PROFESSIONAL CAREER
TRANSACTIONS/CAREER NOTES: Selected in the first round (6th overall) of the 2016 NBA
Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans out of the University of Oklahoma ... Signed a multi-year
contract with New Orleans (7/22/16) ... Acquired by the Kings from New Orleans along with
Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a 2017 first-round selection (10th overall) and a 2017
second round pick for DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi (2/20/17) ... Had team option
exercised extending contract with Sacramento (10/30/17) ... Had team option exercised
extending contract with Sacramento (10/26/18) ... Signed a multi-year contract extension with
Sacramento (10/21/19).
NBA HONORS/AWARDS: Named to the 2016-17 NBA All-Rookie First Team ... Earned Rookie
of the Month honors in December 2016 and March 2017 ... Selected to play for the World at the
2017 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge ... Competitor in the 2018 Taco Bell® Skills Challenge ...
Member of the World Team during the 2018 Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars Challenge ... 3rd
place finish in the 3-point contest at the 2019 All-Star Weekend ... 2020 NBA 3-point Champion
at All-Star weekend.
NBA CAREER: Averaging 16.0 ppg (.435 FG%, .406 3pt%, .863 FT%), 4.3 rpg, 2.5 apg, 0.8 spg
and 28.9 mpg in 387 career NBA games (264 starts) over four seasons with two teams: New
Orleans (2016-17) and Sacramento (2016-21) ... Recorded his 800th career 3-pointer in 296 career games making him the quickest player to 800
career made 3s ... First in 3-point field goals per game (3.0), second in 3-point field goal percentage (.417), third in free throw percentage (.868)
and fourth in total 3-point field goals made (757) among franchise leaders.
2020-21 (Sacramento): Averaging 16.6 ppg (.406 FG%, .391 3pt%, .846 FT%), 4.7 rpg, 3.6 apg, 0.9 steals and 34.3 mpg in 71 games (71 starts)
during the 2020-21 season ... Missed one game due to illness at NOP (4/12) ... Scored 30 or more points in 1 game ... Scored 20 points or more
in 21 games ... Scored 10 points or more in 59 games ... Hit six three pointers or more in 13 games this season ... Hit five three pointers or more
in a game 31 times this season ... Ranks 2nd in the NBA in 3-point field goals made with 282 ... Ironman streak of 272 games ended at NOP
(4/12) due to illness.
2019-20 (Sacramento): Averaged 19.2 ppg (.429 FG%, .394 3pt%, .846 FT%), 4.6 rpg, 3.0 apg, 0.9 spg and 30.8 mpg in 72 games (44 starts) ...
As a starter, averaged 20.0 ppg (.416 FG%, .360 3pt%, .816 FT%), 5.0 rpg, 3.3 apg, 0.9 spg and 34.4 mpg in 44 games ... As a reserve, averaged
17.9 ppg (.454 FG%, .451 3pt%, .921 FT%), 3.8 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.0 spg and 25.1 mpg in 28 games ... Made 800th 3-point field goal of his career on
Feb. 8 vs. San Antonio in his 296th career game, the fewest number of games needed in NBA history; on Mar. 3 vs. Washington, Hield surpassed
Damian Lillard (828) for the most 3s through a player’s first four seasons as he ended 2019-20 with 873 career 3-pointers made ... Passed Mike
Bibby 3rd all-time in 3-point field goals made in franchise history on Aug. 11 vs. New Orleans ... With 271 total 3s this season, became third
player in NBA history with 270+ 3-pointers in back-to-back season; joins Stephen Curry (3, 2014-17) and James Harden (2, 2018-20) ... Second
most made 3-point field goals in a single season in franchise history ... Tied his franchise record of consecutive contests with five or more
3-point field goals, making five treys or more in four straight games from Dec. 8 to 13, 2019 ... Set the single-season franchise mark for games
with five or more 3s, netting 25 games with five or more makes from beyond the arc ... Had three games with nine or more 3-point field goals
as he was one of four players this season with three or more games knocking down nine-plus 3s along with James Harden, Damian Lillard and
Duncan Robinson; he’s one of six in league history (Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson) ... Set new career-highs in assists and steals per game ...
Ranked second in total 3-pointers (271) and third in 3s (3.8) and 36th in points per game among season league leaders ... Led Sacramento in
points in 19 games, in rebounds in seven games and in assists in 10 games ... Scored in double figures in 65 games, including 38 games with
20+ points, five games with 30+ points and two games with 40 points or more; he became the eighth player in franchise history with multiple
40-point games in a single season ... Had a 10-game streak with 20+ points from Nov. 25 to Dec. 13, 2019, the longest of his career and longest
by a Kings player since DeMarcus Cousins (10 games, 12/12/16-1/18/17) ... Collected 10+ rebounds twice ... Recorded two double-doubles ...
Top Single-Game Performances: Shot 10-of-19 from the floor, including 6-for-12 from beyond the arc for 28 points to go with five rebounds at
Phoenix (10/23/19) setting the franchise record for 3s made in a season opener ... Went 14-for-24 from the field and knocked in seven 3s for
35 points to go with six rebounds, four steals and two assists in a win vs. Boston (11/17/19), as he became just the second player to score 35
points, make 7 3s and record four steals against the Celtics ... Posted 41 points, including 30 in the second half, as he went 15-for-26 from the
field, including 11-for-21 from 3-point range setting the single-game franchise records in makes and attempts from beyond the arc at Boston
(11/25/19); he became just the 10th player in NBA history to make 11 3-pointers in a single outing ... Recorded 34 points and a career-high
12 rebounds on 14-of-23 shooting vs. New York (12/13/19) ... Scored a career-high 42 points going 14-of-24 from 3-point range, including 20
points in the fourth quarter alone on a perfect 6-of-6, including 5-of-5 from beyond the arc, to go with five rebounds and three assists in a
27-point comeback win at Minnesota (1/27/20) as he became the third player in NBA history to score 40 points and make nine 3-pointers as
a reserve; according to ESB, he joins Kobe Bryant as the only two players over the last 20 seasons with 20+ points in the fourth quarter while
going perfect from the floor in a win where their team trailed by 25+ points; second most points by a Kings reserve in a single game in team
history as he had the only 40-point game by a reserve this season ... Posted 31 points, six rebounds and five assists as he went 11-for-17 from
the field and 9-of-10 from beyond the arc in a win vs. San Antonio (2/8/20) ... Dished out a career-high nine assists while scoring 22 points at
Dallas (2/12/20).
2018-19 (Sacramento): Averaged 20.7 ppg (.458 FG%, .427 3pt%, .886 FT%), 5.0 rpg, 2.5 apg, 0.7 spg, 0.4 bpg and 31.9 mpg in 82 games (82
starts) ... One of 14 players in NBA history to shoot .450% from the field, .425% from beyond the arc and .885% from the free throw line or
higher for a single season while meeting the minimum qualifiers of 300 field goals made, 82 3-pointers made and 125 free throws made; one
of four players to accomplish the feat this season ...Fifth player in NBA history to average 7.0 or more 3-point attempts while making at least
.425% of those attempts ... Set the franchise single-season 3-point record with 278 makes from distance as he is one of five players in league
history with 275+ 3-pointers in a single season; seventh most 3-pointers in a season by a player; holds the record for most 3s made in a player’s
third season ... One of two players in franchise history with 240 3-point field goals made along with Peja Stojakovic who had 240 3s during the
2003-04 season ... Made five 3-pointers in four consecutive games from Dec. 17 to Dec. 23, 2018, setting a new franchise record for straight
games with five or more 3-point field goals; also had two games in a row with seven 3-pointers on Mar. 21 and 23 marking the first time in team
history a player had back-to-back games with seven 3s ... Knocked down five or more shots from 3-point distance in 22 games last season, the
most by a player in franchise history ... Set new career-highs in points, rebounds, assists and blocks per game while shooting a career-high
.886% from the free throw line ... Ranked seventh in 3-point field goal percentage, eighth in free throw percentage and 28th in points per game
in the NBA ... Led the Kings in scoring 36 times, rebounding seven times and assists four times ... Scored in double figures in 78 games, tied for
the fourth most double digit scoring games league-wide while scoring 20+ points in 44 games and 30 or more points in seven games ... Totaled
10 points or better in 34 straight games (12/30/18-3/17/19) and 30 straight game (20/24-12/26/18) ... Grabbed 10+ rebounds in three games ...
Recorded three double-doubles ... Top Single-Game Performances: Recorded his first career double-double with 25 points and a career-high
11 rebounds while also setting a career-high in defensive rebounds as he grabbed all 11 boards were on the defensive end in a win at Orlando
(10/30/18) ... Grabbed 10 rebounds to go with 15 points and three assists for his second career double-double in a win vs. Minnesota (11/9/18)
... Scored a career-best 37 points on 11-of-25 shooting as he shot 7-for-14 from 3-point range to go with six rebounds, three assists and two
steals vs. Oklahoma City (12/19/18) ... Totaled 32 points going 12-for-21 from the floor, including a career-high eight 3-pointers vs. Golden State
(1/5/19) ... Notched 35 points, including 15 fourth quarter points, in addition to nine rebounds and three assists as he went 13-for-22 from the
field and 7-of-9 from beyond the arc while making the game-winning 3-pointer at Detroit (1/19/19) as he was one of two players (CJ McCollum,
2/25/19) to score 35 points in a game while making at least seven 3-pointers while taking nine or 3-point field goal attempts ... Posted 20 points
and 10 rebounds for a double-double vs. Houston (2/6/19) ... Made a career-high 14 field goals finishing with 34 points, four rebounds and a
career-high tying seven assists at Boston (3/14/19) ... Went 9-for-9 from the charity stripe setting a new career-high in free throws made and
tying his career-high in free throw attempts as he posted 32 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals vs. Milwaukee (2/27/19).
2017-18 (Sacramento): Averaged 13.5 ppg (.446 FG%, .431 3pt%, .877 FT%), 3.8 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.1 spg and 25.3 mpg in 80 games (13 starts) ... As
a starter, averaged 12.5 ppg (.394 FG%, .362 3pt%, .923 FT%), 3.6 rpg, 1.6 apg, 0.9 spg and 25.6 mpg in 13 games ... As a reserve, averaged 13.7
ppg (.457 FG%, .445 3pt%, .868 FT%), 3.9 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.1 spg and 25.3 mpg in 67 games ... Ranked ninth in 3-point field goal percentage among
league leaders ... Led the Kings in scoring 14 times, rebounding six times and assists seven times ... Scored in double figures in 60 games,
including 20 points or more in 13 contests ... Recorded five steals in one game ...Missed two games ... Inactive in two games due to a right ankle
sprain (11/18/17, 11/20/17) ... Top Single-Game Performances: Scored 14 points and snagged a career-high five steals in the third quarter to
fall one steal shy of the franchise quarter steals record at Phoenix (10/23/17) ... Went 7-for-9 from beyond the arc for 27 points, including 16
in the final quarter alone vs. the LA Clippers (11/25/17) ... Notched 19 points as he went 8-of-13 from the field and grabbed eight defensive
rebounds and had nine total rebounds vs. Oklahoma City (2/22/18) ... Posted 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting and grabbed six rebounds to go with
three steals in a win vs. Miami (3/14/18).
2016-17 (New Orleans/Sacramento): An NBA All-Rookie First Team selection after he averaged 10.6 ppg (.426 FG%, .391 3pt%, .842 FT%), 3.3
rpg, 1.5 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.1 bpg and 23.0 mpg in 82 games (55 starts) ... As a starter, averaged 11.4 ppg (.430 FG%, .415 3pt%, .824 FT%), 3.7 rpg,
1.8 apg, 0.5 spg and 25.6 mpg in 55 games ... As a reserve, averaged 8.8 ppg (.417 FG%, .330 3pt%, .880 FT%), 2.4 rpg, 0.9 apg, 0.4 spg and 17.8
mpg in 27 games ... Traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to Sacramento along with Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway and a 2017 first-round
draft selection on Feb. 20, 2017 in exchange for DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi ... Averaged 8.6 ppg (.393 FG%, .369 3pt%, .879 FT%), 2.9
rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.3 spg, 0.1 bpg and 20.4 mpg in 57 games (37 starts) with New Orleans ... As a starter for New Orleans, averaged 9.2 ppg (.401
FG%, .420 3pt%, 18-21 FT), 3.3 rpg, 1.6 apg and 22.8 mpg in 37 games ... As a reserve for New Orleans, averaged 7.4 ppg (.377 FG%, .266 3pt%,
11-12 FT), 2.3 rpg, 0.9 apg and 15.7 mpg in 20 games ... Averaged 15.1 ppg (.480 FG%, .428 3pt%, .814 FT%), 4.1 rpg, 1.8 apg, 0.8 spg and 29.1
mpg in 25 games (18 starts) with Sacramento ... As a starter for Sacramento, averaged 16.0 ppg (.470 FG%, .407 3pt%, .800 FT%), 4.6 rpg, 2.2
apg, 0.8 spg and 31.2 mpg in 18 games ... As a reserve for Sacramento, averaged 12.9 ppg (.516 FG%, .500 3pt%, 11-13 FT), 2.9 rpg, 0.7 apg, 0.9
spg, and 23.6 mpg in seven games ... First Kings rookie to make the All-Rookie First Team since DeMarcus Cousins’ 2010-11 rookie campaign
... Earned Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December after he averaged 10.6 ppg (.435 FG%, .478 3pt%, .889 FT%), 2.8 rpg, 1.4
apg and 22.3 mpg in 16 games as he led West rookies in scoring during the final month of the calendar year ... Paced all rookies in 3-pointers
made (148) and ranked third in scoring and fourth in 3-point field goal percentage among qualified rookies ... Won Rookie of the Month in March
after he averaged 14.1 ppg (.483 FG%, .425 3pt%, .840 FT%), 4.1 rpg, 1.8 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.1 bpg, and 28.2 mpg in 16 games (12 starts) over the
course of March ... Scored 10+ points in 45 games, including 20 or more points in six games and 30+ points in one outing ... Top Single-Game
Performances: Totaled 21 points and four rebounds as he went 8-for-17 from the field and a season-high 5-of-8 from 3-point range in a win vs.
Indiana (12/15/16) ... Recorded 17 points), six boards and one steal in a win vs. LA Clippers (12/28/16) ... Recorded 16 points and six rebounds
as he shot 6-for-10 from the field in a win during his Kings debut vs. Denver (2/23/17) ... Scored 21 points while adding four rebounds, two
assists and one steal vs. Milwaukee (3/22/17) ... Recorded 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists vs. Golden State (3/24/17) ... Grabbed
seven rebounds and added 15 points, scoring 11 in the fourth alone, including a pivotal sequence where he knocked down 3-pointers on backto-
back possessions after stealing the inbounds pass in a historical win at the LA Clippers (3/26/17) ... Set a then career-high 30 points going
12-for-20 from the floor and 4-of-8 from beyond the arc as he also pulled down five rebounds in a win during the team’s home season finale vs.
Phoenix (4/11/17).