The Lakers have been dealt one more embarrassing blow in free company, after Buddy Hield opted to signal with the Warriors as a substitute of the purple and gold.
LA have been excited about signing various guards since free company started, together with Klay Thompson, who additionally brushed the Lakers to signal with the Mavericks.
So why did Hield additionally take the identical tact?
“Hield selected the Warriors due to the chance to win, per league sources. His suitors included the Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers,” The Athletic studies.
“After dropping Thompson, the Warriors have been in determined seek for a high-volume shooter who might open up the ground a bit extra in a few of their lineup mixtures. That’s Hield’s specialty. Since 2017, the one participant to make extra 3-pointers than Hield is his new teammate, Steph Curry.”
Some are dubbing the brand new mixture the Splash Buddies, in lieu of the Splash Brothers.
The Warriors made a take care of the 76ers for Hield, that ensures him two years and $21 million.
“Hield will obtain $18 million within the first two years and a $3 million partial assure for 2026-27 in addition to a participant choice for a non-guaranteed fourth yr,” ESPN studies.
Golden State is sending Philadelphia a 2031 second-round decide it obtained from Dallas within the Thompson sign-and-trade.
Earlier than he turns his consideration to profitable with the Warriors although, Hield shall be making a possible Olympics debut with the Bahamas’ nationwide basketball crew.
Although it’s wanting an increasing number of seemingly that to make historical past, the Bahamas crew must beat Spain in Spain in an Olympic qualifier.
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