Hield explains why Steph’s 3-pointers look like ‘nine-point plays’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Buddy Hield enjoys his new status as Warriors teammates with Steph Curry.
Even as a 3-point expert, Hield remains amazed by the things Curry can do on the court, including the four-time NBA champion’s ability to hold a crowd in the palm of his hand.
“He’s the right guy,” Hield told “The Jim Rome Show” on Tuesday. “…Being on his team, every time he shoots, it feels like a 360 dunk because the whole gym explodes. That’s what they come to see him do. And when we run, his three-pointers feel like nine-point plays because it’s that effective for the entire crowd.
Curry certainly knows how to light up an arena and give the Warriors momentum. And since Golden State acquired Hield this offseason in a sign and exchange agreement With the Philadelphia 76ers, the new Warriors wing has reminded fans that he is also one of the best snipers in the game.
In seven games during the 2024-25 NBA season so far, Hield is averaging 21.9 points per game off the Warriors’ bench on 51.4 percent shooting and 50.0 percent from behind. 3 point line. When Curry missed three games last week with an ankle injury, Hield helped Golden State set a franchise record with 103 three-pointers made in the team’s first six games.
During that span, Hield became the first player in NBA history to make at least 27 3-pointers in his first six games with a team, and is now averaging 4.7 team-leading 3-pointers by contest.
But even Hield knows there’s only one 3-point king, and he tells Rome that he often wants to stop in the middle of practice just to watch Curry do his thing.
“It’s fun,” Hield told Rome about playing alongside Curry. “I always say that now I have someone who can shoot better than me, and who can do everything, at all levels, from the three, the middle and even the rim. And just watching him work, the way he does it. his day to day, and the way he attacks his training like it’s nothing, it’s so unreal…
“He works very hard and you see why he is one of the best shooters to ever play the game.”
The Splash Bros are no longer in Golden State. But with Hield and Curry, perhaps something more special is brewing.
