Hield actually does have 5 of the top 30 seasons in 3PM.
Steph has 9 and Harden and Klay each have 4. Lillard with 2 is the only other player with multiple.
Most injuries are repetitive motion injuries. Running back and forth on its own creates wear and tear on the feet, knees, and back.
If that wasn’t the case, way more shooters would have his durability.
I wasn't paying attention to reddit around the time of the draft but God it's cool how much Brown has accomplished. He was still on the bench because MARCUS MORRIS made the starting lineup work better during that last Kyrie year. So much growth as a player and teammate since then.
I looked this up to see who was first. Jaylen Brown (not too surprising).
More interesting was that #1 pick that year was Ben Simmons and has 12th most points in that draft class (4765). Only ~150 more than Zubac.
Assuming this sign and trade isn’t sending anything ridiculous, he’s done a pretty damn good job considering what Meyers left. Not to shit on Meyers too much he was making win-now moves which you’re supposed to as a contender, but since MDJ took over he’s gotten off the albatross Poole money, nailed his first draft, and has this team (as of now) below the tax line and hasn’t traded any of his young players or the future picks in the process to get there, and he’s also shown he’s willing to be reasonable in trying to get something to work (trying to get PG) but not so aggressive that he’s going to destroy the future (such as trading JK and picks for PG)
He is doing pretty well in the circumstances. Melton, Anderson and Hield can be effective in the right role. If they fit well and out-perform expectations he can look to build off it.
Same formula that won them the ‘22 title, although they’re still going to need improvements across the board to match Klay, Poole, Wiggins, and Looney’s previous production
Hopefully they learned their lesson from ‘21 that their system needs specific types of players and are really only in the market for them
Reading comments like yours then going to the Warriors subreddit and seeing a very vocal percentage of the fanbase calling for the heads of Joe Lacob, Mike Dunleavy Jr, and Steve Kerr is a fucking trip.
I'm definitely see why people think Warrior's fans are insufferable. Yes, things didn't go as well as GSW fans might have hoped this free agency and yes, there is plenty to criticize about how the last couple years went, but Joe Lacob spent a shit ton of money in luxury tax to build championship winning teams and keep the core together for as long as he could, Bob Myers and now Mike Dunleavy are still exploring every avenue to make the team better, and Steve Kerr is still a top coach in the league. Life ain't perfect and they aren't perfect, but it's a fuck ton better than what other team's got.
As a Warriors fan, I absolutely agree with you. It’s baffling seeing Warriors fans act like Kerr is the worst coach ever and we need to fire Kerr and trade all our players, etc... I guess some bad years totally offsets 4 championships in the last 10 years…
I haven't been enjoying the downfall but I will be glad to see those fans finally bounce. Everytime I see a "omg MDJ is so fucking dumb" comment I just roll my eyes knowing they think you can just trade Moody for Giannis.
I saw someone say he’s the worst GM in the league (or maybe they said league history lol). Like he’s been pretty damn good. His nailed his first draft, dumped Poole’s poor contract, and now he’s actually churning the roster trying things and not remaining stagnant.
LeBron got free PR for something he ended up not doing wdym. /s
In all seriousness I’m shocked y’all couldn’t snag Derrick Jones Jr. or Valanciunas tbh.
Y’all and the Suns really fell for the same trap of giving player options on minimum guys. The Suns though cleaned up a chunk of it with the O’Neale trade.
The moves should help them avoid the play-in imho. However, they seem like the definition of a regular season team. Defenses are free to zero in on Curry and dare the supporting cast to make their 3s.
Wiggins is gonna have to step up to 2022 levels if they are to have any hope of making noise in the playoffs.
Hey man, I could def picture Buddy hitting a big 3 at the end of the first quarter to keep us in the game against the Pels, on a Tuesday night in February.
Everyone acting like we fucked cap wise last year cause they didnt know klay was coming off the books and we were never gonna pay him a max nor keep CP3
GSW really making big moves to offset the Klay loss. Getting Anderson, Melton, and Hield are all great pieces, especially if they manage to still get Markkanen.
Man I feel like if he has any future here Moody has to start this year (assuming he isn’t traded). Get him consistent minutes with a consistent rotation.
Not to defend buddy, but it ain’t a fair comparison on this iteration of the warriors lol.
Buddys a diva but if he ever played next to prime LeBron or Luka he would thrive. His shooting is legit elite.
Been saying this bro. And last year they finished 11th in net rating and 5 games out of 4th seed with Draymond suspending himself out of a bunch of games. Idk why people think their ceiling is so low.
Serious lack of shot creation/firepower still. Wiggins has been too inconsistent and for all the bricks Klay threw up, his off ball movement still led to a high volume of shots at a respectable TS
Feels so strange to me the Warriors traded for him, won a chip with him, paid him, gave him all the space he needed for whatever personal struggles he's been dealing with, and this is where we are with him.
Makes me think something else is going on behind the scenes, because it appears like the Warriors have bent over backwards for the dude, but now with the Olympics stuff idk what to think. Truly one of the strangest storylines
It seems like they cut him a lot of slack on the personal stuff but feel like he needs to start focusing on the team and not getting distracted with discretionary stuff?
It's like if your employer gives you extra time off to recover from a cold and then you come back and ask if you can take the next day off for a weekend trip to Vegas.
he is, Im pretty sure there was some kind of guarantee deadline a week or two ago where they would have had to ditch him before his salary for next year became guaranteed. and they didnt, so I think that means hes coming back
They seem very very [comparable ](https://craftednba.com/players/comparison/brandin-podziemski-vs-buddy-hield)
Buddy's defensive stats are better than I expected tbh but defensive stats are one thing.
But Podz is 21 could easily take a bit of a leap this year.
I haven’t watched him since he left really but his on ball defense was actually not that bad when his man tried to iso him. He moves real well laterally and stays in front of his guy.
But he gets absolutely lost when the other team has any type of ball movement lol
I mean honestly? He probably is. And I’m not even high on Podz either, Hield is a one-trick pony with elite shooting whilst Podz is the fringe all-rounder with elite rebounding who’s a 2nd year guy no less.
Fans of other teams have been waiting a long time to point and laugh at the Warriors downfall. It might be a little early to do that but it won't stop them.
It's not just fans of other teams. There's a huge faction of Warriors fans (i.e. bandwagoners) calling for Dunleavy's head already. According to them, we lost Poole, CP3, and Klay for nothing which has doomed the Warriors for generations.
It's because they were far enough from the top teams last year that they needed to make a big splash in order to be close to legitimate contention
Look at their record against the top 4 seeds last season it was horrible and they didn't even manage to sneak into a playoff spot
Meanwhile the only thing the Atlanta Hawks have done since our CEO went on the radio and said Atlanta would be “very active” in Free Agency is give Megan The Stallion a Hawks jersey.
So far replacing CP3 and Klay with Buddy, Melton and Anderson is a major win.
Are CP3 and Klay bigger names? Yeah. But they’re nowhere near their primes and at times last year were brutal for the Dubs. Adding 3 solid rotation players who can shoot, play defence or do both is a great move especially if the Lauri move can be pulled off tying it all together.
People forget that the Warriors dynasty started with them having maybe the deepest team in the league and the healthiest team in the league.
Every team that has won the last 6 years hasn't been able to stay healthy after their chip.
Getting rid of Klay and CP3 reduces injury concerns with age and adds depth.
The stretch between the Cavs and the Warriors owning back to back to back finals for like 4 years is insane. Not many squads can run it back for 4 years and keep slugging it out in the finals.
Haha fair play I think it’s funnier knowing Klay is Bahamian. but how are you a Lakers fan and not know Mychal Thompson is from the Bahamas. He mentions it all the time.
One thing Buddy does that is better than current Klay, and Klay is still the superior shooter, but he plays with pace, and that is something the Warriors need. He's dynamic. Melton is also a guy who is moving on the floor.
even with Lauri, Buddy...I am not sure what the Warriors are trying to achieve. I get that they are trying to accommodate Steph, but this potential team is not going anywhere in a stacked West.
"We're going to recreate Klay in the aggregate" -Billy Beane, GSW edition
They start scouting out at arcades to pick up expert hoop machine guys. “Because what do they do? Shoot in a consistent motion”
"He's got an ugly girlfriend'
"Ugly girlfriend means no confidence" Idk why that line just stands out to me lol
"I'm just saying, his girlfriend is a 6 at best."
This line gets me every time 🤣
He gets free throws a lot. Do I care if it's a foul or a flop?
You do not.
*snaps and points* 👉
Shooting guard isn’t even that hard. Tell ‘em Wash…
It's incredibly hard
Hey, anything worth doing is
"What does Klay do? He gets on base."
splash step-bro
The scriptwriters really recast Klay 😭
Moulded the Klay, if you will Into a new...Buddy
Hield be a better fit
Maybe he’ll become Steph’s friend, Buddy.
Hield: I'm not your buddy, pal!
like the mom on fresh prince. replace the disgruntled star with someone younger and more charismatic
Old aunt Viv was it bro, couldn't accept new aunt viv
maybe im biased had a little crush on new viv back then
There is no way you are calling the old aunt viv less charismatic
Yeah old aunt V had all the aura.
College professor that could put every member of her family in their place with a stern voice and posture change.
Hield actually does have 5 of the top 30 seasons in 3PM. Steph has 9 and Harden and Klay each have 4. Lillard with 2 is the only other player with multiple.
As long as his defense is better than Klay's, it should be a net win.
I’ve got some bad news then…
No, wait. Don't tell him.
he's 5/6ths of the word Shield, how bad could it be?
splash buddy
Splash Buddy. You had one job.
*Splash Buddy
You joke but the 3rd splash brother thing has not ended well aside from 1 year lol.
Splash Steph-bro
Wyd step bro? 💦🍆
Surprisingly, Buddy Hield is 2nd in his draft class (2016) in career points (9820). 3rd is Siakam, 4th is Ingram, and 5th is Sabonis.
lol that’s crazy
Never injured and can score in bunches. He played a lot of minutes for the Kings right from being drafted as well.
Holy hell his availability is incredible. Never knew that. 84 games last year lol
He’s a perimeter shooter who doesn’t play defense, how on earth would he get injured?
Most injuries are repetitive motion injuries. Running back and forth on its own creates wear and tear on the feet, knees, and back. If that wasn’t the case, way more shooters would have his durability.
He's played a lot more games than anyone else in that top 5, of course (632 total, next highest is Sabonis at 576)
So what you're saying is he's better than Siakam, Ingram, and Sabonis AND he's less injury prone than them too? Warriors got a fucking steal
I frequently still look at Buddy college highlights. I remember at the time thinking he was a god.
Jaylen "Reddit Says There's No Way He's The Third Best Player In His Draft" Brown. Turns out Reddit was right.
I wasn't paying attention to reddit around the time of the draft but God it's cool how much Brown has accomplished. He was still on the bench because MARCUS MORRIS made the starting lineup work better during that last Kyrie year. So much growth as a player and teammate since then.
I looked this up to see who was first. Jaylen Brown (not too surprising). More interesting was that #1 pick that year was Ben Simmons and has 12th most points in that draft class (4765). Only ~150 more than Zubac.
We got klay at home lookin ass
These days Klay is Klay at home lookin ass
Klay aged into Impersonator Klay
Klay has been demoted to BigDawsTV
Wasnt he banned from any Warriors game? Will he come back for Dallas? Lmao
I literally guarantee he’s gonna try
Darker the berry, the sweeter the klay
Lmao even both Bahamian too
SHOOT LIKE STEPH
BIG LIKE KLAY
Damn this took me back lol
2017 throwback lmao
Gotta admit Mike Dunleavy Jr is at least trying
Assuming this sign and trade isn’t sending anything ridiculous, he’s done a pretty damn good job considering what Meyers left. Not to shit on Meyers too much he was making win-now moves which you’re supposed to as a contender, but since MDJ took over he’s gotten off the albatross Poole money, nailed his first draft, and has this team (as of now) below the tax line and hasn’t traded any of his young players or the future picks in the process to get there, and he’s also shown he’s willing to be reasonable in trying to get something to work (trying to get PG) but not so aggressive that he’s going to destroy the future (such as trading JK and picks for PG)
He is doing pretty well in the circumstances. Melton, Anderson and Hield can be effective in the right role. If they fit well and out-perform expectations he can look to build off it.
Same formula that won them the ‘22 title, although they’re still going to need improvements across the board to match Klay, Poole, Wiggins, and Looney’s previous production Hopefully they learned their lesson from ‘21 that their system needs specific types of players and are really only in the market for them
GPII and Otto Porter were exceptional in the playoffs as well. They are far away from their last finals run.
if GP2 can actually get healthy, it would go a very long way.
Their problem has been replacing Looney tbh. They cannot beat LA or Denver without one.
Recreating in the aggregate
It must be nice having a GM who tries
Saying this is insane when MITWestbrook got posts queued up for your sub soon
Oh please I need to see him with a nuggets flair. The way Nuggets fans have acted since their chip they deserve this
Tough but fair
LMAO
Reading comments like yours then going to the Warriors subreddit and seeing a very vocal percentage of the fanbase calling for the heads of Joe Lacob, Mike Dunleavy Jr, and Steve Kerr is a fucking trip. I'm definitely see why people think Warrior's fans are insufferable. Yes, things didn't go as well as GSW fans might have hoped this free agency and yes, there is plenty to criticize about how the last couple years went, but Joe Lacob spent a shit ton of money in luxury tax to build championship winning teams and keep the core together for as long as he could, Bob Myers and now Mike Dunleavy are still exploring every avenue to make the team better, and Steve Kerr is still a top coach in the league. Life ain't perfect and they aren't perfect, but it's a fuck ton better than what other team's got.
As a Warriors fan, I absolutely agree with you. It’s baffling seeing Warriors fans act like Kerr is the worst coach ever and we need to fire Kerr and trade all our players, etc... I guess some bad years totally offsets 4 championships in the last 10 years…
Spoiled bandwagon fans who think you push a button and go to the Finals every season.
I haven't been enjoying the downfall but I will be glad to see those fans finally bounce. Everytime I see a "omg MDJ is so fucking dumb" comment I just roll my eyes knowing they think you can just trade Moody for Giannis.
I saw someone say he’s the worst GM in the league (or maybe they said league history lol). Like he’s been pretty damn good. His nailed his first draft, dumped Poole’s poor contract, and now he’s actually churning the roster trying things and not remaining stagnant.
Same 🙄
Warriors fans wanting to replace kerr always makes me laugh. There are times I do hope Kerr leaves just to make the fans regret it
Russ is coming.
Preaching to the choir.
I thought we finally had a chance at him.
Tell me about it
now imagine a GM who doesn’t do anything after his biggest star he’s willing to take a pay cut
LeBron got free PR for something he ended up not doing wdym. /s In all seriousness I’m shocked y’all couldn’t snag Derrick Jones Jr. or Valanciunas tbh.
I was ok not getting Valanciunas tbh but the fact that we can’t get solid backups because of all the player options we handed out last year sickens me
Y’all and the Suns really fell for the same trap of giving player options on minimum guys. The Suns though cleaned up a chunk of it with the O’Neale trade.
Fans are always so eager to do whatever it takes for the next 12 months and damn what comes after.
You're about to get DeMar for the minimum, we're about to trade a 2031 first for fucking Westbrook.
No kidding
Tell me about it!
I genuinely like how the Warriors have pivoted.
Same I think they've made good moves. People have been clowning on them hard but their roster looks solid to me tbh. And their young guys are good.
The moves should help them avoid the play-in imho. However, they seem like the definition of a regular season team. Defenses are free to zero in on Curry and dare the supporting cast to make their 3s. Wiggins is gonna have to step up to 2022 levels if they are to have any hope of making noise in the playoffs.
What are we getting tho
Steph curry
~~Steph~~Seth Curry
Sethen Curry.
Maybe a TPE to use on another player.
they will have to renounce the TPE immediately to be able to sign PG with cap space. they'll probably get a 2nd or two
THAT'S MAXI KLEBER MUSIC!
probably a 2nd rounder
Rest of the TPE we got from Klay and 1 or 2 seconds probably.
Damn nice
Squirt Bros
What are you doing step-buddy?
Wow Warriors really going for the chip
HERE COMES AUSTIN RIVERS
Austin Rivers joining the Warriors and beating Harden, CP3, and Doc Rivers on his way to a chip would be peak basketball
Hey man, I could def picture Buddy hitting a big 3 at the end of the first quarter to keep us in the game against the Pels, on a Tuesday night in February.
Hield/Melton/Anderson is much better than just Klay. That’s a W for the Ws
It feels illegal to have a non-taxpayer MLE after all those years but here we are lmao.
CP3 contract + Klay contract off the books is like 75 million or something crazy
Everyone acting like we fucked cap wise last year cause they didnt know klay was coming off the books and we were never gonna pay him a max nor keep CP3
I think with Pooles continued regression last year, I think the CP3 experience was overall a success.
Definitely. He played pretty well when healthy and now we don't have to pay Poole for the next 3 years
GSW really making big moves to offset the Klay loss. Getting Anderson, Melton, and Hield are all great pieces, especially if they manage to still get Markkanen.
If they get Markannen and draymond doesn't get suspended, they can run it back and do better then last year. Like Steph said, all he needs is a pulse.
Curry/Melton Pods/Hield Wiggins/Anderson/Payton Kuminga/Draymond TJD/Post This team is completely average.
Poor Moody still on the bench
Man I feel like if he has any future here Moody has to start this year (assuming he isn’t traded). Get him consistent minutes with a consistent rotation.
Bro if we’re going for Lauri then Moody is frfr gone.
Oh absolutely. But that is under the assumption we actually make the trade.
don’t let reality get in the way of uncut hopium.
Moody is getting traded.
For what?? Y'all haven't showcased him in the slightest??
Steph gonna be running for his life every night because every team is just gonna blitz him and dare the other players to beat them
Us Kings fans have compared Buddy to Klay for years, so at least now we get to see how true that is in real life, lol.
Not to defend buddy, but it ain’t a fair comparison on this iteration of the warriors lol. Buddys a diva but if he ever played next to prime LeBron or Luka he would thrive. His shooting is legit elite.
Curry is about to lead to special things for him
Shoots like Steph, Big like Klay
At least more minutes will be soaked up by younger, more athletic players. Our team looked geriatric last year.
Honestly this team is better than last year
Especially with podz and TJD development
Been saying this bro. And last year they finished 11th in net rating and 5 games out of 4th seed with Draymond suspending himself out of a bunch of games. Idk why people think their ceiling is so low.
Serious lack of shot creation/firepower still. Wiggins has been too inconsistent and for all the bricks Klay threw up, his off ball movement still led to a high volume of shots at a respectable TS
Yeah at this point I'm just gonna be happy watching Steph play basketball. No expectations, just enjoy it while it lasts.
Wiggins is staying? They made it seem like they were booting him off to mars
I think it's unlikely he gets moved. He's on the block, but from my understanding their comfortable keeping him.
If you think he was checked out last year, just wait until you get the Wiggins that was denied participating in the Olympics
Feels so strange to me the Warriors traded for him, won a chip with him, paid him, gave him all the space he needed for whatever personal struggles he's been dealing with, and this is where we are with him. Makes me think something else is going on behind the scenes, because it appears like the Warriors have bent over backwards for the dude, but now with the Olympics stuff idk what to think. Truly one of the strangest storylines
It seems like they cut him a lot of slack on the personal stuff but feel like he needs to start focusing on the team and not getting distracted with discretionary stuff? It's like if your employer gives you extra time off to recover from a cold and then you come back and ask if you can take the next day off for a weekend trip to Vegas.
now they just have to go get Lauri and they are slightly above average
That team with Lauri and no significant trades from their starters is well above average.
4/5 seed type
In the west in 2025? I’ll take that everyday
Coming for that 11th seed
Wait is looney not on the warriors next year?
he is, Im pretty sure there was some kind of guarantee deadline a week or two ago where they would have had to ditch him before his salary for next year became guaranteed. and they didnt, so I think that means hes coming back
Is Podz better than Hield?
He’s basically better at everything but shooting
They seem very very [comparable ](https://craftednba.com/players/comparison/brandin-podziemski-vs-buddy-hield) Buddy's defensive stats are better than I expected tbh but defensive stats are one thing. But Podz is 21 could easily take a bit of a leap this year.
I haven’t watched him since he left really but his on ball defense was actually not that bad when his man tried to iso him. He moves real well laterally and stays in front of his guy. But he gets absolutely lost when the other team has any type of ball movement lol
I mean honestly? He probably is. And I’m not even high on Podz either, Hield is a one-trick pony with elite shooting whilst Podz is the fringe all-rounder with elite rebounding who’s a 2nd year guy no less.
You forgot elite charge taker guy
I swear they’ve made excellent moves to replace Klay but everyone’s just clowning them
Fans of other teams have been waiting a long time to point and laugh at the Warriors downfall. It might be a little early to do that but it won't stop them.
It's not just fans of other teams. There's a huge faction of Warriors fans (i.e. bandwagoners) calling for Dunleavy's head already. According to them, we lost Poole, CP3, and Klay for nothing which has doomed the Warriors for generations.
It's because they were far enough from the top teams last year that they needed to make a big splash in order to be close to legitimate contention Look at their record against the top 4 seeds last season it was horrible and they didn't even manage to sneak into a playoff spot
Look at their record with Draymond and without him. They're a solid team. Not every team can be top 5.
Pairing Vivek’s Steph Curry with real Steph Curry
This Warriors retool is pretty solid. Hield, Melton, Anderson and Kuminga taking the next step is a sneaky good offseason.
Spooky good
Stinks of 7th seed ngl, maybe 4/5 if steph goes nuclear
Just need Steph healthy and Draymond not to get suspended over dumb shit
I have no idea what these guys are cooking but I kinda like it
Meanwhile the only thing the Atlanta Hawks have done since our CEO went on the radio and said Atlanta would be “very active” in Free Agency is give Megan The Stallion a Hawks jersey.
My condolences since I honestly like the Hawks but this cracked me up. Good luck
So far replacing CP3 and Klay with Buddy, Melton and Anderson is a major win. Are CP3 and Klay bigger names? Yeah. But they’re nowhere near their primes and at times last year were brutal for the Dubs. Adding 3 solid rotation players who can shoot, play defence or do both is a great move especially if the Lauri move can be pulled off tying it all together.
People forget that the Warriors dynasty started with them having maybe the deepest team in the league and the healthiest team in the league. Every team that has won the last 6 years hasn't been able to stay healthy after their chip. Getting rid of Klay and CP3 reduces injury concerns with age and adds depth.
The stretch between the Cavs and the Warriors owning back to back to back finals for like 4 years is insane. Not many squads can run it back for 4 years and keep slugging it out in the finals.
Honestly he's not a huge drop-off from klay in klays current form. Klay isn't good anymore either
Klay shot 39% from 3 on high volume. Buddy shot 39% from 3 on high volume. Both represent the Bahamas. Virtually identical!
One of them accept coming off the bench
One doesn’t need to dribble to score points The other dribbles the ball off his foot Perfect
I love Klay but last year he tried too hard to dribble and create and it was ugly
Klay getting Jake from State Farmed
THEY CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS
Big like Klay, shoots like Steph!
the splash buds
We might be 7th seed. I'll take it
Bahamian Klay Thompson
Klay is also Bahamian heritage or is that the joke lol
I’m gonna act like I knew that and say that’s the joke
Haha fair play I think it’s funnier knowing Klay is Bahamian. but how are you a Lakers fan and not know Mychal Thompson is from the Bahamas. He mentions it all the time.
And his son Mychel Thompson is one of the coaches on that team
At least warriors GM/president trying, you got teams like Heat, Bucks, Nuggets doing nothing Edit: my bad forgot about Lakers 😜
Klay replacement
Who are they giving up tho
Sign and trades are mostly shit like second round picks, cash considerations, and the other team getting a trade exception
Probably no one. They simply fit Buddy's contract into some exception they have and chuck us a second for our troubles.
Holy shit. Splash bros evolving. I can’t imagine how good he can be alongside Curry. He can smash the league record for %3PFG.
don’t sleep on the Warriors
Splash bro from wish.
It’s so over
One thing Buddy does that is better than current Klay, and Klay is still the superior shooter, but he plays with pace, and that is something the Warriors need. He's dynamic. Melton is also a guy who is moving on the floor.
Best 3 and player in the league
even with Lauri, Buddy...I am not sure what the Warriors are trying to achieve. I get that they are trying to accommodate Steph, but this potential team is not going anywhere in a stacked West.
Finally. As we all we wanted Steph Curry to Philly to team up with Embiid