Born: December 17, 1993
Birthplace: Freeport, Bahamas
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Chavano Rainier "Buddy" Hield is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, he received four major national Player of the Year awards—the John R. Wooden Award, the Naismith Award, Sporting News Player of the Year, and the Oscar Robertson Trophy. Hield was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.
On June 23, 2016, Hield was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. On July 22, 2016, he signed with the Pelicans. On December 15, 2016, he had his best outing as a Pelican with 21 points and five three-pointers in a 102–95 win over the Indiana Pacers. On January 3, 2017, he was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December.
On February 20, 2017, Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, and 2017 first-round and second-round draft picks were traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi. He debuted for the Kings three days later, scoring 16 points off the bench in a 116–100 win over the Denver Nuggets. On March 24, he scored a career-high 22 points with eight rebounds and seven assists in a 114–100 loss to the Golden State Warriors. He tied that mark on April 1, scoring 22 points on 4-of-6 from three-point range in a 123–117 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for March two days later. On April 11, he set a new career high with 30 points in a 129–104 win over the Phoenix Suns. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team at the end of the season.
Hield began the 2017–18 season as a starter before switching to a bench role and becoming the team's sixth man after seven games. On November 25, 2017, Hield scored a season-high 27 points off the bench with a career-high seven 3-pointers in a 97–95 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Hield shot 43.1 percent from 3-point range in 2017–18, which placed him ninth in the NBA among qualified players.
On November 24, 2018, Hield had 28 points on 12-for-21 shooting and seven rebounds in a 117–116 loss to the Warriors.