FiveThirtyEight Analysis of Buddy Hield (& Justin Holiday) Post Trade

[PocketwatchFox]

For total stats nerds, the website FiveThirtyEight did a statistical breakdown of how Buddy Hield's offensive game has changed since being traded the the Pacers (and additionally how Justin Holiday's game has changed since being traded to the Kings)

TL;DR - Hield became less of a one dimensional player offensively while Holiday became more of one.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-a-one-dimensional-player-change-his-game-with-a-new-team-ask-buddy-hield/

[natjjohn]

I like Hield. Think this article highlights the talent is there.

[dal9]

hard to believe jho could become MORE one dimensional

[Motion Offense]

hard to believe jho could become MORE one dimensional

Brick-dimensional

[Rogco]

hard to believe jho could become MORE one dimensional

[DrFife]

I've said this before: There's no way we're trading Turner AND Brogdon AND Hield. I'm guessing at most one of the three. Note also that Hield's salary declines over the next two years. Buddy's here to stay.

[Peck]

Great find on this article. Thank you for posting it.

[Kemo]

I surprisingly really have enjoyed Hield.. He is NOTHING like the player he was in Sacramento

[D-BONE]

Hield's just okay to me. Not a negative, but not a smashing difference maker either. I suppose I find Myles and Brogdon OK, but the former less OK than Hield and the latter considerably less OK than the other two. I'll give whoever's here to start next year a fair shake, but I really don't care of all three are gone. I'm hoping at least one, and preferably two, find their way off the opening day roster. But that's probably wishful thinking.