Buddy Buckets has as unique a story in his path to the NBA as any professional basketball player. He was born in Freeport, Bahamas and grew up in a small village near Nassau in what he described as a "rough neighborhood". Hield found his solace on the basketball court where he would often use a milk crate or bike tire as a hoop. Buddy was put on the map after a scout was impressed by his buoyant demeanor and determined work ethic. Hield played college ball at Oklahoma for four seasons, coming off the bench initially and eventually scoring 25 points per game in his senior season with a wild 45.7% 3-point shooting rate on 8.7 attempts per game - his stats were good enough to win him the John Wooden award that season. Hield was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans where he played 57 games before being traded to the Sacramento Kings as part of a package that brought Demarcus Cousins to New Orleans. He's since spent time in the starting lineup and coming off the bench, offering high-end offensive production in both roles. Hield is a spark-plug offensive player and will carve out a long NBA career on the back of his athleticism and 3-point sniping.

Player Stats

Player
YEAR	TEAM	GP	GS
2023	IND	53	53
2022	IND	81	32
2021	SAC	71	71
2020	SAC	72	44
2019	SAC	82	82
2018	SAC	80	13
2017	SAC	82	55
Overall		521	350

Player						Fantasy Points		Offense												Rebounds			Defense
YEAR	TEAM	GP	GS	MINS	FPTS	FPPG	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	TRB	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	PF
Player totals	2023	IND	53	53	1,704	Fantasy Points	1,584.5	29.9	Offense	921	145	325	722	45%	199	468	42.5%	72	84	85.7%	100	Rebounds	260	40	220	Defense	61	17	104
Player totals	2022	IND	81	32	2,497	Fantasy Points	2,170.1	26.8	Offense	1,265	229	446	1,098	40.6%	262	716	36.6%	111	127	87.4%	153	Rebounds	353	66	287	Defense	72	25	184
Player totals	2021	SAC	71	71	2,433	Fantasy Points	2,111.3	29.7	Offense	1,176	257	403	992	40.6%	282	721	39.1%	88	104	84.6%	130	Rebounds	334	29	305	Defense	63	30	175
Player totals	2020	SAC	72	44	2,216	Fantasy Points	2,176.1	30.2	Offense	1,382	213	498	1,162	42.9%	271	688	39.4%	115	136	84.6%	168	Rebounds	328	57	271	Defense	66	17	165
Player totals	2019	SAC	82	82	2,615	Fantasy Points	2,623.9	32	Offense	1,695	205	623	1,360	45.8%	278	651	42.7%	171	193	88.6%	146	Rebounds	412	106	306	Defense	58	33	202
Player totals	2018	SAC	80	13	2,024	Fantasy Points	1,876.9	23.5	Offense	1,079	155	416	933	44.6%	176	408	43.1%	71	81	87.7%	124	Rebounds	307	55	252	Defense	85	22	148
Player totals	2017	SAC	82	55	1,888	Fantasy Points	1,411.5	17.2	Offense	866	121	327	768	42.6%	148	379	39.1%	64	76	84.2%	101	Rebounds	270	35	235	Defense	37	10	115
Player totals	Overall		521	350	15,377	Fantasy Points	13,954.3	27	Offense	8,384	1,325	3,038	7,035	43.2%	1,616	4,031	40.4%	692	801	86.1%	922	Rebounds	2,264	388	1,876	Defense	442	154	1,093

Fantasy Points

Player
YEAR	TEAM	GP	MINS
2023	IND	53	1,704
2022	IND	81	2,497
2021	SAC	71	2,433
2020	SAC	72	2,216
2019	SAC	82	2,615
2018	SAC	80	2,024
2017	SAC	82	1,888
Overall		521	15,377

Player				Yahoo			DraftKings			FanDuel			ESPN			NBA.com			Yahoo (DFS)
YEAR	TEAM	GP	MINS	FPTS	FPPG	FPTS/MIN	FPTS	FPPG	FPTS/MIN	FPTS	FPPG	FPTS/MIN	FPTS	FPPG	FPTS/MIN	FPTS	FPPG	FPTS/MIN	FPTS	FPPG	FPTS/MIN
2023	IND	53	1,704	Yahoo	1,584.5	29.9	0.9	DraftKings	1,671.65	31.5	1	FanDuel	1,584.5	29.9	0.9	ESPN	895	16.9	0.5	NBA.com	1,584.5	29.9	0.9	Yahoo (DFS)	1,780.6	33.6	1
2022	IND	81	2,497	Yahoo	2,170.1	26.8	0.9	DraftKings	2,206.8	27.2	0.9	FanDuel	2,082.4	25.7	0.8	ESPN	1,123	13.9	0.4	NBA.com	2,170.1	26.8	0.9	Yahoo (DFS)	2,358.7	29.1	0.9
2021	SAC	71	2,433	Yahoo	2,111.3	29.7	0.9	DraftKings	2,236.5	31.5	0.9	FanDuel	2,107.9	29.7	0.9	ESPN	1,125	15.8	0.5	NBA.com	2,111.3	29.7	0.9	Yahoo (DFS)	2,434.6	34.3	1
2020	SAC	72	2,216	Yahoo	2,176.1	30.2	1	DraftKings	2,520.4	35	1.1	FanDuel	2,349.7	32.6	1.1	ESPN	1,153	16	0.5	NBA.com	2,176.1	30.2	1	Yahoo (DFS)	2,323.1	32.3	1
2019	SAC	82	2,615	Yahoo	2,623.9	32	1	DraftKings	2,770	33.8	1.1	FanDuel	2,623.9	32	1	ESPN	1,498	18.3	0.6	NBA.com	2,623.9	32	1	Yahoo (DFS)	2,727.8	33.3	1
2018	SAC	80	2,024	Yahoo	1,876.9	23.5	0.9	DraftKings	1,935.2	24.2	1	FanDuel	1,876.9	23.5	0.9	ESPN	997	12.5	0.5	NBA.com	1,876.9	23.5	0.9	Yahoo (DFS)	1,917.4	24	0.9
2017	SAC	82	1,888	Yahoo	1,411.5	17.2	0.7	DraftKings	1,502.5	18.3	0.8	FanDuel	1,411.5	17.2	0.7	ESPN	750	9.1	0.4	NBA.com	1,411.5	17.2	0.7	Yahoo (DFS)	1,451.4	17.7	0.8
Overall		521	15,377	Yahoo	13,954.3	27	0.9	DraftKings	14,843.1	28.8	1	FanDuel	14,036.8	27.2	0.9	ESPN	7,541	14.6	0.5	NBA.com	13,954.3	27	0.9	Yahoo (DFS)	14,993.6	29.2	0.9

Game Logs

Player
DATE	OPP	SCORE
2-2-23	vs LAL	L 111-112
1-29-23	at MEM	L 100-112
1-27-23	vs MIL	L 131-141
1-25-23	at ORL	L 120-126
1-24-23	vs CHI	W 116-110
1-21-23	at PHO	L 107-112
1-20-23	at DEN	L 111-134
1-18-23	at OKC	L 106-126
1-16-23	at MIL	L 119-132
1-14-23	vs MEM	L 112-130
1-13-23	vs ATL	L 111-113
1-11-23	at NY	L 113-119
1-8-23	vs CHA	W 116-111
1-6-23	vs POR	W 108-99
1-4-23	at PHI	L 126-129
1-2-23	vs TOR	W 122-114
12-31-22	vs LAC	W 131-130
12-29-22	vs CLE	W 135-126
12-27-22	vs ATL	W 129-114
12-26-22	at NO	L 93-113
12-23-22	at MIA	W 111-108
12-21-22	at BOS	W 117-112
12-18-22	vs NY	L 106-109
12-16-22	at CLE	L 112-118
12-14-22	vs GS	W 125-119
12-12-22	vs MIA	L 82-87
12-10-22	vs BKN	L 133-136
12-9-22	vs WAS	W 121-111
12-7-22	at MIN	L 115-121
12-5-22	at GS	W 112-104
12-4-22	at POR	L 100-116
12-2-22	at UTA	L 119-139
11-30-22	at SAC	L 114-137
11-28-22	at LAL	W 116-115
11-27-22	at LAC	L 100-114
11-25-22	vs BKN	W 128-117
11-23-22	vs MIN	L 101-115
11-21-22	vs ORL	W 123-102
11-19-22	vs ORL	W 114-113
11-18-22	at HOU	W 99-91
11-16-22	at CHA	W 125-113
11-12-22	vs TOR	W 118-104
11-9-22	vs DEN	L 119-122
11-7-22	vs NO	W 129-122
11-4-22	vs MIA	W 101-99
10-31-22	at BKN	L 109-116
10-29-22	at BKN	W 125-116
10-28-22	at WAS	W 127-117
10-26-22	at CHI	L 109-124
10-24-22	at PHI	L 106-120
10-22-22	vs DET	W 124-115
10-21-22	vs SA	L 134-137
10-19-22	vs WAS	L 107-114

Player					Fantasy Points		Offense												Rebounds			Defense
DATE	OPP	SCORE	MINS	FPTS	FPTS/MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	TRB	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	PF
Player	2-2-23	vs LAL	L 111-112	36	Fantasy Points	28	0.8	Offense	14	2	5	11	45.5%	2	5	40%	2	3	66.7%	1	Rebounds	5	0	5	Defense	2	0	2
Player	1-29-23	at MEM	L 100-112	34	Fantasy Points	12.8	0.4	Offense	3	4	1	4	25%	1	4	25%	0	0	0%	4	Rebounds	4	0	4	Defense	1	0	3
Player	1-27-23	vs MIL	L 131-141	35	Fantasy Points	39	1.1	Offense	22	2	8	13	61.5%	5	9	55.6%	1	2	50%	1	Rebounds	5	0	5	Defense	3	0	4
Player	1-25-23	at ORL	L 120-126	38	Fantasy Points	41.3	1.1	Offense	21	5	7	13	53.8%	6	10	60%	1	2	50%	4	Rebounds	4	2	2	Defense	4	0	2
Player	1-24-23	vs CHI	W 116-110	38	Fantasy Points	51	1.3	Offense	19	4	5	14	35.7%	4	11	36.4%	5	5	100%	1	Rebounds	5	1	4	Defense	4	3	1
Player	1-21-23	at PHO	L 107-112	35	Fantasy Points	36.6	1	Offense	22	2	7	17	41.2%	5	12	41.7%	3	4	75%	4	Rebounds	8	1	7	Defense	2	0	2
Player	1-20-23	at DEN	L 111-134	24	Fantasy Points	21.7	0.9	Offense	9	3	3	6	50%	0	2	0%	3	3	100%	2	Rebounds	6	1	5	Defense	1	0	0
Player	1-18-23	at OKC	L 106-126	19	Fantasy Points	6.9	0.4	Offense	3	3	1	4	25%	1	4	25%	0	0	0%	3	Rebounds	2	0	2	Defense	0	0	1
Player	1-16-23	at MIL	L 119-132	37	Fantasy Points	32.5	0.9	Offense	18	5	6	15	40%	5	10	50%	1	1	100%	2	Rebounds	5	0	5	Defense	1	0	3
Player	1-14-23	vs MEM	L 112-130	25	Fantasy Points	10.5	0.4	Offense	5	1	2	8	25%	0	3	0%	1	1	100%	2	Rebounds	5	0	5	Defense	0	0	1
Player	1-13-23	vs ATL	L 111-113	38	Fantasy Points	39.5	1	Offense	18	5	5	15	33.3%	5	12	41.7%	3	3	100%	1	Rebounds	5	0	5	Defense	3	0	4
Player	1-11-23	at NY	L 113-119	32	Fantasy Points	42.6	1.3	Offense	31	0	11	20	55%	7	15	46.7%	2	2	100%	1	Rebounds	8	0	8	Defense	1	0	3
Player	1-8-23	vs CHA	W 116-111	31	Fantasy Points	26.2	0.8	Offense	21	2	7	21	33.3%	4	12	33.3%	3	4	75%	2	Rebounds	1	0	1	Defense	0	1	0
Player	1-6-23	vs POR	W 108-99	30	Fantasy Points	27.2	0.9	Offense	11	0	3	9	33.3%	2	5	40%	3	3	100%	0	Rebounds	6	0	6	Defense	2	1	2
Player	1-4-23	at PHI	L 126-129	41	Fantasy Points	52.8	1.3	Offense	24	6	9	22	40.9%	6	14	42.9%	0	0	0%	0	Rebounds	9	1	8	Defense	2	1	1
Player	1-2-23	vs TOR	W 122-114	30	Fantasy Points	31	1	Offense	19	4	7	11	63.6%	4	7	57.1%	1	1	100%	0	Rebounds	5	0	5	Defense	0	0	1
Player	12-31-22	vs LAC	W 131-130	33	Fantasy Points	32.6	1	Offense	18	2	6	16	37.5%	5	12	41.7%	1	1	100%	1	Rebounds	8	2	6	Defense	1	0	2
Player	12-29-22	vs CLE	W 135-126	32	Fantasy Points	38.1	1.2	Offense	25	3	10	14	71.4%	5	6	83.3%	0	0	0%	1	Rebounds	3	0	3	Defense	2	0	4
Player	12-27-22	vs ATL	W 129-114	29	Fantasy Points	41.8	1.4	Offense	28	2	11	16	68.8%	6	7	85.7%	0	0	0%	0	Rebounds	9	1	8	Defense	0	0	0
Player	12-26-22	at NO	L 93-113	23	Fantasy Points	20.1	0.9	Offense	12	1	4	10	40%	4	7	57.1%	0	0	0%	0	Rebounds	3	0	3	Defense	1	0	0
Player	12-23-22	at MIA	W 111-108	34	Fantasy Points	30	0.9	Offense	21	2	7	15	46.7%	7	11	63.6%	0	0	0%	0	Rebounds	5	0	5	Defense	0	0	2
Player	12-21-22	at BOS	W 117-112	29	Fantasy Points	26.5	0.9	Offense	8	5	3	7	42.9%	2	3	66.7%	0	0	0%	1	Rebounds	5	1	4	Defense	1	1	1
Player	12-18-22	vs NY	L 106-109	27	Fantasy Points	31.1	1.2	Offense	23	3	9	16	56.2%	5	10	50%	0	0	0%	3	Rebounds	3	0	3	Defense	1	0	6
Player	12-16-22	at CLE	L 112-118	27	Fantasy Points	20.7	0.8	Offense	14	5	5	9	55.6%	4	6	66.7%	0	0	0%	2	Rebounds	1	0	1	Defense	0	0	1
Player	12-14-22	vs GS	W 125-119	34	Fantasy Points	25.5	0.8	Offense	17	1	6	12	50%	3	8	37.5%	2	2	100%	2	Rebounds	5	1	4	Defense	1	0	2
Player	12-12-22	vs MIA	L 82-87	35	Fantasy Points	28.8	0.8	Offense	19	2	8	16	50%	3	7	42.9%	0	0	0%	4	Rebounds	9	1	8	Defense	0	0	1
Player	12-10-22	vs BKN	L 133-136	33	Fantasy Points	21.8	0.7	Offense	17	2	6	11	54.5%	4	8	50%	1	1	100%	3	Rebounds	4	3	1	Defense	0	0	2
Player	12-9-22	vs WAS	W 121-111	34	Fantasy Points	47.4	1.4	Offense	28	4	12	19	63.2%	4	10	40%	0	0	0%	1	Rebounds	2	0	2	Defense	3	1	1
Player	12-7-22	at MIN	L 115-121	36	Fantasy Points	31.1	0.9	Offense	26	1	9	15	60%	7	11	63.6%	1	1	100%	3	Rebounds	3	0	3	Defense	1	0	1
Player	12-5-22	at GS	W 112-104	40	Fantasy Points	37.3	0.9	Offense	17	5	6	19	31.6%	4	13	30.8%	1	2	50%	1	Rebounds	9	0	9	Defense	1	0	0
Player	12-4-22	at POR	L 100-116	37	Fantasy Points	43.7	1.2	Offense	22	3	8	17	47.1%	4	9	44.4%	2	3	66.7%	2	Rebounds	11	3	8	Defense	1	1	2
Player	12-2-22	at UTA	L 119-139	25	Fantasy Points	6.5	0.3	Offense	6	1	2	8	25%	1	4	25%	1	1	100%	4	Rebounds	0	0	0	Defense	1	0	2
Player	11-30-22	at SAC	L 114-137	27	Fantasy Points	22.3	0.8	Offense	17	1	6	13	46.2%	3	8	37.5%	2	3	66.7%	1	Rebounds	4	0	4	Defense	0	0	3
Player	11-28-22	at LAL	W 116-115	31	Fantasy Points	20.3	0.7	Offense	15	1	5	13	38.5%	1	6	16.7%	4	5	80%	1	Rebounds	4	2	2	Defense	0	0	4
Player	11-27-22	at LAC	L 100-114	31	Fantasy Points	22.3	0.7	Offense	10	3	3	14	21.4%	1	9	11.1%	3	4	75%	3	Rebounds	4	1	3	Defense	2	0	1
Player	11-25-22	vs BKN	W 128-117	38	Fantasy Points	39.1	1	Offense	26	3	9	15	60%	5	8	62.5%	3	3	100%	4	Rebounds	3	0	3	Defense	3	0	4
Player	11-23-22	vs MIN	L 101-115	34	Fantasy Points	21.6	0.6	Offense	13	2	5	16	31.2%	3	11	27.3%	0	0	0%	4	Rebounds	3	2	1	Defense	2	0	3
Player	11-21-22	vs ORL	W 123-102	21	Fantasy Points	16	0.8	Offense	9	0	3	13	23.1%	1	10	10%	2	2	100%	2	Rebounds	5	1	4	Defense	1	0	1
Player	11-19-22	vs ORL	W 114-113	30	Fantasy Points	25.4	0.8	Offense	15	2	5	12	41.7%	5	11	45.5%	0	0	0%	1	Rebounds	2	0	2	Defense	1	1	1
Player	11-18-22	at HOU	W 99-91	32	Fantasy Points	18.3	0.6	Offense	10	1	3	15	20%	3	13	23.1%	1	1	100%	4	Rebounds	4	1	3	Defense	1	1	2
Player	11-16-22	at CHA	W 125-113	30	Fantasy Points	35.4	1.2	Offense	19	4	5	13	38.5%	3	5	60%	6	6	100%	1	Rebounds	2	0	2	Defense	2	1	2
Player	11-12-22	vs TOR	W 118-104	28	Fantasy Points	33.6	1.2	Offense	22	2	8	15	53.3%	5	11	45.5%	1	2	50%	4	Rebounds	8	2	6	Defense	0	1	3
Player	11-9-22	vs DEN	L 119-122	34	Fantasy Points	18.2	0.5	Offense	17	0	7	16	43.8%	2	9	22.2%	1	1	100%	0	Rebounds	1	0	1	Defense	0	0	2
Player	11-7-22	vs NO	W 129-122	36	Fantasy Points	42.5	1.2	Offense	20	3	6	16	37.5%	5	13	38.5%	3	3	100%	0	Rebounds	5	2	3	Defense	2	2	3
Player	11-4-22	vs MIA	W 101-99	40	Fantasy Points	36.8	0.9	Offense	25	0	10	18	55.6%	5	12	41.7%	0	0	0%	5	Rebounds	9	1	8	Defense	2	0	1
Player	10-31-22	at BKN	L 109-116	35	Fantasy Points	39.1	1.1	Offense	22	7	8	16	50%	3	10	30%	3	3	100%	3	Rebounds	3	1	2	Defense	2	0	2
Player	10-29-22	at BKN	W 125-116	38	Fantasy Points	41.8	1.1	Offense	17	8	6	14	42.9%	5	11	45.5%	0	0	0%	1	Rebounds	9	1	8	Defense	1	0	3
Player	10-28-22	at WAS	W 127-117	33	Fantasy Points	33	1	Offense	25	2	10	17	58.8%	5	9	55.6%	0	0	0%	1	Rebounds	5	0	5	Defense	0	0	1
Player	10-26-22	at CHI	L 109-124	32	Fantasy Points	32.6	1	Offense	25	4	8	16	50%	7	12	58.3%	2	3	66.7%	2	Rebounds	3	1	2	Defense	0	0	0
Player	10-24-22	at PHI	L 106-120	27	Fantasy Points	33.2	1.2	Offense	18	6	6	14	42.9%	3	10	30%	3	3	100%	1	Rebounds	6	0	6	Defense	0	0	3
Player	10-22-22	vs DET	W 124-115	15	Fantasy Points	10.9	0.7	Offense	6	1	2	8	25%	2	6	33.3%	0	0	0%	2	Rebounds	2	1	1	Defense	0	1	1
Player	10-21-22	vs SA	L 134-137	24	Fantasy Points	28	1.2	Offense	13	2	5	9	55.6%	3	6	50%	0	0	0%	3	Rebounds	5	2	3	Defense	2	1	5
Player	10-19-22	vs WAS	L 107-114	31	Fantasy Points	31.5	1	Offense	16	3	6	16	37.5%	4	11	36.4%	0	0	0%	1	Rebounds	10	4	6	Defense	0	0	2

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