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Buddy Hield

RANK #3002025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEG1402025-26 9-CAT #285 8-CAT #281G · Atlanta HawksAge 336' 4"2025-26 season

7.6

Points / game

2.3

Rebounds

1.4

Assists

16.1

Minutes

43.7%

FG%

14.6

FPTS / game

-16.9

vs G median

TIER 6 · #300 OVERALLDepth piece — #140 among guards

Buddy Hield is ranked #140 among 198 eligible NBA guards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 3.7 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 8.8 minutes/game over that stretch vs 16.1 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile30%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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Buddy Hield 2026-27 fantasy outlook

13.4Proj FPTS/G · ~804 / 60 games

5.6–20.9Typical game · middle 50%

#324Projected rank

139.8ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #148; we rank him #324. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (8.8 minutes/gm late vs 16.1 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.

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Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Buddy Hield consistency and floor

51 GAMES

1.6

Floor (p10)

14.6

Average

31.7

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered57%

Boom rate125%+ of average37%

Bust rateunder half of average35%

14.3

Season avg FPTS

11.6

Last 10 FPTS

10.8

Last 5 FPTS

Hield vs other guards

PERCENTILE · 199 RANKED

Points7.637

Rebounds2.335

Assists1.425

Steals0.854

Blocks0.254

Minutes16.121

Fantasy PPG14.630

Percentile among all ranked NBA guards · 99 = best

Hield fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 41.1SEASON LOW -1LAST 5 AVG 10.9

Buddy Hield game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 12	@MIA	L 143-117	21	31	3	3	1	0	1	12-18	7-11	41.1
Apr 3	@BKN	W 141-107	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0
Mar 23	MEM	W 146-107	7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	6.9
Mar 22	GS	W 126-110	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	0-3	0-3	1.6
Mar 21	@HOU	L 117-95	8	2	0	1	1	0	2	1-2	0-1	4.5
Mar 19	@DAL	W 135-120	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Feb 10	@MIN	L 138-116	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	-1
Feb 4	PHI	L 113-94	28	9	3	3	3	0	2	4-11	0-4	24.1
Jan 31	DET	L 131-124	17	10	4	2	0	0	1	4-10	2-7	16.8
Jan 29	@UTAH	W 140-124	17	13	3	4	0	0	1	5-8	3-6	21.6
Jan 27	@MIN	L 108-83	29	5	2	3	1	1	1	2-10	1-4	16.9
Jan 25	@MIN	W 111-85	17	4	2	0	0	1	1	2-5	0-3	8.4
Jan 23	@DAL	L 123-115	15	6	1	1	1	1	0	2-7	1-5	14.7
Jan 21	TOR	L 145-127	19	25	1	2	1	0	0	7-8	6-6	32.2
Jan 20	MIA	W 135-112	23	16	4	2	1	0	0	6-9	4-7	26.8
Jan 18	CHA	W 136-116	18	14	3	1	2	3	0	5-8	2-5	34.1
Jan 14	POR	W 119-97	6	3	1	0	1	0	1	1-4	0-1	6.2
Jan 12	ATL	L 124-111	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	2.7
Jan 10	SAC	W 137-103	4	6	3	1	0	0	0	2-4	2-4	11.1
Jan 3	OKC	L 131-94	24	11	2	1	2	0	2	4-11	3-9	18.9
Dec 30	@BKN	W 120-107	11	6	3	0	2	1	0	3-5	0-2	18.6
Dec 28	@TOR	L 141-127 OT	14	3	3	1	0	0	1	1-2	1-2	7.1
Dec 23	ORL	W 120-97	3	3	3	0	0	0	1	1-1	1-1	5.6
Dec 19	@PHX	L 99-98	10	3	0	0	0	0	2	1-2	1-1	1
Dec 15	@POR	L 136-131	16	10	1	1	0	0	1	4-7	2-5	11.7
Dec 13	MIN	L 127-120	19	6	2	2	0	0	2	2-4	2-4	9.4
Dec 8	@CHI	W 123-91	22	9	7	1	1	0	1	4-10	1-5	20.9
Dec 7	@CLE	W 99-94	26	13	7	3	0	1	1	4-9	3-6	27.9
Dec 5	@PHI	L 99-98	26	14	8	2	2	1	0	6-12	2-7	35.6
Dec 3	OKC	L 124-112	28	13	1	4	2	0	0	4-15	2-9	26.2
Nov 30	NO	W 104-96	17	8	4	0	1	0	1	3-9	2-7	14.8
Nov 27	HOU	L 104-100	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-3	3.6
Nov 25	UTAH	W 134-117	23	20	5	4	1	0	2	8-13	4-8	33
Nov 22	POR	L 127-123	16	0	1	0	1	0	1	0-1	0-1	3.2
Nov 20	@MIA	L 110-96	31	18	6	3	2	0	4	7-20	4-15	31.7
Nov 19	@ORL	L 121-113	15	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-3	0-1	1
Nov 17	@NO	W 124-106	20	11	2	2	3	0	1	4-8	3-6	24.4
Nov 15	@SA	W 109-108	14	0	4	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	5.3
Nov 13	@SA	W 125-120	16	4	1	0	1	0	1	1-4	0-2	7.2
Nov 12	@OKC	L 126-102	12	4	0	4	2	0	2	1-3	0-2	14
Nov 10	IND	W 114-83	20	8	4	2	1	0	0	3-7	0-3	18.8
Nov 8	@DEN	L 129-104	20	8	0	0	0	0	2	3-7	2-3	6
Nov 6	@SAC	L 121-116	14	9	1	2	1	0	1	3-5	1-3	15.2
Nov 5	PHX	W 118-107	20	12	2	2	1	0	1	4-7	3-5	19.4
Nov 1	@IND	L 114-109	15	3	1	4	0	0	2	1-4	1-4	8.2
Oct 31	@MIL	L 120-110	17	8	1	0	1	0	0	3-6	2-4	12.2
Oct 29	LAC	W 98-79	10	2	3	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	5.6
Oct 28	MEM	W 131-118	18	5	2	2	1	0	0	2-7	0-5	13.4
Oct 25	@POR	L 139-119	12	2	0	3	0	0	1	0-2	0-1	5.5
Oct 24	DEN	W 137-131 OT	23	11	2	2	1	0	1	5-13	1-7	18.4
Oct 22	@LAL	W 119-109	22	17	1	0	1	0	2	6-11	5-10	19.2

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QIs Buddy Hield a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #300 overall, #140 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Buddy Hield be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 139.8 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #324, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will Buddy Hield score in 2026-27?

We project 13.4 points per game across an expected 60 games — approximately 804 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 5.6 and 20.9 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #324 in projected scoring.

QHow does Buddy Hield rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Buddy Hield finished #285 in 9-cat and #281 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #300 in points formats.

QHow consistent is Buddy Hield for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 57% of games, with a floor of 1.6 and a ceiling of 31.7 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 37% of games and busted (under half his average) in 35%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.