Does the Bahamian play decent defense?

That depends on who the frick the Haitian is

I really thought he was Haitian. frick me

But can the Bahamian play defense?

Buddy is the captain now

He will be a good, not great defender. He has a good wingspan and gives a lot of extra effort. His lateral quickness might be exposed a little bit, but no where near as bad as Jamal Murray.

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or is he just a straight up scorer?

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He was a better defender his junior year but he was given a much more expansive, focal role on offense his senior season so they intentionally wanted to to save him for that side of the ball.

So in short the book is out on Hield but he isnt broken mechanically and has had his moments. He is also a solid rebounder for a guard which is often forgotten in analysis on him.

Like most young players I would expect a learning curve but word out of before the draft was it was a focal point of his training. So clearly it is a point of emphasis for him.