Buddy Hield has the contract he wanted from the Sacramento Kings.
Hield has agreed to a four-year extension with the Kings, as first reported by Sam Amick of The Athletic. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the terms of the deal.
Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield has agreed to a four-year, $94M contract extension with bonuses that could reach $106M, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 21, 2019
More details, per source: The incentives in Buddy Hield's Kings extension are team and player based, including things like All-Star appearances and Finals appearances. His salary declines 8% year over year, and is slated to take up just 13.5% of the cap in the fourth year.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) October 21, 2019
Hield is fresh off a breakout season in Sacramento that saw the 26-year-old average 20.7 points per game.
Hield made no secret of the fact that he wanted a new deal to stay in Sacramento, and was not shy about expressing his dissatisfaction with their initial offer. The Kings upped their proposal, and Hield is ready to sign. It happened pretty quickly after his critical comments, too, suggesting that the organization was listening.
