Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey introduced right this moment that the staff has acquired Buddy Hield in a three-team commerce involving the Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs.
To finish the commerce, Philadelphia despatched Furkan Korkmaz, a 2024 second-round decide ((a) most favorable of Toronto’s personal and (b) most favorable of (i) Indiana’s personal and (ii) least favorable of Utah/Cleveland), Portland’s 2029 second-round decide and money issues to Indiana.
The 76ers additionally traded Marcus Morris Sr., the LA Clippers’ 2029 second-round decide and money issues to San Antonio. The Spurs despatched Doug McDermott to Indiana.
Over the previous five-plus seasons, Hield has made a league-leading 1,240 three-pointers, taking pictures higher than 39-percent (39.3% 3FG) from past the arc over that span. Since his NBA debut in 2016-17, Hield has related on 1,842 three-pointers, becoming a member of Golden State’s Stephen Curry as the one two gamers with 1,800-or-more.
In 52 video games (28 begins) this season with Indiana, Hield holds averages of 12.0 factors, 3.2 rebounds, and a pair of.7 assists in 25.7 minutes per contest, whereas taking pictures 44.3-percent from the sphere and 38.4-percent from three-point vary.
Hield posted a season-high 31 factors (12-17 FG, 7-12 3FG) in opposition to the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 22, marking considered one of his 9 video games this season with five-or-more made three-pointers. Hield’s 142 profession video games with at the least 5 triples are third within the NBA since his rookie season.
Initially chosen by New Orleans with the No. 6 total decide within the 2016 NBA Draft, Hield holds profession averages of 15.7 factors, 4.3 rebounds, and a pair of.6 assists, whereas taking pictures 40.1-percent from three-point vary in 600 video games (398 begins) over seven-plus seasons with the Pelicans, Sacramento, and Indiana.
Following his rookie season, Hield was named to the 2017 NBA All-Rookie First Crew. Three years later, he captured the 2020 NBA Three-Level Contest crown at All-Star weekend in Atlanta. A local of The Bahamas, Hield starred collegiately at Oklahoma the place he was twice named Large-12 Participant of the Yr. Following his senior season, he earned the Naismith School Participant of the Yr, John R. Wood Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, and Sporting Information Males’s School Basketball Participant of the Yr in 2016.
Korkmaz was drafted by Philadelphia with the No. 26 total decide within the 2016 NBA Draft and went on to play 328 video games (49 begins) throughout six-plus seasons with the 76ers, averaging 6.8 factors and a pair of.0 rebounds. Acquired as a part of a seven-player, three-team take care of the LA Clippers and Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder on Nov. 1, Morris Sr. averaged 6.7 factors and a pair of.9 rebounds in 37 video games with the 76ers.
