Buddy Hield
Guard · Chicago Bulls · #7
Buddy Hield: season analysis
Buddy Hield is a 33-year-old guard for the Chicago Bulls, wearing number 7. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds, Hield has 11 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Oklahoma.
In 2026-27, Hield is averaging 5.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 13.0 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 8 games. The shooting line reads 48.6% from the field, 38.1% from three-point range and 50.0% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 with the 2025 26 Totals and Atlanta Hawks and Golden State Warriors (7.6 points in 16.1 minutes per game), scoring is down by 2.0 points per game and playing time down by 3.1 minutes.
Before this season, Hield played 10 NBA seasons and 1063 games, averaging 13.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2018-19 at 20.7 points per game.
Background
Hield was drafted in 2016 by the New Orleans Pelicans franchise. Nationality: The Bahamas. Honors include the Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year (2015, 2016); the John R. Wooden Award (2016); the Naismith College Player of the Year (2016); the Oscar Robertson Trophy (2016); the Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year (2016).
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Buddy Hield on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #7 |
| Age | 33 |
| Born | December 17, 1992 · Freeport, GB, Bahamas |
| Height | 6' 4" (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 220 lbs (100 kg) |
| College | Oklahoma |
| NBA experience | 11 years |
| Salary | $9,658,536 (2026-27) |
Bulls teammates
Tobe AwakaF · #19
Matas BuzelisF · #14
Nic ClaxtonC · #9
Zach CollinsF · #12
Noa EssengueF · #2
Josh GiddeyG · #3
Jordan HawkinsG · #15
Tre JonesG · #30
Leonard MillerF · #11
Isaac OkoroF · #35
Norman PowellG · #24
Jaylin SellersG · #22
Jalen SmithF · #25
Dailyn SwainG · #5
Patrick WilliamsF · #44
Caleb WilsonF · #8
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs SAS | L 119-124 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-08 | vs PHI | L 121-127 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-04 | @ NYK | L 105-135 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 | +7 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ PHI | L 107-126 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| 2026-10-30 | @ BOS | L 111-125 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -10 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs NYK | L 127-133 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| 2026-10-26 | @ BOS | L 99-134 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -29 |
| 2026-10-24 | vs WAS | L 120-124 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -3 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ MIL | W 132-125 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +8 |
| 2026-10-21 | @ TOR | L 92-135 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -12 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | chicago bulls | 8 | 0 | 13.0 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 48.6 | 38.1 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3-4.6 | 1.0-2.6 | 0.1-0.3 |
| 2025-26 | 2025 26 Totals | 51 | 3 | 16.1 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 43.7 | 34.9 | 81.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.8-6.4 | 1.5-4.2 | 0.6-0.7 |
| 2025-26 | atlanta hawks | 7 | 0 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 48.1 | 41.2 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.9-3.9 | 1.0-2.4 | 0.4-0.4 |
| 2025-26 | golden state warriors | 44 | 3 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 43.3 | 34.4 | 79.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.0-6.8 | 1.5-4.4 | 0.6-0.8 |
| 2024-25 | golden state warriors | 82 | 22 | 22.7 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 41.7 | 37.0 | 82.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 4.0-9.6 | 2.5-6.7 | 0.6-0.8 |
| 2023-24 | 2023 24 Totals | 84 | 42 | 25.7 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 43.6 | 38.6 | 88.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 4.4-10.1 | 2.6-6.8 | 0.6-0.7 |
| 2023-24 | indiana pacers | 52 | 28 | 25.7 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 44.3 | 38.4 | 84.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 4.4-9.9 | 2.6-6.9 | 0.5-0.6 |
| 2023-24 | philadelphia 76ers | 32 | 14 | 25.8 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 42.6 | 38.9 | 92.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 4.4-10.4 | 2.6-6.6 | 0.8-0.8 |
| 2022-23 | indiana pacers | 80 | 73 | 31.0 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 45.8 | 42.5 | 82.2 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 5.9-13.0 | 3.6-8.5 | 1.3-1.6 |
| 2021-22 | 2021 22 Totals | 81 | 32 | 30.9 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 40.6 | 36.6 | 87.4 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 5.5-13.6 | 3.2-8.8 | 1.4-1.6 |
| 2021-22 | indiana pacers | 26 | 26 | 35.6 | 18.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 44.7 | 36.2 | 88.6 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 7.0-15.6 | 3.1-8.5 | 1.2-1.3 |
| 2021-22 | sacramento kings | 55 | 6 | 28.6 | 14.4 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 38.2 | 36.8 | 87.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.8-12.6 | 3.3-9.0 | 1.5-1.7 |
| 2020-21 | sacramento kings | 71 | 71 | 34.3 | 16.6 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 40.6 | 39.1 | 84.6 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 5.7-14.0 | 4.0-10.2 | 1.2-1.5 |
| 2019-20 | sacramento kings | 72 | 44 | 30.8 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 42.9 | 39.4 | 84.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 6.9-16.1 | 3.8-9.6 | 1.6-1.9 |
| 2018-19 | sacramento kings | 82 | 82 | 31.9 | 20.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 45.8 | 42.7 | 88.6 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 7.6-16.6 | 3.4-7.9 | 2.1-2.4 |
| 2017-18 | sacramento kings | 80 | 13 | 25.3 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 44.6 | 43.1 | 87.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 5.2-11.7 | 2.2-5.1 | 0.9-1.0 |
| 2016-17 | 2016 17 Totals | 82 | 55 | 23.0 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 42.6 | 39.1 | 84.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 4.0-9.4 | 1.8-4.6 | 0.8-0.9 |
| 2016-17 | new orleans pelicans | 57 | 37 | 20.4 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 39.3 | 36.9 | 87.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.2-8.3 | 1.6-4.2 | 0.5-0.6 |
| 2016-17 | sacramento kings | 25 | 18 | 29.1 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 48.0 | 42.8 | 81.4 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 5.7-11.8 | 2.4-5.5 | 1.4-1.7 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.