The Golden State Warriors have agreed to a deal to bring aboard a fresh sharpshooting swingman from an Eastern Conference contender.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, Golden State is bringing in veteran shooting guard Buddy Hield through a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Per Charania, the Warriors are shipping out a 2031 second round draft pick, which they acquired from the Dallas Mavericks.
Charania had indicated earlier this week that a possible Hield deal was in the sights of the Warriors.
Hield seems primed to slot in where head coach Steve Kerr may have been looking to play former five-time All-Star swingman Klay Thompson in 2024-25, as a floor-spacing sixth man bench piece.
Thompson, 34, is the sixth-most prolific three point shooter in the history of the NBA, despite missing two full seasons in 2019-20 and 2020-21 due to successive ACL and Achilles tears. He has 2,481 total triples to his credit. The 31-year-old Hield, meanwhile, comes in at No. 22, having notched 1,924 total triples. Both average an identical 7.6 attempts from beyond the arc for their careers.
Hield is an absolutely elite 40 percent career three point shooter.
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