The Golden State Warriors have been active throughout the opening weeks of the offseason. From a six-team sign-and-trade to send Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks to giving Daeqwon Plowden a two-way contract for the upcoming season. Golden State is also reported to be in negotiations for a potential trade to bring Lauri Markkanen to the Bay Area.
In a recent article for Bleacher Report, Andy Bailey evaluated each of the Warriors’ offseason moves before giving them a B+ grade. Bailey cited the Hield pickup as being a particularly good move by the team.
“Buddy Hield isn’t going to offer the defense that prime Klay did, but he’s one of the best volume three-point shooters of all time,” Bailey wrote. “He’s also three years younger than Thompson…It’s not hard to see them being slightly better in 2024-25 than they were last season.”