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Buddy Hield

Guard · Chicago Bulls · #7

Last: @ Boston Celtics · Tipped off 7:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / G
Points per game5.45 games
Rebounds per game1.85 games
Assists per game1.65 games
Threes per game1.05 games
Minutes per game13.35 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average5.4
5 games · 5 with data
0
13
9
3
2
TOROct 21
MILOct 23
WSHOct 24
BOSOct 26
NYOct 28
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-28.

The Edge

Role and usage

Hield's profile stands out most on true shooting (68th percentile) and potential assists per game (66th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game13.3 min
6th percentile of 292 players
Usage rate16.2%
38th percentile of 292 players
True shooting61.4%
68th percentile of 292 players
Touches per game23.2
27th percentile of 307 players
Time of possession per game1.6 min
41st percentile of 307 players
Drives per game3.2
39th percentile of 307 players
Potential assists per game5.4
66th percentile of 307 players
Pull-up attempts per game0.8
36th percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring0.0 pts
0.3 clutch minutes per game · 2 games
First basket rate—
0 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection

No picks recorded on Buddy Hield yet.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 3.5

3.5
0
13
9
3
2
BOS
TOROct 21
MILOct 23
WSHOct 24
BOSOct 26
NYOct 28
BOSnext
Over 2 of 5 · 40%Under 3 of 52026-27 season vs hypothetical 3.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
3.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 3.5

home, away, back-to-back, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 22 FGA

Where he scores

50% of his shots come from threes above the break, where he makes 27%, 7.0 percentage points below the league rate there (11 attempts so far).

  • Restricted area71%▲ 5.3 vs league32% of attempts · 7 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers36%level with league64% of attempts · 14 FGA · small sample
  • Mid-rangeNo shotsNo mid-range attempts yet
50%27% FG14%67% FG0%no shots0%no shots5%100% FG32%71% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area32% / 29%5 of 7 · 71% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)5% / 19%1 of 1 · 100% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range0% / 10%No attempts · league 40% FG
  • Left corner 314% / 6%2 of 3 · 67% FG against 34% for the league
  • Right corner 30% / 5%No attempts · league 34% FG
  • Above-the-break 350% / 31%3 of 11 · 27% FG against 34% for the league

Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.

Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 7:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: @ Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Mike Conley has guarded him most: 19.9 partial possessions, 0 points on 0 of 0.

  • 19.9 poss · 0 pts · 0 of 0 FG
  • Devin CarterG
    6.5 poss · 6 pts · 2 of 2 FG

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Boston Celtics: the 10th-best defense at an average pace; stingy against guards on points.

Defensive rating108.5
10th-best defense · middling
Pace100.0 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating117.1
4th-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to guards11.9 per game
stingy · per game vs guards
Rebounds allowed to guards3.4 per game
average · per game vs guards
Assists allowed to guards3.3 per game
average · per game vs guards
Threes allowed to guards1.8 per game
average · per game vs guards
PRA allowed to guards18.7 per game
stingy · per game vs guards

Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 338 guard-games against BOS · team ratings over 4 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

1 meeting on record: 3.0 points, 0.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists per game (last on Oct 26). The vs BOS window above shows each game.

No BOS players on the injury report as of Oct 30.

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.

On and off

The team is 6.8 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 45 min-8.0
    Off · 99 min-14.8
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 45 min106.9
    Off · 99 min101.7
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 45 min114.9
    Off · 99 min116.5

Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.

With and without teammates

  • Caleb Wilsonsmall sample without
    With5.4 · 5 games
    Without— · 0 games
  • Norman Powellsmall sample without
    With5.4 · 5 games
    Without— · 0 games
  • Josh Giddeysmall sample without
    With5.4 · 5 games
    Without— · 0 games

Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Who guards him

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First basket

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Game log

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hit rates by window

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Hustle

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Lineup splits

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Matchup

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Next game

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Prop hit rates

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Recent form

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Role and usage

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Shot profile

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

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Observations through 2026-10-30.