Buddy Hield

Atlanta Hawks, Shooting Guard
Age: 33y-2m-28d (Dec 17, 1992)
Exp: 9 Years
Country: BS
College: Oklahoma
Drafted: Round 1 (#6 overall), 2016
Agent(s): Diana Day (Icona Agency)
2025-26 Cap Hit

$9,219,512

2025-26 Cash

$9,219,512

Career Earnings

$122,903,253

2024-2027 sign-and-trade (CURRENT)

Buddy Hield signed a 4 year, $37,756,096 contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, including $21,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $9,439,024. In 2025-26, Hield will earn a base salary of $9,219,512, while carrying a cap hit of $9,219,512 and a dead cap value of $9,219,512.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $37,756,096
Average Salary:
$9,439,024
GTD at Sign:
$21,000,000
Total GTD:
$21,000,000
Signed Using:
Bird Rights
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Apron Salary Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Guaranteed Cash Cumulative
2024-25 32 $8,780,488 6.25% $8,780,488 $8,780,488 5.14% $8,780,488 $8,780,488 $8,780,488
2025-26 33 $9,219,512 5.96% $9,219,512 $9,219,512 4.91% $3,497,056 $9,219,512 $12,277,544
2026-27 34 $9,658,536 5.82% $9,658,536 $9,658,536 4.79% $9,658,536 $3,000,000 $21,936,080
2027-28 35
Player
 $10,097,560 5.79% $10,097,560 $10,097,560 4.77% $10,097,560 - $32,033,640
2028-29 36
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Cap Hit Cap % League Luxury Tax
2024-25 32 $8,780,488 - - $8,780,488 6.25% $8,780,488
2025-26 33 $9,219,512 - - $9,219,512 5.96% $9,219,512
2026-27 34 $9,658,536 - - $9,658,536 5.82% $9,658,536
2027-28 35
Player
 $10,097,560 - - $10,097,560 5.79% $10,097,560
2028-29 36
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024-25 32 $8,780,488 $8,780,488 $8,780,488 $37,756,096 $8,780,488 $8,008,410
2025-26 33 $3,497,056 $3,497,056 $12,277,544 $28,975,608 $6,138,772 $7,751,051
2026-27 34 $9,658,536 $9,658,536 $21,936,080 $19,756,096 $7,312,027 $9,878,048
2027-28 35
Player
 $10,097,560 $10,097,560 $32,033,640 $10,097,560 $8,008,410 $10,097,560
Retained/Dead Cash
2025-26 33 - $5,722,456 $5,722,456 - $5,722,456 $5,722,456 $5,722,456
Aggregate Trade Restriction: This player cannot be traded with other players until Apr 05, 2026.
Reaquire Restriction: This player cannot be traded back to GSW team for one-year (Feb 05, 2027).
Contract Notes
  • Sign-and-Trade via Bird rights
  • 2026-27: $3,000,000 guaranteed, fully guaranteed one day after 2026 NBA Draft
  • 2027-28: Player Option (deadline 6/29/27), $3,136,364 guaranteed (if option exercised, fully guaranteed one day after 2027 NBA Draft
Source: Spotrac

2020-2023 Rookie Extension

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $94,000,000
Average Salary:
$23,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$85,080,068
Total GTD:
$85,080,068
Signed Using:
Bird Rights
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2016-2019 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $15,887,648
Average Salary:
$3,971,912
GTD at Sign:
$7,192,680
Total GTD:
$15,887,648
Signed Using:
rookie-scale-exception
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Seasons

9 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$122,903,253

Earnings w/ Different Teams

6 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 24
Retained
Active
$2,441,351
$1,075,849
$2,441,351
$3,517,200
2017 25
Active
$3,675,480
$7,192,680
2018 26
Active
$3,833,760
$11,026,440
2019 27
Active
$4,557,383
$15,583,823
2020 28
Active
$24,971,851
$40,555,674
2021 29
Retained
Active
$14,597,309
$8,475,925
$55,152,983
$63,628,908
2022 30
Active
$21,177,750
$84,806,658
2023 31
Active
NBA Cup
Retained
$8,320,019
$200,000
$11,525,079
$93,126,677
$93,326,677
$104,851,756
2024 32
Active
NBA Cup
$8,780,488
$51,497
$113,632,244
$113,683,741
2025 33
Active
Retained
$3,497,056
$5,722,456
$117,180,797
$122,903,253
Total      
$122,903,253
$117,180,797
$122,903,253
2026 34
Active
$9,658,536
2027 35
Active / Player
$10,097,560
Total
$142,659,349
* denotes prorated cash total due to lockout season

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 $2,441,351 - - $2,441,351
6 $51,941,615 - $770,017 $52,711,632
3 $40,127,770 - $1,250,984 $41,378,754
1 $7,043,104 - $1,276,915 $8,320,019
2 $14,554,441 - - $14,554,441
1 $3,497,056 - - $3,497,056
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
24
$2,441,351
$1,075,849
$2,441,351
$1,075,849
$2,441,351
$3,517,200
2017
25
$3,675,480
$3,675,480
$7,192,680
2018
26
$3,833,760
$3,833,760
$11,026,440
2019
27
$4,557,383
$4,557,383
$15,583,823
2020
28
$24,201,834
$770,017
$24,971,851
$40,555,674
2021
29
$14,597,309
$7,879,963
$595,962
$14,597,309
$8,475,925
$55,152,983
$63,628,908
2022
30
$20,522,728
$655,022
$21,177,750
$84,806,658
2023
31
$7,043,104
$200,000
$11,525,079
$1,276,915
$8,320,019
$200,000
$11,525,079
$93,126,677
$93,326,677
$104,851,756
2024
32
$8,780,488
$51,497
$8,780,488
$51,497
$113,632,244
$113,683,741
2025
33
$3,497,056
$5,722,456
$3,497,056
$5,722,456
$117,180,797
$122,903,253
Total
$119,605,337
$3,297,916
$122,903,253
$117,180,797
$122,903,253
2026
34
$9,658,536
$9,658,536
2027
35
$10,097,560
$10,097,560
Total
$139,361,433
$3,297,916
$142,659,349

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 $2,441,351 - - $2,441,351
6 $51,941,615 - $770,017 $52,711,632
3 $40,127,770 - $1,250,984 $41,378,754
1 $7,043,104 - $1,276,915 $8,320,019
2 $14,554,441 - - $14,554,441
1 $3,497,056 - - $3,497,056

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2022-23 IND Mar 27, 2023 - Mar 30, 2023 2 Illness
2020-21 SAC Apr 12, 2021 - Apr 13, 2021 1 Illness
2017-18 SAC Nov 18, 2017 - Nov 21, 2017 2 Ankle
  • Feb 05, 2026 Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Golden State (GSW) with Jonathan Kuminga for Kristaps Porzingis
  • Jul 06, 2024
  • Jul 06, 2024 Signed a 4 year $37.76 million contract with Philadelphia (PHI) as part of a Sign-and-Trad with Golden State (GSW) - includes 2027-28 Club Option
  • Feb 08, 2024 Traded to Philadelphia (PHI) from Indiana (IND) as part of a 3-team trade: Indiana (IND) traded 2029 2nd round pick and cash to San Antonio (SAS); Philadelphia (PHI) traded Furkan Korkmaz, 2024 2nd round pick, 2029 2nd round pick and 2029 2nd round pick to Indiana (IND); Philadelphia (PHI) traded Marcus Morris Sr. to San Antonio (SAS); San Antonio (SAS) traded Doug McDermott to Indiana (IND)
  • Feb 08, 2022 Traded to Indiana (IND) from Sacramento (SAC) with Tyrese Haliburton and Tristan Thompson for Domantas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb, Justin Holiday and 2023 2nd round pick [if lands between 31-55]
  • Apr 07, 2021 Fined $20,000 for inappropriate language toward officials
  • Nov 18, 2019 Fined $25,000 for kicking ball into the stands after BOS-SAC game
  • Oct 21, 2019 Signed a 4 year $94 million contract extension with Sacramento (SAC) - $82 million guaranteed
  • Oct 27, 2018 Sacramento (SAC) exercised $4.86 million option for 2019-20
  • Oct 31, 2017 Sacramento (SAC) exercised $3.83 million option for 2018-19
  • Feb 20, 2017 Traded to Sacramento (SAC) from New Orleans (NOP) with Tyreke Evans , Langston Galloway , 2017 1st round pick [top-3 protected] and 2017 2nd round pick for DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi
  • Feb 12, 2017 Fined $2,000 for ejection from NOP-SAC game
  • Jul 22, 2016 Signed a 4 year $15.89 million contract with New Orleans (NOP)
  • Jun 23, 2016 Drafted by New Orleans (NOP): Round 1 (#6 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Apr 01, 2025 for technical foul during GSW-MEM game $2,000
Dec 13, 2023 for technical foul during IND-MIL game $2,000
Oct 28, 2022 for technical foul during IND-WAS game $2,000
Mar 18, 2022 for technical foul during IND-HOU game $2,000
Nov 20, 2021 for technical foul during UTH-SAC game $2,000
Nov 02, 2021 for technical foul during SAC-UTH game $2,000
Nov 02, 2021 for technical foul during SAC-UTH game $2,000
Nov 02, 2021 for ejection (two technical fouls) from SAC-UTH game $2,000
Apr 07, 2021 for inappropriate language toward officials $20,000
Feb 22, 2020 for technical foul during SAC-LAC game $2,000
Jan 04, 2020 for technical foul during NOP-SAC game $2,000
Nov 18, 2019 for kicking ball into the stands after BOS-SAC game $25,000
Feb 25, 2019 for technical foul during SAC-MIN game $2,000
Dec 01, 2018 for technical foul during IND-SAC game $2,000
Feb 12, 2017 for ejection from NOP-SAC game $2,000
Fines: 15 $71,000
Year Team GP GS Min/Gm Pt/Gm Reb/Gm Ast/Gm Stl/Gm Blk/Gm FG% 3PT% FT%
2025 ATL 45 3 17.2 7.9 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.2 .432 .342 .794
2024 GS 82 22 22.7 11.1 3.2 1.6 0.8 0.3 .417 .370 .828
2023 PHI 84 43 25.7 12.1 3.2 2.8 0.8 0.5 .436 .386 .881
2022 IND 80 73 31.0 16.8 5.0 2.8 1.2 0.3 .458 .425 .822
2021 IND 81 32 30.8 15.6 4.4 2.8 0.9 0.3 .406 .366 .874
2020 SAC 71 71 34.3 16.6 4.7 3.6 0.9 0.4 .406 .391 .846
2019 SAC 72 44 30.8 19.2 4.6 3.0 0.9 0.2 .429 .394 .846
2018 SAC 82 82 31.9 20.7 5.0 2.5 0.7 0.4 .458 .427 .886
2017 SAC 80 13 25.3 13.5 3.8 1.9 1.1 0.3 .446 .431 .877
2016 SAC 82 55 23.0 10.6 3.3 1.5 0.5 0.1 .426 .391 .842
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