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Sacramento Kings: Buddy Hield Will Reportedly Be In 3-Point Contest

By Anthony Cardenas

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 21: Buddy Hield #24 of the Sacramento Kings reacts after making a basket against the Memphis Grizzlies at Golden 1 Center on December 21, 2018 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 21: Buddy Hield #24 of the Sacramento Kings reacts after making a basket against the Memphis Grizzlies at Golden 1 Center on December 21, 2018 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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As All-Star Weekend creeps closer, many wondered if Sacramento Kings sharpshooter Buddy Hield would be in the three-point contest. Now, it seems he will be.

According to local radio host Carmichael Dave, Sacramento Kings sniper Buddy Hield will represent the Kings in the 3 Point Contest.

The tweet from Dave was a revealing of the handful of Kings who would be participating in the events over All-Star Weekend. There will be three Kings in the Rising Stars Challenge, including reigning MVP Bogdan Bogdanovic, in addition to Hield.

While Dave specifically pre-faced the tweet with “I’m told” to signify that nothing was official, there are few NBA players that deserve a spot in the 3 Point Contest more than Buddy Hield.

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Buddy is shooting a career-best 44.4% from beyond the arc, top ten in the league. He has the third most 3 point makes while having the eighth most attempts. In 13 games this season, Hield has made five or more 3’s. Kemba Walker has 8 such games. Paul George and Klay Thompson have 14. Combined.

Hield has made plenty of clutch baskets and has been a catalyst for the Kings early season success. The 4th is his most accurate quarter, where he is shooting 50% from distance. His attempts have increased as well. After shooting 10 or more threes just once over the first twenty games, he has eclipsed double digits 9 times in the last 24 games.

The Kings franchise and their fans deserve it, too. Hield would be the first King to participate in All-Star Weekend’s long ball contest since Peja Stojakovic made his final appearance as a King in 2004. (The only King to appear in the Dunk Contest since 2002 was Ben McLemore in 2014, for some reason. Thanks mostly to DeMarcus Cousins, there has been a King in the Skills Challenge every year since 2015.)

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Whether or not Carmichael Dave’s source was correct, Buddy Hield should, and probably will, represent Sacramento during All-Star Weekend. The 3-Point Contest will be held on Saturday, February 16th.

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