re: Buddy Hield and his progression

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Meh I think he'll be a solid bench player at best

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i don't think he'll ever be a 20PPG scorer, but a year 2-3 Klay Thompson is very reasonable to assume he will become.

Klay's year 2 and 3 average comes to a 17/3/2 type player that shot 43/41/82.

Buddy is a better FT shooter than Klay thus far, but if his attempts increase as well as his %'s become more stable, he will fit as the #3-#4 guy on the team (if we somehow land a stud sf).

I don't think its unreasonable for him to absorb at least half of Galloway's attempts and shoot somewhere around 12-13 per game, 7 from downtown. Even at 42/40/90 he'd average something like 13/7/3 attempts and score roughly 15 points a game. Hell, he's already averaging 3 RPG and 1 APG in 20 MPG.