 Hield with the Oklahoma Sooners in 2016. | |
| No. 24 – Sacramento Kings | |
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| Born | December 17, 1992 Freeport, Bahamas |
| Nationality |  Bahamian
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| Physical stats | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Professional basketball career | |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kansas) |
| College | Oklahoma (2012–2016) |
| NBA Draft | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th |
| Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans | |
| Playing career | 2016–present (8 years) |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2017–present | Sacramento Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Chavano Rainer "Buddy" Hield (born December 17, 1992) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He was named the Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016, and in 2016, he received four major national player of the year awards—the John R. Wooden Award, the Naismith Award, Sporting News Player of the Year, and the Oscar Robertson Trophy. Hield was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. At the 2017 trade deadline, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings.