment for matchups when Hield is at risk of being exposed on that end of the floor.
