The Indiana Pacers are buying and selling guard Buddy Hield to the Philadelphia 76ers for ahead Marcus Morris Sr., guard Furkan Korkmaz, and three second-round draft picks.
In a separate transfer, the Sixers are additionally buying and selling Danuel Home Jr. and a 2024 second-round draft decide by way of the New York Knicks to the Detroit Pistons, in response to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
This commerce provides the Sixers the wage cap flexibility to signal buyout gamers post-deadline. One participant specifically can be Charlotte Hornets guard Kyle Lowry, if he turns into out there in a contract buyout.
All 3 gamers are on an expiring contract.
Hield can have his $19.3M wage adjusted to $19.8M for commerce functions.
He had $712K in possible bonuses that can now improve to $1.3M (+first/second spherical).
Morris- $17.1M
Korkmaz- $5.4M https://t.co/OUGIQKplwq
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) February 8, 2024
Philadelphia now has two open roster spots and is $2.7 million under the posh tax. Hield (four-year, $94 million), Morris (four-year, $64 million), and Korkmaz (three-year, $15 million) are all on expiring contracts.
Hield can have his $19.3 million wage for this season adjusted to $19.8 million for commerce functions, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Plus, Hield had $712,000 in possible bonuses that can now improve to $1.3 million.
Philadelphia 76ers add sharpshooter Buddy Hield from Indiana Pacers
In 52 video games (28 begins) with the Pacers this season, Hield has averaged 12 factors, 3.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 25.7 minutes whereas capturing 44.3% from the ground, 38.4% from 3-point vary, and 84.8% on the foul line.
Hield is likely one of the finest sharpshooters within the league. He completed second in 3-pointers (288), third in 3-point makes an attempt (677), and ninth in 3-point proportion (42.5%) final season.
Thus far this season, Hield presently ranks fifteenth in 3-pointers (137), sixteenth in 3-point makes an attempt (357), and out of the highest 10 in 3-point proportion. His long-distance capturing could possibly be revitalized with the Sixers.
In Indiana’s 132-131 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 22, the guard recorded a season-high 31 factors, two rebounds, 5 assists, two steals, and one block in 36 minutes as a starter.
He completed 12-of-17 (70.6%) capturing from the sphere and 7-of-12 (58.3%) from deep. His seven 3s have been a season excessive. With the Sacramento Kings, he drained a career-high 11 3s on 21 makes an attempt (52.4%) in opposition to Boston on Nov. 25, 2019.
Extra importantly, Hield has managed to remain wholesome. He has appeared in all 52 of the Pacers’ video games this season. Contemplating the variety of video games Joel Embiid has missed, that’s a plus.
The NBA commerce deadline is Thursday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. ET.