Buddy Hield would be the second finest shooter on his new NBA crew, the Warriors, for the primary time he can keep in mind.
However he’s very happy to be second fiddle to the league’s best-ever shooter, Steph Curry.
“Steph. He’s the one. I’ve been watching all my life,” Hield instructed reporters Thursday morning throughout his introductory press convention.
“I’m a sponge. Able to study. Prepared to look at him and see how he goes about his capturing mechanics. The best way he goes about how he works, his routine. I feel it’ll be an fascinating 12 months for me. … I feel it’s enjoyable. I’m excited.”
The capturing guard was signed after the beloved Klay Thompson ended his 13-year run with Golden State to signal with Dallas.
So naturally, Hield was requested if he felt any stress to interchange the franchise legend.
“There’s no stress,” Hield mentioned. “Simply come and do my job. What Klay has completed for this group has been super. I really like Klay lots. I’ve watched him through the years. He’s particular. The best way he can get sizzling and the way in which he can simply change the sport and be the two-way participant that he’s, and the champion that he’s.
“So, I don’t take a look at it as stress. I feel it’s enjoyable simply being in that function and seeing if I can get the identical seems he will get.”
Warriors followers on social media are already dubbing Curry and Hield the “Splash Buddies” in lieu of the unique “Splash Brothers,” Curry and Thompson and Hield doesn’t thoughts the nickname.
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“I don’t see nothing unsuitable with it,” Hield instructed reporters with a smile. “However we’ve simply bought to take it day-to-day. Let it come.”
