This probably qualifies on the edge of bold, but it is here anyway. Hield is coming off a season where he averaged 13.5 points in 25.3 minutes a night. Scoring over 13 points is solid, but not great for somebody Kings’ owner Vivek Ranadive has such a high view of.
For what it is worth, Buddy’s role with Sacramento last season was far from consistent. He only started 12 games last year, but much of that was due to inconsistency with the starting unit. His scoring though was solid for most of the year. Hield had a combined 60 games over ten points (thirteen over 20) but had 20 games under ten total points.