Steph believes Buddy offers Warriors ‘seamless transition’ from Klay initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Bay Space
Buddy Hield made a splash in his Warriors regular-season debut Wednesday evening, sinking 5 3-pointers in Golden State’s 139-104 win over the Portland Path Blazers.
It was a welcome sight for Steph Curry, who believes Hield can fill the staff’s scoring void left by Klay Thompson’s departure to the Dallas Mavericks this offseason.
“With out Klay, you want taking pictures, however we wanted taking pictures anyway,” Curry instructed reporters after the sport (h/t The Athletic’s Anthony Slater). “Me and [Hield] have been one and two [in 3-point shooting], and Klay’s proper there taking pictures threes for the final eight years, so we all know what [Hield’s] ability set is, we all know what he is able to doing.
“He is been a really seamless transition thus far.”
Hield brings what the Warriors miss most from Thompson — 3-point taking pictures. Thompson was the Warriors’ No. 2 scorer final season behind Curry. However in Hield, Golden State acquired a participant who made 1,322 threes over the past 5 seasons, probably the most within the NBA, and his new teammate Curry is second throughout that span with 1,264.
That was on show Wednesday evening as Hield scored 22 factors on 8-of-12 taking pictures from the sector and 5 of seven from 3-point vary. Curry, in the meantime, was the Warriors’ third-leading scorer in opposition to the Path Blazers with 17 factors on 4-of-10 taking pictures from the sector and three of seven from deep, behind Andrew Wiggins’ 20 factors and 4 3-pointers.
Discovering Curry some scoring assist was one among basic supervisor Mike Dunleavy’s principal goals this offseason, and whereas the Warriors did not land a star like Paul George or Lauri Markkanen, Hield’s ability set seems to be an ample acquisition via one sport.
Hield instructed reporters after the sport that he hasn’t felt this free enjoying basketball since he was enjoying school basketball at Oklahoma. And it is clear Curry is glad to have Hield’s free-spirited play on the Warriors’ facet now, particularly after what they misplaced in Thompson.
“He is of this world. He loves this sport,” Curry instructed reporters of Hield (h/t 95.7 The Recreation). “He is joyful he is capable of play a system he is comfy in. …
“I do know he is performed in opposition to us for years … being on the opposite facet of that’s demoralizing for a staff, however now he will get so as to add to that, so it is a cool expertise for him.”
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