Buddy Hield Highlights vs Pacers 18 pts 5 rebounds, 2 assists

We might have a future star on our hands, fellas

I knew he could shoot, so the biggest takeaways for me is both his play making ability and his passing in short spaces. He's a more well rounded player than previously reported. If his D can follow suit he could be a second banana to AD for sure.

I was a tad disheartened after the summer league but kept telling myself it was him forcing too much. If preseason is any indication, he's gonna be awesome. Hopefully Jrue comes back sooner. Hield, Jrue and AD got me giddy

I was wrong about this guy and I'm happy to say that.

Nothing should have been taken from Summer League and nothing should be taken from the preseason.

I know it is hard to sit and wait to see how something plays out, but the first even semi-evaluation and projection for him shouldn't come until January or February - and even that is too soon IMO. You usually know who a player is gonna be after a year and a half and/or 2500 or so NBA minutes played.

He could put up 30 his next two preseason games or put up 0 his next two. Shouldn't matter. Shouldn't make anyone even 1 percent more or less optimistic. Not yet.

what the hell else are we going to talk about?
the kid looks good, thats better than him looking bad

the defense all around looks like shite though...
that is and should be very concerning

It looks like I was very wrong (so far) about picking Hield and I couldn't be happier.

Dear sweet baby Jesus, let him be a star!

The biggest concern with Heild is that he wouldn't give you anything but scoring, and because of his role in college he might be the ball stopping chucker type of volume scorer. I think we've seen enough with the passing and personality to raise his floor beyond promising scorer that will be "just a guy" after someone over pays him on his 2nd contract.

Definitely think his floor was elevated after watching him in summer league w/ ball handling responsibilities.

Doesn't mean he maxes out as an all-star or ever becomes even a quality secondary ball handler.

He's still a rookie. There will be definite valleys. It ain't a videogame with clear, linear progression

I've liked his willingness to pass, particularly to Davis. He found Davis on a nice cut to the rim vs. Dallas. A pass Gordon's never made in his life. And his little dump off to Davis vs Indy for the dunk was nice as well, for multiple reasons. One, that entire drive was made with a pass in mind. He knew the defense was looking for him to shoot, so he gave a quick head fake and made the pass he was looking for all along. Second, Davis was visibly frustrated up to that point and had missed a bunch of easy shots. I think he was 0-6, or something. Buddy passing up an easy jumper to get the best player an easy dunk(when he's struggling) is nice. A mature play.

All in all, the new guys looking to Davis the way they are is a welcomed sight. Through a scrimmage and 2 PS games, I can't remember Davis calling for a ball and not getting it. Something we haven't necessarily seen in the past.