Buddy Hield emerged as a household name in basketball circles last winter largely due to his scoring exploits, as one of the NCAA’s premier offensive weapons. He tallied 30-plus points a dozen times as an Oklahoma senior, topped by 46 in a widely-watched game at Kansas. As all NBA rookies discover when they reach the pros, however, virtually every player at this level is a threat offensively. That’s part of why Hield spent much of his first official New Orleans Pelicans practice Saturday focused on learning pointers about how to slow down shooting guards.
“Everybody’s great in the NBA.