NBA All-Star Game 2018-19: All-Star caliber guards: Part 2

#4 Buddy Hield

Portland Trail Blazers v Sacramento Kings

Those of y'all NBA fans who haven't watched the Kings this season, I pity you folks. You're missing out on one of the most promising backcourts across the league taking off from prospects to becoming the actual real deal. Check out Buddy's gamewinner against the Pistons, for instance:

"Off balance, doesn't matter that's Buddy Hield!"; "Triple-team? Doesn't matter that's Buddy Hield!" are the kind of reactions every Twitch chat on a live stream of a Kings game will have. Hield is making the Pelicans rue trading him away so hard right now, and he really should be the frontrunner for the Most Improved Player Discussion right now.

Averaging 20.3 points per game on shooting splits of 48.1% from the field, 45.7% on 3-pointers (on 7.4 3-pointers per game!) and 86.4% from the line, Hield has raised his scoring average by nearly 7 points per game while also improving his volume and efficiency from all ranges.