Buddy Hield has been even better than expected for the Sixers

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesBuddy Hield has been an Almost Sixer for years. For a team that’s often needed better shooting around Joel Embiid, Hield’s prowess as one of the NBA’s best shooters has made him a popular, logical, rumored trade target for some time now. And for the price of just Marcus Morris and Furkan Korkmaz for salary matching plus three second-round picks, the Sixers landed Hield before this year’s trade deadline.

The deal was clearly good value and improved the team right away. But after four games as Hield has made himself better known to the Sixers and their fans, he’s been even better than expected.

Through his first four games in Philly, Hield's stepped straight…