The playoffs are worth it. Especially after eight seasons of waiting. Buddy Hield will indeed play in the playoffs for the first time in his career, against the Knicks. And this comes after a long season of 86 matches!
We already knew that the shooter, like Mikal Bridges last season, would exceed 82 regulation matches. But 86? Let’s take the calculator again. The player was transferred during the season and the Sixers then had two more games to play than the Pacers. We thus arrive at 84 meetings.
Eighty-six matches, two of which don't count!
Where are the last two? Already in the final of the NBA tournament against the Lakers, played with Indiana. This final did not count in the regular season. Finally, the 86th game was this “play-in” against the Heat.
“I hadn’t imagined that”, he reacts facing this enormous total of matches, he who is a regular since he has played 632 of the 638 matches since his arrival in the NBA in 2016. “I think of all the kids who spend their money to come see me, to have a chance to see me. So I'm going to play. »
Here he is finally in the playoffs, at the end of his longest season. Like a symbol. “I’m looking forward to finally getting this done and being able to continue playing with the guys,” continues Buddy Hield. “And even though we are in 7th position, I think it’s fair to say that we are fighting for the title. I'm ready. »
| Buddy Hield | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 * | All Teams | 82 | 23 | 42.6 | 39.1 | 84.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
| 2016-17 * | NOP | 57 | 20 | 39.3 | 36.9 | 87.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.6 |
| 2016-17 * | BAG | 25 | 29 | 48.0 | 42.8 | 81.4 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 15.1 |
| 2017-18 | BAG | 80 | 25 | 44.6 | 43.1 | 87.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 13.5 |
| 2018-19 | BAG | 82 | 32 | 45.8 | 42.7 | 88.6 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 20.7 |
| 2019-20 | BAG | 72 | 31 | 42.9 | 39.4 | 84.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 19.2 |
| 2020-21 | BAG | 71 | 34 | 40.6 | 39.1 | 84.6 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 16.6 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 81 | 31 | 40.6 | 36.6 | 87.4 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 15.6 |
| 2021-22 * | BAG | 55 | 29 | 38.2 | 36.8 | 87.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 14.4 |
| 2021-22 * | IND | 26 | 36 | 44.7 | 36.2 | 88.6 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 18.2 |
| 2022-23 | IND | 80 | 31 | 45.8 | 42.5 | 82.2 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 16.8 |
| 2023-24 * | All Teams | 84 | 26 | 43.6 | 38.6 | 88.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 12.1 |
| 2023-24 * | IND | 52 | 26 | 44.3 | 38.4 | 84.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 12.0 |
| 2023-24 * | PHL | 32 | 26 | 42.6 | 38.9 | 92.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.2 |
| Total | 632 | 29 | 43.4 | 40.0 | 86.0 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 15.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
