I'd take Hield over Randle.
Both scored around 19 Pts per last year, but Hield was jacking 9.4 trips and hits them at a good rate. A more modern player.
Of course that's why we'd have to throw in a 1st rounder. And a Franc.
For NYK it would give us more shooting and floor spacing.
While making more sense of our roster by allocating minutes to all our long-term players and reducing journeymen to the proper backup roles. Hield - RJB - Toppings - Mitch would be our men going forward, and all of them would start with ample minutes available for Knox. Opens up the PF slot for Toppings, where we'd be somewhat thin, but provides more minutes for Knox and even a role for MKG. Limits the Alec Burks Experience. And the Au Revoir Show.
Be losing a DAL 1st rounder (say around #22 pick) and Franc, and we'd be committing long term 4/$88 to Hield, a $25M decreasing salary.
Hield seems to me a guy who got a bit of a big head and is never that locked in on defense. (hey, give me $25 Large a year and my head might zeppelin up too).
So starting Hield, RJB and Toppings, our defense would likely be pretty awful.
But if ObiT can hit some 3's, we'd have a decently balanced offense.
Hield turns 28 next week, so entering his prime.
Hield is a big time shooter, but doesn't really impact winning much (except a few games where he gets super-hot). Lost his starting SG slot last year to Bogdan who is more versatile and sharper. Then moped about it.
At least Buddy is a stellar FT shooter -- not that he ever gets there.
Not sure why SAC didn't just match Bogdanx2 at $18M and then flip Hield.
They're really counting on rook Ty Hal to hold down the SG slot (if they move Hield)? they seem to like bruisers inside, Bagley, Rich Holmes, Whiteside ...
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