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Which NBA clubs did Buddy Hield play for prior to having a trade with the Indiana Pacers?
The New Orleans Pelicans selected Hield with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. In 2017, the Sacramento Kings acquired Buddy Hield in a trade. In 2022, he was traded to the Indiana Pacers.
The New Orleans Pelicans picked Hield with the sixth overall choice in the 2016 NBA draft on June 23, 2016. He finalized a contract with the Pelicans on July 22, 2016. He had his greatest performance as a Pelican on December 15, 2016, scoring 21 points and hitting five three-pointers in a 102-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers. He was selected the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December on January 3, 2017.
On February 20, 2017, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, Hield, and 2017 first- and second-round draft selections were all dealt to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi.
Tyrese Haliburton, Tristan Thompson, and Hield were traded to the Indiana Pacers on February 8, 2022 in exchange for Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb, and a 2023 second-round pick.
In his first game with the Pacers on February 11, Hield debuted alongside Haliburton in a 120–113 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers and finished with a nearly triple-double of 16 points, 8 assists, and 9 rebounds. In a 128-119 defeat against the Milwaukee Bucks on February 15, Hield recorded a season-high 36 points on 8-12 three-point shooting while handing out four assists.
Hield passed Steph Curry as the second-quickest player in NBA history to achieve 1,500 career three-pointers on December 5. [53] In a 129-114 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on December 27, Hield matched a season-high 28 points on 6-7 three-point shooting, as well as with 9 rebounds.
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