The Golden State Warriors should trade Buddy Hield before the Feb. 5 deadline, despite his desire to stay with the franchise. They were against trading Hield in the offseason (subscription required), and the sharpshooter has talked about wanting to stay in the Bay Area. Golden State has its sights set on title contention, and now is the time to make a trade.
Hield played four minutes of garbage time on Friday night’s win over the Kings, but he was out of the rotation in four of the previous five contests. The Warriors want shooting around Stephen Curry, but Hield’s defense and lack of other contributions are problematic.