After rejecting the Sacramento Kings first offer and calling it an “insult”, Buddy Hield has agreed to a new offer to extend his time in Sacramento for four more years. The deal will pay Hield $86 Million in guaranteed money and $20 Million in incentives. The deal was first reported by Sam Amick from The Athletic.
Source tells @TheAthletic the Kings have agreed to terms on a four-year extension with Buddy Hield worth $86 million in guaranteed money and with $20 million in possible incentives. Big win for both sides to avoid a split here. sides.https://t.co/OzTdN4l1wc
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) October 21, 2019
Hield’s new contract will start with a high-salary and will decrease by 8% between years, so the Kings will have cap space flexibility to sign the respective extensions for their young players like De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley to keep the core of their team together.
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 arrived to Sacramento as a part of the DeMarcus Cousins trade and has been with the Kings since his rookie year. In the two full seasons that he has played for the Kings, he averaged 17.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 28.6 minutes per game while shooting 42.9 percent from three.
