The Los Angeles Lakers have targeted Buddy Hield twice in the past, most recently last season when the team intended to trade Russell Westbrook for Hield and Myles Turner.

Due to not being able to find common ground in negotiating a contract extension, Buddy Hield and the Indiana Pacers team have begun considering a plan to trade this 1992-born pitcher in the near future.

Reputable journalist Shams Charania confirmed the above information, saying that both sides agreed on the plan of “going our separate ways”. The Pacers want to exchange a pick or a quality player for Buddy Hield, avoiding losing a pitcher for nothing. has high value in the market.

As for the 31-year-old pitcher, he will play the final year of his contract in a new shirt before becoming a free agent in the summer of 2024.

Buddy Hield is one of the top 3-point shooters in the league at the moment. He currently ranks first in the entire NBA in the total number of successful 3-pointers in the last 5 seasons, ahead of Damian Lillard or Stephen Curry.

With the increasingly popular trend of long shots in the American Professional Basketball League, Buddy will certainly be on the radar of many teams right before the 2023-24 season starts, one of which will be the Los Angeles Lakers.

The team led by the duo LeBron James and Anthony Davis once targeted Hield before the NBA Trade Deadline for the 2022-23 season.

Back last season, the Los Angeles Lakers were in a period of performance crisis and needed a big trade to improve the situation.

At that time, president Rob Pelinka targeted the duo of Myles Turner and Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers, in exchange for Russell Westbrook and a number of picks.

However, the negotiation failed because both sides could not find common ground. The Pacers then abandoned the idea of ​​trading their two players, and extended Turner’s contract.

As for the Lakers, the yellow and purple team changed Russell Westbrook into a series of important pieces, successfully turning around the season and reaching the regional finals at the Playoffs.

Now that Buddy Hield is once again on the negotiating table, the Lakers will have another opportunity to realize what they have long wanted – finding a quality 3-point shooter for LeBron James.

Right now, there are few players who shoot 3-pointers better than Hield, even though he is a player who rarely wastes the ball. Buddy has very high efficiency with 42.5% 3PT, averaging 16.8 points with 5.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

In addition to both quantity and quality shots, the pitcher born in 1992 has never hesitated before important moments with at least 3 game-winning shots in the NBA.

It is known that the Los Angeles Lakers are one of Buddy Hield’s potential destinations. They also have the ability to trade with many options in the squad, the important thing is which direction president Rob Pelinka will take the Lakers next season.

He could go all out and take Buddy Hield, exchanging it with one of the existing members to improve his chances of winning the championship next season. Or he ignores this pitcher, trusting completely in the squad with many newly renewed players, looking forward to a longer future.