Buddy Hield
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Experience
- 10 yrs
Ignore his worst category (scoring) and he's worth -2.71.
Still a threes specialist — 1.7 a game at 82% from the line — but the minutes have shrunk under 18 and our games number is conservative, anchored on a down year from a guy with an 82-game season in his recent past. Late threes filler if you trust the durability more than our model does; the production itself is thin either way.
Buddy Hield enters 2026-27 at #319 on our board — Round 27 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 7.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 17.2 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and free-throw percentage, with scoring the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-scoring builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 39 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -4.14 | 39 | 17.2 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 43.6% | 0.6 | 81.6% | 0.9 | – | -1.43 | -1.23 | -1.10 | -0.45 | -0.66 | -0.01 | -0.33 | 0.03 | 1.05 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19SAC | 0.92 | 82 | 31.9 | 20.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 45.8% | 2.1 | 88.6% | 1.8 | 25.3% | 0.72 | -0.37 | -0.41 | -0.45 | -0.41 | 1.54 | -0.25 | 0.48 | 0.06 |
| 2019-20SAC | -0.10 | 72 | 30.8 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 42.9% | 1.6 | 84.6% | 2.3 | 27.5% | 0.43 | -0.47 | -0.20 | -0.13 | -0.67 | 1.69 | -0.65 | 0.19 | -0.30 |
| 2020-21SAC | 0.02 | 71 | 34.3 | 16.6 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 40.6% | 1.3 | 84.6% | 1.8 | 20.7% | -0.01 | -0.38 | -0.04 | -0.14 | -0.39 | 1.69 | -0.90 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 2021-22IND | -0.98 | 81 | 30.8 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 40.6% | 1.4 | 87.4% | 1.9 | 22.4% | -0.09 | -0.48 | -0.36 | -0.15 | -0.54 | 1.19 | -0.78 | 0.25 | -0.01 |
| 2022-23IND | 0.40 | 80 | 31.0 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 45.8% | 1.3 | 82.2% | 1.7 | 21.0% | -0.06 | -0.28 | -0.47 | 0.32 | -0.47 | 1.43 | -0.37 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
| 2023-24PHI | -1.69 | 84 | 25.7 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 43.6% | 0.6 | 88.1% | 1.2 | 19.4% | -0.69 | -0.90 | -0.49 | -0.25 | -0.31 | 0.66 | -0.47 | 0.11 | 0.64 |
| 2024-25GSW | -2.81 | 82 | 22.7 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 41.7% | 0.7 | 82.8% | 1.1 | 20.6% | -0.82 | -0.88 | -0.97 | -0.38 | -0.56 | 0.52 | -0.52 | 0.05 | 0.75 |
| 2025-26ATL | -4.21 | 51 | 16.1 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 43.7% | 0.6 | 81.1% | 0.9 | 20.1% | -1.38 | -1.25 | -1.05 | -0.37 | -0.70 | -0.15 | -0.29 | 0.02 | 0.97 |
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What round should I draft Buddy Hield in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Buddy Hield at #319 overall — Round 27 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 39), not just the per-game line.
Is Buddy Hield a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #319, helping most in turnovers and free-throw percentage, with scoring the main cost.
How many games will Buddy Hield play in 2026-27?
We project about 39 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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