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Buddy Hield
CHI
Chicago Bulls

Buddy Hield

#7 · Chicago Bulls · 6-5 (196 cm) · 220 lb · Oklahoma

Buddy Hield plays for the Chicago Bulls. On the depth chart he's listed as #4 at shooting guard. Buddy Hield is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 8 games, 0 as a starter, averaging 13.0 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (89 %) and small forward (11 %). He averages 5.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Sam Hauser, Ja'Kobe Walter, and Tre Johnson, who score 21.2 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Sam Hauser.

Next game

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MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Bulls vs Timberwolves → Bulls schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Shooting Guard 4th

Positions he can play: Shooting Guard / Small Forward

See the full Bulls depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
8
Min/game
13.0
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Shooting Guard89 %
  • Small Forward11 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 8 13.0 5.6 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.1 48.6 38.1 50.0 59.4 15.9
2025-26 51 16.1 7.6 2.3 1.4 0.8 0.2 43.7 34.9 81.1 56.8 19.2

Game log

In his last 5 games: 4.6 pts, 1.6 reb and 1.4 ast in 11.8 min (1.0 pts below his season average, 5.6)

Best games of the season: 13 pts @ Bucks (Oct 23) · 3 reb @ Celtics (Oct 30) · 3 ast @ 76ers (Nov 2)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 vs
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 119-124 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 8 vs
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
L 121-127 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 4 @
NYK
New York Knicks
Knicks
L 105-135 8:20 7 1 1 3-5 1-1 0-1 +7
Nov 2 @
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
L 107-126 12:14 6 1 3 2-5 1-3 1-1 +1
Oct 30 @
BOS
Boston Celtics
Celtics
L 111-125 17:02 5 3 1 2-5 1-3 0-0 -10
Oct 28 vs
NYK
New York Knicks
Knicks
L 127-133 8:39 2 3 1 1-3 0-2 0-0 -11
Oct 26 @
BOS
Boston Celtics
Celtics
L 99-134 12:31 3 0 1 1-2 1-2 0-0 -29
Oct 24 vs
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
L 120-124 16:16 9 2 2 4-7 1-3 0-0 -3
Oct 23 @
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
W 132-125 15:27 13 2 2 5-6 3-4 0-0 +8
Oct 21 @
TOR
Toronto Raptors
Raptors
L 92-135 13:42 0 2 2 0-4 0-3 0-0 -12

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
203
Pts/100 poss.
21.2
FG%
47%

Opponents he guarded most in 8 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Sam Hauser 16 3 1/3
Ja'Kobe Walter 13 0 0/2
Tre Johnson 10 0 0/1
Payton Pritchard 10 0 0/1
Miles McBride 9 0 0/0

Who guards him

Possessions
210
Pts/100 poss.
37.6
FG%
70%

Defenders who guarded him most in 8 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Sam Hauser 23 0 0/1
Tre Johnson 14 0 0/1
Hugo González 13 7 3/3
Ja'Kobe Walter 13 2 1/1
Miles McBride 10 3 1/1