The Warriors began to make a big move after Klay Thompson left, first trading to the Timberwolves' Lee Kyle, but Lee Kyle could not make up for the outside loss caused by Thompson's departure, so they got guard Buddy Hield who played 84 games last season, so what benefits can Hield bring to the Warriors? This column will take you to understand.
Whenever people mention the strongest three-point shooters in the current or even in history, the names of Curry and Thompson will always appear, these two three-point shots are at the top of the league in terms of production and efficiency, Klay Thompson's departure will inevitably cause Curry to suffer more defensive pressure, so strengthening and stabilizing the three-point shooter is something the Warriors must do, and they have successfully completed this recruitment, so what type of player is Hield?
As a result of being traded in the middle of last season, Hield played in 84 games and shot 38.6% from three-point range, and his style of play is more vertical than Curry and Thompson, that is, focusing on offense beyond the three-point line, Hield averaged only 12.1 points per game last season and it doesn't seem to fully make up for the lack caused by Thompson's departure, but 64.9% of his scoring comes from three-point shooting, and his three-point shots account for 66.8% of all shots, knowing that even Curry and Thompson do not have such a high three-point weightSo while Hield is only 18.6 percent of the ball, he opts for a ton of three-pointers from his limited shooting opportunities.
Hield was higher than Thompson in true shooting percentage and effective shooting percentage last season, and lower than Curry. In the impression of fans, although the Splash Brothers are also top three-point shooters, Thompson is better at running off the ball and catching and shooting, and Curry is better at getting shooting opportunities by dribbling or blocking, which is the difference between the two, so which type does Hield belong to?
Hield needs more support from his teammates, with 91.8% of his assisted, 8.2% of his unassisted, 67.1% of his assisted, 32.9% of his unassisted, 81.7% assisted, and 18.3% of his non-assists.
Therefore, Hield and Curry are not the same type of players, Curry's non-assisted three-point goals account for 38.9%, even if he does not need direct assistance from his teammates, he can still get the opportunity to hit three-pointers through dribbling adjustment, Klay Thompson, who is considered by most people to be the best without the ball, he is very exaggerated in the ratio of assists to non-assists, with assists accounting for 93.7% of three-point goals and non-assists accounting for only 6.3% of three-point goals, it can be said that almost all of his three-point goals come from teammates' assists, At this point, he relies more on the passing of his team-mates and his off-ball movement than Hield, both of whom are typical players of an off-ball shooter.
Therefore, the Warriors' signing is undoubtedly to fill the void of Klay Thompson and increase the off-ball threat on the offensive end, Hield is slightly weaker than Thompson in scoring and efficiency, but he has some ability to create scoring opportunities on his own, but not much.