The burgeoning love affair between Golden State Warriors fans and fresh acquisition Buddy Hield can be traced from just how much of an awesome shooter he’s proving to be. A preseason line of 12.2 points on 48.7% shooting from beyond the arc (on 6.5 attempts, 19-of-39 total) can be enough to make one smitten — scoring 49 points in your first two regular season games on 69.2% from the field and a 12-of-16 clip on threes (!!!) is enough to make you risk it all.
That’s a completely valid reason to be sold on Hield. But there are other facets of his game during the first two regular season contests that may be more attractive than his napalm shooting.