One NBA writer is proposing that the New York Knicks acquire Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers in a blockbuster proposal. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Knicks and Pacers:
New York Knicks receive: Buddy Hield
Indiana Pacers receive: Evan Fournier and a 2024 first-round pick (top-10 protected, via DAL)
“As soon as word got around that Hield, who’s on the final season of his contract, had hit the trade market, that should’ve gotten the Knicks’ full attention,” Buckley wrote in his latest NBA trade column. “They were squeezed for spacing last season (19th in three-point percentage) and might always face that issue with Julius Randle, RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson on the roster. Hield, who hit the second-most triples last season (at a 42.5 percent clip, no less), has an argument to be considered the planet’s best shooter not named Stephen Curry.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Buddy Hield, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks Updates
After contract extension negotiations stalled out, Hield and the Pacers started dialogue to work on finding a potential trade with another team, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Hield is open to getting traded, but no deal is imminent and there aren’t any current substantive talks with any other team. The Pacers offered Hield an extension in recent weeks, but it’s believed their proposal did not make the veteran feel desired.
Hield is one of the best shooters of all time. He was second in the NBA last season in 3-point field goals (288) and shot 42.5% from beyond the arc. The 30-year-old Oklahoma product is a career 40.2% shooter from 3-point land, which is good for 39th in NBA history.
Hield has career NBA averages of 16.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists. He put up 16.8 points per game last season in 80 games for the Pacers.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Buddy Hield, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks Updates
Multiple teams are expected to express interest in a possible trade for Hield and those conversations are expected to increase before the regular season begins.
Want the latest NBA analysis, breaking news, and insider information? Click Here. Follow NBA Analysis Network on Twitter and Facebook.
Interested in reading the latest storylines and analysis in the NFL? Check out our partner NFL Analysis Network.
